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ICON:SP 1 "And So It Begins" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jargo Leek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burkina.
Burkina lands a nice shot to the body.
Burkina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Burkina.
Burkina looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burkina throwing shots but Leek is blocking nicely.
Leek trying to hold on to Burkina's head to control him but Burkina postures up.
Burkina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leek is looking to improve his position.
Leek controlling the position for now.
Burkina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leek has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina is looking to advance position but Leek won't allow it.
Burkina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burkina wants to work for an arm triangle but Leek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leek is looking to control Burkina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leek avoid being mounted?
Burkina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burkina 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.
Burkina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burkina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burkina is fighting to break Leek's control of his arms but Leek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burkina throws a big right hand that misses.
Burkina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burkina!
Burkina sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek decides to stand up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burkina throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Leek. That snapped Burkina's head back.
Jargo Leek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burkina throws a series of punches but Leek moves out of range.
Burkina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leek.
Burkina looks to land a right hand but Leek moved out of range.
Leek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burkina in his tracks.
Burkina checks the leg kick.
Leek throws a leg kick but Burkina moved away.
Leek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burkina checks it well.
Burkina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leek under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burkina is defended easily by Leek.
Burkina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leek avoids it really well and circles away.
Burkina misses with a few strikes there.
Burkina moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek scores with a punch to the head.
Leek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkina throws out the jab.
Burkina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leek scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek misses the shot to the body.
Leek lands a jab.
Leek misses with a low kick.
Burkina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Burkina misses its intended target.
Burkina misses the jab.
A jab from Leek misses.
A big left from Leek misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leek throws a leg kick but Burkina moved away.
Burkina misses with a double jab.
Leek misses with a combination
and Burkina counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leek's guard now.
Leek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Burkina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leek lands a leg kick that knocks Burkina off balance momentarily.
Leek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burkina moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leek.
Burkina tries to clinch but Leek is having none of it.
Burkina avoids the head kick by Leek.
Leek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkina misses with a wild body shot.
Leek gets tackled into the cage by Burkina. Burkina maintains the clinch.
Burkina manages to break the clinch.
Burkina throws a body punch but Leek moves out of range.
Leek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burkina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leek counters with a low kick, right behind Burkina 's knee.
Leek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burkina is out of range and Leek settles back down.
Leek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burkina in his tracks.
Leek takes a swing at Burkina's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek tries to bum rush Burkina with a series of wild strikes but Burkina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burkina pushes Leek up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Burkina.
Leek throws a punch but it's blocked by Burkina.
Leek lands a right hand.
Burkina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
Leek taking a breather.
Burkina prevents a body shot from Leek.
Leek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burkina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burkina misses with the head strike.
Leek lands a right hand.
Burkina prevents Leek from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Burkina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leek wants to break free but Burkina has control.
Leek struggles to land a body shot inside as Burkina controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leek misses with a punch on the inside.
Burkina misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkinas head.
Burkina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burkina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Leek.
Nice shot by Leek.
Burkina throws out a loose jab but Leek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leek throws a leg kick but Burkina sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burkina throws a jab but it's blocked by Leek.
Burkina slips a jab from Leek.
Nice uppercut there from Burkina.
Leek throws a body kick that misses.
Burkina throws a lazy right hand but Leek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jargo Leek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burkina shoots in looking for a takedown. Leek tries to sprawl out of it but Burkina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Burkina scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands with an uppercut that bounces Burkina off the cage and back into range.
Burkina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burkina on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burkina misses with a looping right.
Burkina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Burkina.
Burkina closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burkina off and has taken his back!
Leek trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Burkina tries to break free.
Leek is trying to stick to Burkina's back but Burkina is turning into Leek. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Leek's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burkina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burkina!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkina keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leek trying to control but Burkina is having none of it.
Burkina wants to control but Leek is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burkina really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jargo Leek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Burkina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leek misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Burkina. Beautiful body shot.
Leek ducks under a wild hook from Burkina.
Burkina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Leek. That snapped Burkina's head back.
Burkina sizes up Leek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Burkina.
Leek misses with a wild combination.
Burkina gets a clinch.
Burkina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burkina tries to work over Leek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burkina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Leek scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Burkina does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Leek misses.
Burkina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leek is looking to slow Burkina down with leg kicks.
Burkina drives through with a takedown into Leek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burkina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leek working a defensive guard here.
Burkina passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jamison Burkina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leek is looking to regain half guard here but Burkina keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Burkina are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Leek regains half guard.
Burkina is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Leek reverses the position - he's now on top in Burkina's guard.
Burkina has a closed guard, preventing Leek from standing up.
Burkina is looking to sweep but instead, Leek has passed into half guard.
Burkina is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina trying to control from the bottom.
Burkina tries to get to full guard but Leek has control of the leg.
Burkina is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leek's back!
Burkina is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Leek knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Leek for a finish.
Burkina working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Burkina misses with punches from the back.
Burkina looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Leek is controlling Burkina 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Burkina trying to keep a closed guard but Leek is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leek stopping the sweep attempt from Burkina.
Burkina has a closed guard, preventing Leek from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamison Burkina showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burkina 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamison Burkina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm comes to the cage accompanied by Life Goes On. Tong Van damm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksander Ivanov's chin.
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanov.
Ivanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van damm has time to react.
Van damm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ivanov. Ivanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Van damm is out of range.
Van damm throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Van damm.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Van damm shoots for a takedown but Ivanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivanov cracks Van damm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van damm is looking to slow Ivanov 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!
Ivanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van damm is defended easily by Ivanov.
A low kick from Ivanov misses
and Van damm counters with an outside leg kick.
Van damm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van damm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Van damm checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm tries to land a leg kick but Ivanov saw it coming and moves away.
Van damm moves into range and clinches up with Ivanov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Van damm keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van damm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van damm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of Van damm's head.
Van damm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tong Van damm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of Van damm's head.
Ivanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van damm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van damm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov throws a front kick aimed at Van damm's knee but Van damm avoids it well.
Van damm swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Van damm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Van damm blocks the low kick.
Ivanov gets caught napping as Van damm dives in and scores a takedown. Ivanov manages to retain guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Van damm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov is trying to keep Van damm in close.
Van damm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov controls Van damm momentarily but Van damm frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is controlling Van damm's posture.
Van damm pushing down on Ivanov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ivanov tries to roll over but Van damm keeps him under control.
Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Van damm is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov manages to get to full guard.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking to control but Van damm passes into half guard.
Van damm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Van damm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ivanov can't escape the position.
Van damm wants to control the pace but Ivanov is squirming around nicely.
Van damm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van damm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Aleksander Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov is in a horrible position here. Van damm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Ivanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van damm thows a body kick. Ivanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That has opened up Aleksander Ivanov's cut even more.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm cracks Ivanov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ivanov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van damm finish him?
Ivanov is rocked!
The cut above Aleksander Ivanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Ivanov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Van damm sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Ivanov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Van damm!
Tong Van damm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Do has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do ducks under a wild hook from Driggs.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Driggs slips the punch.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Driggs walks into a left hand.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Driggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Do thinking.
Driggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Do's head backwards.
Do moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Do misses.
Do lands a head shot.
Driggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do slips a straight right by Driggs.
Driggs slips a straight right by Do.
Do swings for the body but Driggs moves out of range.
Driggs scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Do misses.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driggs.
Do takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Do.
Driggs looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Driggs takes one to the chin there.
Driggs ducks under a wild hook from Do.
A cross from Driggs lands.
Do misses with a hook. Driggs ducked under it nicely.
Driggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Julio Driggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driggs clinches with his opponent.
Driggs blocks an uppercut.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Driggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Driggs lands an uppercut.
Driggs takes a shot to the head.
Do tries a body shot but Driggs blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driggs trying to stall but Do improves his position.
Driggs lands an elbow just above Do 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Driggs.
Driggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Driggs blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Driggs trying to land knees to the body.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Driggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driggs tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Driggs lands a body punch.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Driggs avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Driggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Driggs managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Driggs.
Do tries a knee to the head but Driggs blocks it.
Do avoiding damage.
Do is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do tries to score a body lock takedown but Driggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Do wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Driggs has him pressed against the cage.
Driggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Driggs.
Driggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Driggs blocks an elbow strike.
Driggs tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Driggs.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Driggs controls the action.
Driggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Driggs lands with a left to the head.
Driggs trying to stall but Do improves his position.
Do doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do tries a knee to the head but Driggs blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driggs lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Driggs.
Do takes a shot to the head.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Driggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Driggs presses Do against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Driggs has Do pressed against the cage.
Driggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do blocking some punches.
Driggs lands a shoulder strike.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Driggs pushes Do back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Driggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Driggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do lands with a short shot to the head.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driggs is trying to stall.
Do lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Driggs dominated that round.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Driggs connects with a body shot.
Driggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do.
Driggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Driggs throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Do misses with a series of wild punches.
Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Driggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Driggs.
Nice defenses there by Driggs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Do avoids the body shot from Driggs.
Driggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do misses with a straight left.
Julio Driggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Do throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Driggs throws an overhand right that lands on Do's shoulder, as Do tries to avoid the shot.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driggs tries to land a leg kick but Do saw it coming and moves away.
Driggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do circles away quickly and effectively.
Driggs defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.
Do lands with an uppercut that bounces Driggs off the cage and back into range.
Do slips under a jab from Driggs.
Driggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Driggs checks a leg kick.
Do falls off balance throwing a combination
and Driggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driggs.
Do takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a right hand that Driggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Driggs also avoids with ease.
Do moves out of range as Driggs throws a body kick.
Do blocks the body kick.
A jab from Do finds it's way through Driggs's defenses.
Do fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Driggs on the side of the head.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do misses with a straight left.
Driggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Do. Do circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Driggs.
Do throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driggs manages to avoid it.
Driggs looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
Driggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Do.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driggs slips under a jab from Do.
Driggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Driggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Do has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Do shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Driggs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Do crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Driggs - the referee stops the clock and Do gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Driggs. Do manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Driggs scores with a nice strike.
Driggs missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do defending well as Driggs loads up on a big left hand.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Driggs moves away and avoids it.
Do moves out of range as Driggs strikes.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driggs.
Do tries to keep at a distance but Driggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Do.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Driggs.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driggs's elbow.
Do working aggressively here.
Do is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driggs lands a body shot.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Driggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driggs trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Driggs into the cage.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
A short left from Driggs.
Driggs digs a right hand underneath Do's ribcage. Do let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Driggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Driggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driggs.
Driggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Driggs swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Driggs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Do counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Do.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Driggs pushes Do off and scrambles back to his feet.
Driggs lands a head kick. Do smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Driggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Do. Do gets slowly back to his feet.
Do misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do throws a chopping leg kick but Driggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do dives in and grabs Driggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Driggs pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Driggs.
Driggs misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.
Do throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driggs counters with a straight right hand.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Driggs.
Do misses with a low kick as Driggs jumps back.
Driggs throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Do lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Do throws the left hand but Driggs avoids the punch easily.
Do takes one to the side of the head.
Do misses the jab.
Driggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Driggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Do fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Driggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Driggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driggs moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Driggs misses the target.
Julio Driggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Driggs blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Driggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do tries to move into range but Driggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Do feints and as Driggs raises his hands in defense, Do changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do being controlled here momentarily.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do trying to control but Driggs is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Driggs, not yet.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driggs wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Driggs keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do 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.
Do wants to control from the top but Driggs keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs wants to stand up but Do is controlling him.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Driggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Driggs is trying to control the position but Do postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Driggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do avoids a kick to the body.
Billy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driggs catches Do with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Do.
I think Driggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Driggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Driggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle Koskinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koskinen on the side of the head.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Leuka scores with a four punch combination!
A big right from Koskinen misses.
Leuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koskinen.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.
Leuka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koskinen as he jumps to the side.
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Leuka.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Leuka darts in and clinches Koskinen up against the cage.
Koskinen wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Leuka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koskinen's head.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Leuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koskinen circles away.
Olle Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasi Leuka.
Leuka rushes Koskinen and presses him up against the cage.
Leuka is trying to maintain a safe position but Koskinen gets an underhook and turns Leuka into the cage.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Leuka tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen trying to stall but Leuka improves his position.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Leuka.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Leuka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leuka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Leuka breaks the clinch.
Leuka walks into a jab.
Leuka throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Leuka staying out of range there.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Leuka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A cross from Leuka lands.
Koskinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Leuka.
Leuka throws a good cross that connects.
Koskinen looks for the body kick but Leuka saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leuka, right into the meat.
Leuka scores with a head kick. Koskinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Leuka lands a glancing blow to the side of Koskinen's head.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leuka.
Leuka misses the jab.
Leuka throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
Leuka stuns Koskinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka tries to bum rush Koskinen with a series of wild strikes but Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koskinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koskinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Leuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Leuka has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koskinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leuka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koskinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koskinen thows a huge punch but Leuka dodges it nicely.
Leuka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koskinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Leuka is retaining full guard.
Leuka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Koskinen frees his head nicely. Oh but Leuka has switched to an armbar! Koskinen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Killers . Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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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
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tilthammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Elsworth off the cage and back into range.
Tilthammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tilthammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Tilthammer stumbling back into the cage.
Elsworth tests Tilthammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elsworth misses with the body kick
and Tilthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tilthammer misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elsworth. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tilthammer jabs Elsworth right on the nose. Elsworth blinks but takes it well.
Tilthammer needs to keep his hands up - Elsworth had a free shot at his head there.
Elsworth lands a body shot.
Elsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tilthammer moves away.
Elsworth lands a glancing blow to the side of Tilthammer's head.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tilthammer avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tilthammer on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Elsworth - that will leave a mark!
Elsworth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tilthammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elsworth scrambles back to his feet.
Elsworth cracks Tilthammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tilthammer thuds a left hand into Elsworth's body.
A head kick misses from Tilthammer.
Donk. Elsworth catches Tilthammer right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Tilthammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tilthammer lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elsworth throws out the jab.
Elsworth throws a body kick that misses.
Tilthammer misses with a straight right.
Tilthammer scores with a hook.
It looks like Rob Elsworth has been cut.
Tilthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Elsworth is just out of range.
A big left from Elsworth misses.
Elsworth swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Elsworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tilthammer.
Elsworth tries to clinch up but Tilthammer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Tilthammer stumbling back into the cage.
Tilthammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elsworth works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
Elsworth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elsworth. Tilthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tilthammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tilthammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elsworth is looking to slow Tilthammer down with leg kicks.
Elsworth scores with the left hand. Tilthammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Elsworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tilthammer moves away from the strike by Elsworth.
Elsworth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tilthammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elsworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Elsworth
and Tilthammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tilthammer pounces like a tiger and cracks Elsworth with a vicious hook! Elsworth is down but not out! Tilthammer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Felix Tilthammer!
Felix Tilthammer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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186 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a chopping leg kick but Soderberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soderberg takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soderberg checks a low kick from Pacquiao.
Soderberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soderberg throws a shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks Soderberg with an uppercut!
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soderberg throws out the jab.
Soderberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pacquiao is letting Soderberg control him for a moment.
Soderberg looking to control but instead Pacquiao has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Soderberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Soderberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soderberg wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Soderberg is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
Soderberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Soderberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pacquiao because Soderberg loaded up on that one.
Soderberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Soderberg unloading with bombs!
Soderberg raining down shots from the mount!
Soderberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Soderberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Soderberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soderberg dominating with strikes here.
Soderberg dominating with strikes here.
Soderberg avoids the attempt from Pacquiao to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is squirming around, avoiding Soderberg's attempts to control the action.
Pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soderberg is landing with some decent strikes but Pacquiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Soderberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soderberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Soderberg 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.
Soderberg postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pacquiao bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Soderberg and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Soderberg!
In his post fight interview, Rufus Soderberg gave a big smile as he said 'GOT you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes into the arena with Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristow Zedski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedski tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Zedski is looking to clinch.
Zedski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Mercury connects with a solid leg kick.
Zedski closes the distance and clinches.
Zedski looking to slow down the pace here.
Zedski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mercury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zedski misses with a body punch.
Zedski misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zedski backwards.
Zedski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zedski.
Mercury blocks a body shot from Zedski.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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!
Zedski tries to work over Mercury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zedski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Zedski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedski tries to throw a body punch but Mercury avoids it by throwing Zedski back against the cage.
Mercury breaks the clinch.
Zedski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zedski avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Zedski moves into range and clinches up with Mercury.
Zedski tries to throw a body punch but Mercury avoids it by throwing Zedski back against the cage.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Zedski breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Zedski misses.
Zedski tries to clinch but Mercury moves out of range.
Zedski misses with a low kick.
Zedski looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Mercury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Zedski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zedski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Zedski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedski blocks a leg kick.
Mercury scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedski doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Zedski wants to clinch
and Mercury counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zedski throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Zedski looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercury.
Mercury delivers a nice body kick.
Zedski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Mercury does it's job there.
It looks like Kristow Zedski has been cut.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Zedski takes one to the chin there.
Mercury lands with a hook. Zedski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zedski is rocked!
Mercury throws a quick head kick that knocks Zedski silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Mercury is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Freddie Mercury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Logic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Logic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkuri throws a jab when Logic was well out of range.
Hilkuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Logic's hands.
Logic throws a front kick aimed at Hilkuri's knee but Hilkuri avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Logic. That snapped Hilkuri's head back.
Hilkuri misses with a wild combination.
Hilkuri dodges the punch combination from Logic.
Hilkuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilkuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilkuri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Logic's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logic blocks a head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hilkuri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilkuri. Logic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilkuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hilkuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logic tests Hilkuri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilkuri throws a solid leg kick but Logic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hilkuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logic throws a low kick but Hilkuri avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses with a looping right.
Logic checks a low kick from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri scores with a kick to the body.
Hilkuri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilkuri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hilkuri scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hilkuri does no damage.
Hilkuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilkuri misses with a looping right.
Hilkuri misses with a straight left.
Hilkuri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Logic doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilkuri digs a good body shot into Logic's ribs.
Logic connects with the punch.
No joy there for Logic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Hilkuri lands but Logic takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri slips under a jab.
Logic swings for the body but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Nice shot by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri moves out of range as Logic strikes.
Hilkuri jabs Logic right on the nose. Logic blinks but takes it well.
Hilkuri lands a body shot.
Hilkuri walks into a left hand.
Hilkuri misses with a wild body shot.
Hilkuri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Logic's calf.
A lazy left from Hilkuri finds it's target.
Logic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hilkuri.
Logic scores with a head kick. Hilkuri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hilkuri throws out a leg kick but Logic moves out of range and Hilkuri only half commits.
Hilkuri scores with a jab. Logic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logic dodges the punch combination from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilkuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilkuri throws the kick towards the body but Logic avoids it.
Logic thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilkuri lands with a slapping head kick.
Logic throws a head kick but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Logic throws a lazy right hand but Hilkuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logic moves out of range as Hilkuri throws a body kick.
Hilkuri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hilkuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilkuri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Logic misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Hilkuri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hilkuri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Logic checks it.
Donk. Hilkuri catches Logic right on the button with a cross.
Hilkuri connects with a nice looking jab.
Hilkuri defending well as Logic loads up on a big left hand.
Logic takes one to the chin there.
Logic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hilkuri throws a right hand that Logic ducks under and follows up with a left that Logic also avoids with ease.
Hilkuri moves out of range as Logic strikes.
Logic throws a head kick that misses.
Logic thumps Hilkuri with a low kick.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri misses with a head kick.
Hilkuri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Logic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hilkuri misses with a left hand
and Logic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Logic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hilkuri walks into a stiff left hand from Logic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hilkuri dominated that round.
That's time! Logic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Logic misses with a head kick.
Hilkuri moves out of range as Logic strikes.
Hilkuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Logic.
Hilkuri throws a nice looking combination but Logic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hilkuri ducks right into an uppercut from Logic.
Logic wants to clinch.
Logic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilkuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logic throws out a loose jab but Hilkuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Logic misses.
Hilkuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Logic. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Hilkuri misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hilkuri throws a right and a left that Logic avoids nicely.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Logic avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hilkuri misses the shot to the body.
Hilkuri misses with a two punch combination.
Hilkuri throws out a loose jab but Logic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logic moves in looking to clinch but Hilkuri pushes him off.
Logic blocks a head kick by Hilkuri.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilkuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Logic lands a nice shot that snaps Hilkuri's head back.
Logic blocks a jab.
Hilkuri lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilkuri misses with a low kick.
Logic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hilkuri is breathing heavily.
Logic connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Logic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logic throws out a loose jab but Hilkuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilkuri misses the target.
Logic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Logic misses with a body kick.
Hilkuri blocks a head kick by Logic.
Hilkuri throws a series of punches but Logic avoids them all with ease.
Logic connects with the punch.
Hilkuri lands with a cross.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Logic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logic.
Logic thows a body kick. Hilkuri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Hilkuri.
Logic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri misses with an uppercut. Logic saw that one coming.
Logic connects with a leg kick. Hilkuri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Logic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hilkuri's calf.
Logic works Hilkuri's body with a nice hook.
Logic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hilkuri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logic digs a good body shot into Hilkuri's ribs.
Logic lands a leg kick that knocks Hilkuri off balance momentarily.
Logic throws a shot to the body.
Logic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logic swings for the body but Hilkuri moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hilkuri misses.
Hilkuri throws a low kick but Logic avoids it.
Hilkuri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Logic looks for the body kick but Hilkuri saw that one coming.
Logic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilkuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilkuri is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logic scores with a jab. Hilkuri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Logic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logic misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Logic.
Logic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Logic.
Hilkuri scores with a jab to the body.
Logic rushes Hilkuri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilkuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilkuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri throws the kick towards the body but Logic avoids it.
Nice shot by Logic.
Hilkuri cracks Logic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logic blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Logic 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!
Logic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Hilkuri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Logic ducks under a wild hook from Hilkuri.
Logic walks into a jab.
Logic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hilkuri throws a right and a left that Logic avoids nicely.
Hilkuri misses with a hook. Logic ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Logic. That's going to slow Hilkuri down.
Hilkuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hilkuri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hilkuri thows a body kick. Logic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hilkuri slips under a jab from Logic.
Logic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilkuri moves away.
Logic blocks a head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Logic connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logic lands with a straight right. Hilkuri didn't see that one coming.
Logic misses with a head kick.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Logic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Logic tests Hilkuri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilkuri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Logic connects with a nice looking jab.
Logic wants to clinch.
Hilkuri throws a sloppy head kick and Logic moves out of range easily.
Logic has closed the distance and engaged Hilkuri in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilkuri.
Logic tries to work over Hilkuri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logic takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri working hard to break the clinch.
Hilkuri working hard to break the clinch.
Hilkuri avoiding damage as Logic throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Logic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilkuri prevents a body shot from Logic.
Hilkuri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hilkuri breaks from the clinch.
Hilkuri slips under a jab from Logic.
Hilkuri scores with a body shot.
Logic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hilkuri checks it well.
Hilkuri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Hilkuri.
Logic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hilkuri to score with a decent uppercut.
Logic blocks the body kick.
Logic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilkuri.
Logic moves out of range as Hilkuri throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logic ducks under a wild hook from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Logic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hilkuri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hilkuri misses with the combination.
Hilkuri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logic. Logic obviously looking to wear him down.
Logic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilkuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Logic.
Logic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Hilkuri misses.
Hilkuri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Logic. Logic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Logic misses with a body shot.
Hilkuri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Logic.
Hilkuri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Logic back to the cage. Hilkuri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good shot there by Logic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilkuri throws a solid leg kick but Logic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hilkuri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logic throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Logic.
Hilkuri lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hilkuri.
Logic scores with a decent looking hook.
Logic swings for the body but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Logic lands a leg kick that knocks Hilkuri off balance momentarily.
Logic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hilkuri doesn't seem bothered though.
Hilkuri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logic blocks the body kick.
Hilkuri throws a hook to the side of Logic's head but Logic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logic blocks a head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Hilkuri tries a low kick but Logic avoids it.
Hilkuri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hilkuri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lex Logic.
Well Logic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Logic!
Our winner, Lex Logic, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Lamotta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aurelius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lamotta throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamotta shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Lamotta.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelius.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Lamotta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aurelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Aurelius could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lamotta has cracked it and Aurelius is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lamotta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Lamotta!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jake Lamotta made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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