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GFC 39: Jones vs Reynolds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Hernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Grimes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Grimes both land. Nice combination.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Grimes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes looks winded!
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Grimes lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Grimes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Grimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Grimes.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Hernandez 's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rick Grimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
A combination from Grimes does no damage.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rick Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Grimes misses.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez 's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez slips a jab from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Grimes both land. Nice combination.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez .
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimes throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Grimes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Grimes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grimes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Palicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Gangnam Style. Michael Jordan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Palicki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palicki has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jordan gets control of Palicki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jordan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Palicki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jordan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palicki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palicki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palicki landing some decent shots from guard.
Palicki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palicki chips away with some ground and pound.
Palicki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jordan looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palicki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palicki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palicki looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Palicki seems keen to control Jordan's posture.
Palicki wants to sweep but no luck.
Jordan pushing down on Palicki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Palicki tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palicki wants to get back to his feet.
Palicki is trying to get back to full guard.
Jordan is trying to control. Palicki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palicki is looking for a sweep. Jordan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Palicki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael Jordan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Palicki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palicki is looking to clinch.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palicki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jordan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palicki is fending him off so far but Jordan persists. Nope, Palicki circles away and we're back to standing.
Palicki closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Palicki pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palicki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palicki thows a leg kick but Jordan checks it
and Jordan counters with an inside leg kick.
Palicki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jordan is trying to defend but Palicki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Palicki is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palicki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palicki is looking to advance position but Jordan won't allow it.
Palicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palicki stalling away here and it's allowed Jordan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Palicki trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palicki throwing strikes from guard but Jordan blocks nicely.
Jordan is controlling Palicki's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Palicki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches up with Palicki, looking for a takedown. Jordan pushes Palicki against the cage but Palicki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palicki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jordan sprawls well initially but Palicki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Palicki there.
Palicki lands with a punch from half guard.
Jordan has hold of Palicki's hands but Palicki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Palicki throwing shots but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Palicki thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Palicki working the head and body with strikes.
Palicki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jordan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palicki looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palicki keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palicki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Palicki is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palicki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palicki has his hands on Jordan's head, controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Palicki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Palicki tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palicki tries for a takedown but Jordan manages to get underhooks.
Jordan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Palicki.
Jordan lands a takedown into guard.
Palicki wants to stand up but Jordan is controlling him.
Palicki is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jordan stays in close to Palicki's body and controls the position.
Palicki controls Jordan momentarily but Jordan frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palicki throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palicki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palicki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palicki but Palicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palicki clinches up against the cage.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Palicki circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan thows a body kick. Palicki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palicki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palicki working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palicki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palicki scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Palicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Palicki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palicki wants it to stay on the feet.
Palicki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jordan quickly recovers to half guard.
Palicki with the ground and pound but Jordan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Palicki is working Jordan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jordan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palicki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dan Palicki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palicki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Palicki from controlling successfully.
Palicki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palicki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palicki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palicki is looking to work some ground and pound but Jordan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palicki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palicki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palicki is in close to Jordan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palicki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palicki landing with the ground and pound.
Jordan trying to keep a closed guard but Palicki is proving a slippery customer.
Palicki chips away with some ground and pound.
Palicki cracks Jordan with a solid left hand.
Palicki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palicki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Palicki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Palicki scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palicki tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Palicki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palicki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Jordan, not yet.
Jordan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Palicki defends well.
Palicki lands a couple of digs.
Jordan has momentary wrist control but Palicki slips an elbow through the middle.
Palicki throws a strike but Jordan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Palicki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palicki working a defensive guard but Jordan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dan Palicki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palicki wants to control but Jordan postures up.
Palicki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jordan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Palicki is looking for a sweep. Jordan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palicki trying to control from the bottom.
Palicki wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Palicki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palicki trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Palicki.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan is looking to clinch but Palicki is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Palicki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palicki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Palicki!
After winning the bout, Dan Palicki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maltese Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maltese Jobber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Gardner's chin.
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240 lbs
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236 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 Los Angeles, Ray Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maltese Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber throws the kick towards the body but Gardner avoids it.
Jobber looks to land a body kick but Gardner moved away.
Jobber lands a leg kick that knocks Gardner off balance momentarily.
Jobber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gardner.
It looks like Ray Gardner has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Jobber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jobber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jobber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jobber throws a head kick that misses.
Gardner avoids the head kick by Jobber.
Jobber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gardner is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Jobber Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Gardner is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maltese Jobber!
Maltese Jobber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Arce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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26
155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Arce!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ashton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ashton shoots in and bounces Arce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Arce is keeping the position.
Ashton won't allow Arce to get back to his feet.
Ashton looking to pass the guard.
Arce is looking to stand up but Ashton isn't so interested in that idea.
Ashton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ashton throws a series of punches but Arce avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arce.
Ashton tries to bum rush Arce with a series of wild strikes but Arce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashton shoots in and gets a takedown into Arce's guard.
Ashton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ashton passes Arce's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arce wants to get back to his feet.
Ashton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arce tries to kick Ashton off but Ashton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arce looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Rick Ashton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ashton tries to bum rush Arce with a series of wild strikes but Arce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashton misses with the combination.
Ashton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton is looking to advance position but Arce won't allow it.
Ashton is working hard here to advance position.
Ashton is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arce is trying to stand back up but Ashton is controlling him
Ashton is taking a breather. Arce says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arce pushes Ashton off looking to stand but Ashton dives back in and keeps control.
Arce is looking to get back to is feet but Ashton passes into side control.
Arce tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Arce is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ashton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton landing strikes from the mount.
Arce's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ashton controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ashton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ashton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashton lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashton forces his way into half guard.
Arce scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ashton manages to mount him!
Arce is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ashton controlling his opponent.
Arce squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Arce is breathing heavily.
Ashton controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arce is trying to stand up.
Ashton controlling from the full mount.
Ashton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Arce for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rick Ashton just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Ashton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arce on his heels. He'll look to pass Arce's guard now, I'm sure.
Ashton slips nicely into half guard.
Ashton controlling the pace.
Arce is trying to escape back to his feet but Ashton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Arce is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ashton is controlling him well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Arce is trying to buck Ashton off.
Arce bucks up and tries to throw Ashton off but instead Ashton has got his back!
Ashton has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Arce controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rick Ashton.
Ashton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ashton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ashton dives in and scores a takedown into Arce's guard.
Ashton prevents Arce from getting back to his feet.
Ashton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rick Ashton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ashton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ashton is standing up over Arce. Arce looks to escape but Ashton dives into side control.
Arce is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Arce's face as Ashton controls the position.
Arce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arce is looking to get back to his feet here but Ashton is keeping cool and he's managed to take Arce's back.
Ashton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick Ashton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Arce takes a swing at Ashton's ribcage but misses.
Ashton misses with a two punch combination.
Ashton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ashton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco Arce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Arce wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arce squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Franco Arce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton controlling from mount.
Ashton lands a couple of good shots and Arce has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Arce trying to get back to his feet but Ashton is in full control for now.
What can Arce do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rick Ashton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ashton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ashton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashton 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ashton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rick Ashton made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just What I Am. Richards has chosen Three Six Mafia - It's a fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Roman Colt has been cut.
Richards misses with a head kick.
A cross from Richards lands.
Colt shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice shot lands for Richards.
Richards gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Colt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Colt looking to sit in guard and control but Richards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richards postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards won't allow Colt to sweep him here.
Colt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Colt pulls Richards in close to his closed guard and prevents Richards from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Colt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt looking to control but Richards passes into half guard.
Richards is thwarting Colt's attempts to control the position.
Colt tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Colt. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks the strikes from Colt.
Colt looking for submissions off his back.
Colt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Richards seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt is trying to control but can't.
Colt moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Colt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Colt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Colt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colt somewhat.
Colt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
Colt shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Colt at a distance.
Richards thuds his right hand into Colt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richards throws a chopping leg kick but Colt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
CJ Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt scores with a jab. Richards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Colt on that attempt.
Colt misses the shot to the body.
Colt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards cracks Colt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Richards has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Colt to stand back up!
Colt is rocked!
Roman Colt's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws an overhand right that has Colt reeling! Richards follows up with more punches and Colt is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CJ Richards!
After winning the bout, CJ Richards thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Rivera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Rotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotch misses with a left hand
and Rivera counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotch.
Rotch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rotch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rotch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Rivera's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Franco Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera slips a straight right by Rotch.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rotch finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head.
Rotch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Rotch circles away and keeps his distance.
Rotch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rotch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera prevents Rotch from breaking the clinch.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
Rotch wants to stall.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Rotch blocks with his arms.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rotch keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Rotch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotch needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
Rotch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rotch takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rotch throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Rotch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotch misses with a two punch combination.
Rotch moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Rotch circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rotch circles away.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Rotch counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rotch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera rushes Rotch and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rotch.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Rivera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rotch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries to clinch but Rotch is having none of it.
Rotch lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera wants to clinch but Rotch slips to the side
and Rotch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Rotch circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick there by Rivera.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rotch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rotch circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rotch swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Rotch keeps it at a distance.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rotch circles away.
Rivera darts in and clinches Rotch up against the cage.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivera wants to clinch but Rotch slips to the side
and Rotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rotch swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Rotch controls the action.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotch being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Rivera.
Rivera clinches.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rotch just leaning against Rivera, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotch blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivera tries to clinch there but Rotch circles away.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Rotch pushes him off.
Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rotch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Franco Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Rotch keeps it at a distance.
Rotch looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Rotch swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rotch misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rotch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rotch.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Rotch keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Rotch circles away.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Rotch in a clinch.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotch is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivera gets an underhook and turns Rotch into the cage.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera rushes Rotch and presses him up against the cage.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Rotch is trying to push Rivera away but Rivera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Rotch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rotch trying to control the position but instead, Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rotch into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Rotch is avoiding it.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rotch.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Rotch.
Rivera tries to clinch
letting Rotch counter with a right hand.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rotch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Franco Rivera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rotch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rotch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rotch looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Rotch keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera slips under a jab from Rotch.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rotch tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mike Rotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler comes to the cage accompanied by Where Brooklyn At?!?!. Apollo Gutz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
265 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brawler.
Brawler throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Brawler cracks Gutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gutz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Brawler.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Brawler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brawler.
Danga de danga de dang - Brawler scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutz clinches up with Brawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gutz.
Gutz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brawler can't find room to land a body shot as Gutz controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gutz.
Brawler is breathing heavily.
Gutz effectively controlling the action here.
Brawler wants to get back to striking at distance but Gutz won't allow it.
Gutz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gutz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gutz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gutz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gutz landing with the ground and pound.
Brawler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brawler tries to get out of the position.
Gutz pushes down on Brawler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gutz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Gutz thows a huge punch but Brawler dodges it nicely.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
Gutz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Brooklyn Brawler has been cut.
Gutz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gutz breaks from Brawler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brooklyn Brawler's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brooklyn Brawler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Apollo Gutz!
During a confident post fight interview, Apollo Gutz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castellano misses with a double jab.
Jesus 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.
Jesus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castellano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jesus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castellano pinned against the cage. Castellano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castellano misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jesus misses the target.
Jesus misses with a low kick.
Jesus dives in and grabs Castellano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castellano pushes down on Jesus's head and hops out.
Castellano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jesus throws out the jab.
Castellano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Castellano ducks down to avoid it.
Castellano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castellano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jesus.
Jesus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rich Castellano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Jesus.
A punch combination from Castellano misses.
Jesus avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Castellano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castellano lands a leg kick that knocks Jesus off balance momentarily.
Rich Castellano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Castellano. Beautiful body shot.
Jesus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castellano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Castellano misses.
Jesus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castellano.
Jesus slips under a jab.
Castellano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castellano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jose Jesus has been cut.
Jesus rushes Castellano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus has Castellano pressed against the cage, preventing Castellano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jesus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castellano manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castellano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jesus.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castellano.
Castellano feints a jab promting Jesus to slip. Castellano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jesus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Castellano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jesus slips a jab and a cross from Castellano.
Castellano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jesus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castellano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jesus.
Castellano throws a looping overhand right but Jesus ducks down to avoid it.
Rich Castellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jesus moves into the clinch.
Castellano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castellano cracks Jesus with a good jab.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castellano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jesus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jesus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jesus missing with a left hand there. Castellano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jesus looks to throw the jab but Castellano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Jesus misses.
Castellano misses with a wild body shot.
Castellano throws a right hand that Jesus ducks under and follows up with a left that Jesus also avoids with ease.
Jesus throws a hook to the side of Castellano's head but Castellano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jesus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jesus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jesus wants to control from the top but Castellano keeps moving.
Jesus looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castellano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Castellano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Castellano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Jesus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Castellano scores with a four punch combination!
Jesus slips a jab and a cross from Castellano.
Castellano is looking to slow Jesus down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Castellano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castellano loads up on a big right hand but Jesus slips the punch.
Jesus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castellano was covering up waiting for the punch and Jesus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Castellano keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Jesus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castellano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jesus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castellano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jesus, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Castellano rolls with it to try and escape but Jesus cranks on the arm and Castellano is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Jesus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jose Jesus made sure he mentioned Fight Night Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Goldman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smiths!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiths gets caught napping as Goldman dives in and scores a takedown. Smiths manages to retain guard.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Smiths keeps moving.
Goldman throwing strikes from guard but Smiths blocks nicely.
Goldman is fighting to break Smiths's control of his arms but Smiths is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldman trying to control but Smiths is working from the bottom.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smiths's head.
Goldman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldman looking to pass the guard.
Goldman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smiths works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smiths has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldman has managed to get both his arms back between Smiths's legs - danger averted.
Goldman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smiths has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldman has managed to get both his arms back between Smiths's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman preventing the sweep.
Goldman landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman chips away with some ground and pound.
Smiths keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Goldman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldman throws a big right hand that misses.
Smiths looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goldman looking to pass the guard.
Goldman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smiths to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Goldman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smiths pulls down on the head and he's put Goldman to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Smiths!
John Smiths is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, John Smiths, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - I Want War. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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191 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Reynolds moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Reynolds tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
James Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
Reynolds misses with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Jones.
Reynolds moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Jaylen Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Reynolds looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Jones blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds being controlled against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Jones is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones 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.
Jaylen Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Reynolds on that attempt.
Reynolds wants to clinch
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Reynolds down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Reynolds back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reynolds is rocked!
It looks like James Reynolds has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds seems to have recovered his senses.
Reynolds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Reynolds is out on his feet! Jones sets himself and nearly takes Reynolds's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaylen Jones!
Jaylen Jones retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Jaylen Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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