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SFL 51 Butcher vs Jaeger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young stops Vvit from getting back to his feet.
Vvit has one foot on Young's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Vvit misses with a body shot.
Vvit takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young slips under a jab from Vvit.
Vvit connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Vvit misses with a body shot.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Young does no damage.
Vvit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young thuds his right hand into Vvit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Vvit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Young dodges the punch combination from Vvit.
Vvit throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Vvit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vvit throws a combination that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young takes one to the chin there.
Vvit misses the shot to the body.
Vvit throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vvit takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young tries to bum rush Vvit with a series of wild strikes but Vvit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Vvit misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vvit throws out the jab.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vvit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young stuns Vvit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vvit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vvit swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vvit!
Young prevents Vvit from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is staying tight to Vvit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Young cracks Vvit with a big elbow.
Vvit tries to escape but Young is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vvit to see if he's OK.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vvit is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vvit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Young landing strikes.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet but Young drags him back down.
Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young landing strikes.
Vvit pushes Young away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Young gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Young lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vvit down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is working Vvit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Young landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vvit explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Young throws a right hand that Vvit ducks under and follows up with a left that Vvit also avoids with ease.
Young scores with a jab. Vvit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Vvit throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Vvit walks into a jab.
Vvit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vvit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Vvit.
Young misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vvit throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Vvit blocks the leg kick.
Young moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Vvit misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vvit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
A cross from Vvit lands.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young connects with the punch.
Ha Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet.
Vvit kicks off Young and gets to his feet.
Vvit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Vvit catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Vvit misses
and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vvit's guard.
Vvit wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vvit is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young is in close to Vvit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young is standing up over Vvit. Vvit looks to escape but Young dives into side control.
Young lands an elbow.
Vvit is trying to escape the position but Young is controlling the position.
Vvit tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young trying to control but Vvit is having none of it.
Vvit'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.
Young landing strikes from the mount and Vvit is in trouble!
Young with shots to the head and body - Vvit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vvit wants to get back to his feet.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vvit trying desperately to get to his feet.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Vvit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Vvit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Young wants to control the pace but Vvit is squirming around nicely.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Young is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vvit is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vvit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vvit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Young with shots to the head and body - Vvit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vvit is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Vvit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Vvit badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Young around the waist but Young pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Young is the winner by TKO! Young jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blok comes into the arena with Bangarang blaring out of the sound system. Michael Blok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blok is looking for a takedown.
Blok tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones pulls Blok into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blok won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Blok manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones won't allow Blok to sweep him here.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to clinch but Blok moves away
and Blok counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blok's defenses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blok's defenses.
Blok jumps guard but Jones stands there with Blok around his waist. Blok gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Blok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blok blocks the elbow strike.
Blok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones is looking to clinch but Blok is avoiding it.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Blok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blok.
Blok decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Blok's takedown attempt.
Blok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blok tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Blok avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Blok blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Blok takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Blok's takedown attempt.
Blok gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blok is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blok wants to stand up but Jones manages to regain full guard.
Blok throwing strikes but missing.
Blok trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blok postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blok, into his guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blok is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blok fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Blok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blok moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Blok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blok is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Blok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blok's defenses.
It looks like Michael Blok has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones stalls.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Blok in his tracks for a moment.
Blok is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Blok's takedown attempt.
Jones lands an elbow just above Blok 's eye.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blok takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Blok in his tracks for a moment.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blok takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Blok is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones pushes Blok off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to stand but Blok is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.
Blok tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blok misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blok's waist but Blok gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Blok feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blok chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Blok controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Blok's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones jumps guard but Blok stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blok drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Blok shrugs off.
Blok is looking for a takedown.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blok up against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Blok shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Blok gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Blok decides to pull guard.
Blok wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Blok tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blok wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Blok.
Blok misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael Blok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Blok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blok swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but Blok keeps it at a distance.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Blok's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blok has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blok, up you get!
Blok throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blok off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Blok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blok thinking.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blok is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Kehoe has chosen Angel Of Death as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kehoe sprawls well initially but Chaka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chaka is looking for a kimura but Kehoe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chaka to get the leverage.
Chaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kehoe has his hands clasped together around Chaka's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kehoe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kehoe has Chaka pulled in close to control his posture.
Chaka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kehoe is on top in guard.
Chaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaka is working an open guard so Kehoe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kehoe.
Chaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Kehoe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kehoe circles away.
Chaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kehoe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kehoe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kehoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kehoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kehoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kehoe.
Chaka jumps guard but Kehoe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaka is trying to pull guard but Kehoe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chaka has hold of one of Kehoe's legs. Kehoe is fighting the takedown attempt but Chaka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chaka drops back looking for a leg! Kehoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kehoe manages to kick Chaka off! Chaka jumps back into Kehoe's guard.
Chaka wants to stand but Kehoe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chaka is breathing heavily.
Chaka is fighting to break Kehoe's control of his arms but Kehoe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Kehoe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kehoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chaka takes a step back to recover.
Kehoe pushes Chaka away with a front kick.
Good exchange - Kehoe coming out on top.
Chaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chaka shoots and misses
and Kehoe counters with a thumping low kick.
Kehoe gets caught flat footed, as Chaka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chaka drops back looking for a leg! Kehoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kehoe manages to kick Chaka off! Chaka jumps back into Kehoe's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kehoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Kehoe has a closed guard, preventing Chaka from standing up.
Kehoe is pulling down on Chaka's head. It's preventing any offense from Chaka, at least for the moment.
Chaka 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.
Kehoe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaka defends well.
Chaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kehoe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe wants to sweep here but Chaka controlling him for the moment.
Kehoe has his hands on Chaka's head, controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Kehoe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kehoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Chaka fails with the takedown
and Kehoe counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kehoe lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kehoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Kehoe.
Chaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kehoe walks away with a smile on his face. Chaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kehoe moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kehoe lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Thuam Chaka has been cut.
Chaka scores with a takedown into Kehoe's guard.
Kehoe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Kehoe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kehoe tries to control but Chaka wriggling away.
Chaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chaka is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehoe throwing strikes here but Chaka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kehoe wants to control the pace but Chaka is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Chaka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kehoe 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.
Chaka is looking to get to half guard.
Thuam Chaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kehoe controlling the position easily from mount.
Chaka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kehoe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kehoe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chaka is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kehoe controlling from the full mount.
Chaka working to try and regain half guard.
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!
Kehoe misses with a head shot.
Chaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Kehoe looking to ground and pound but Chaka is blocking nicely.
Chaka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kehoe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kehoe thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chaka tries to reverse the position but Kehoe maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaka is squirming around, avoiding Kehoe's attempts to control the action.
Chaka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kehoe 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.
Chaka can't escape the position.
Kehoe punching from mount but Chaka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kehoe misses with a head shot.
Kehoe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chaka can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chaka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kehoe wants to free his trapped foot but Chaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Kehoe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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!
Chaka actively working from the bottom here.
Kehoe working over Chaka with some ground and pound. Chaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kehoe.
Chaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thuam Chaka's cut.
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!
Kehoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Thuam Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe rushes Chaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chaka is trying to break free.
Chaka has had enough of the clinch but Kehoe keeps him there for the moment.
Kehoe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chaka tries to pull guard but Kehoe won't allow it.
Kehoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kehoe walks away with a smile on his face. Chaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaka fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kehoe. That one must have hurt.
Chaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kehoe avoids it really well and circles away.
Kehoe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kehoe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kehoe.
A punch lands to the side of Chaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kehoe stuns Chaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kehoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaka's sensitive parts.
Kehoe rushes Chaka and presses him up against the cage.
Kehoe is leaning against Chaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Kehoe.
Kehoe presses Chaka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chaka takes a shot to the head.
Kehoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaka is rocked!
Kehoe working aggressively here.
Oh Chaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaka blocking some punches.
Kehoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kehoe fails to land.
Kehoe misses with the head strike.
Chaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Chaka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kehoe to keep the fight standing.
Kehoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kehoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kehoe pushes Chaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kehoe creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chaka's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chaka drops to his knees and Kehoe pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Kehoe!
Andrew Kehoe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand comes to the cage accompanied by Big Joe Mufferaw. Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Joseph Montferrand had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Montferrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson scores with a jab. Montferrand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montferrand drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montferrand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montferrand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson is pawing at Montferrand, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Montferrand's nose. Montferrand is badly hurt! Johnson pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Montferrand tries desperately to hold on but Johnson is relentless in his assault! As Montferrand receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Johnson away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's great to add another W to my record. Thanks to everyone who has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gruberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruberman comes to the cage accompanied by Boot to the Head. Jake Shields has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ed Gruberman's chin.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Gruberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Gruberman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gruberman counters with a right hand to the body.
Gruberman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gruberman wants it to stay on the feet.
Ed Gruberman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Shields.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Gruberman as Shields shoots in.
Shields shoots and misses
and Gruberman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Gruberman counter with a right hand.
Shields shoots and misses
and Gruberman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Gruberman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shields looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields shoots and misses
and Gruberman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Gruberman counters with a left and a right... And another left! Shields is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Gruberman!
A relieved looking Ed Gruberman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Zeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeman has chosen The Who - My Generation 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Zeman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mercer misses.
Zeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mercer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zeman thinking.
Zeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Zeman.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Mercer lands a jab to the nose.
Zeman throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer thuds a left hand into Zeman's body.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeman.
Mercer thumps Zeman with a low kick.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Zeman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alex Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Zeman.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeman 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.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zeman shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
Mercer gets tackled into the cage by Zeman. Zeman maintains the clinch.
Zeman misses with some punches.
Zeman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mercer trying to hold on to Zeman's head to control him but Zeman postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer pushes Zeman off but Zeman dives into side control.
Mercer struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeman wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to get back to his feet.
Zeman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Zeman misses.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Mercer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Zeman's shoulder, as Zeman tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeman throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zeman.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Zeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercer which made him look bad.
Zeman shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zeman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zeman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mercer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mercer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeman tries to move to mount but Mercer blocks the move with his legs.
Zeman trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Mercer is trying to buck Zeman off.
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!
Zeman trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Mercer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zeman is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zeman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercer defends it nicely.
Mercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercer stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zeman.
Alex Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Zeman.
A lazy left from Mercer finds it's target.
Mercer lands a brutal head kick. Zeman looks out on his feet and Mercer throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alex Mercer!
Alex Mercer opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Nwachukwu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Nwachukwu 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nwachukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francois Faber!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nwachukwu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nwachukwu.
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Nwachukwu pushes him off.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nwachukwu.
A jab lands there for Faber.
Faber blocks a head kick by Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nwachukwu throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Nwachukwu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faber misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Nwachukwu misses
and Faber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nwachukwu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nwachukwu throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwachukwu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Faber moves out of range as Nwachukwu strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Faber there.
Faber scores with a leg kick.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nwachukwu.
John Nwachukwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nwachukwu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Nwachukwu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber scores with a push kick.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Nwachukwu's shoulder, as Nwachukwu tries to avoid the shot.
Nwachukwu tries to work over Faber's front leg with a kick but Faber checks it.
Faber is looking to slow Nwachukwu down with leg kicks.
Nwachukwu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu misses with a knee strike.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Nwachukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nwachukwu blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nwachukwu blocks an elbow strike.
Nwachukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber blocks a body shot from Nwachukwu.
A head punch on the inside from Nwachukwu fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Nwachukwu controls his hands.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nwachukwu is defending well for now.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nwachukwu stalls.
Nwachukwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nwachukwu's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Nwachukwu looking to throw knees to the head but Faber is blocking nicely.
Nwachukwu looking to throw knees to the head but Faber is blocking nicely.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nwachukwu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faber avoiding damage as Nwachukwu throws knees to the body.
Faber avoiding damage as Nwachukwu throws knees to the body.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nwachukwu blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nwachukwu's brow.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Nwachukwu pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Faber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nwachukwu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Nwachukwu.
Faber wants to clinch.
Nwachukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nwachukwu tries to score with a low kick but Faber moves his leg out of the way.
Francois Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber walks into a left hand.
Nwachukwu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nwachukwu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nwachukwu throws a head kick that misses
and Nwachukwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nwachukwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Nwachukwu tries to clinch up.
Faber has managed to clinch.
Nwachukwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nwachukwu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faber's face.
It looks like Francois Faber has been cut.
Nwachukwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nwachukwu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nwachukwu lands a nice uppercut.
Nwachukwu struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Nwachukwu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Nwachukwu to work.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu connects with a knee to the head.
Nwachukwu avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Nwachukwu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Nwachukwu blocks an elbow strike.
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Nwachukwu.
Faber avoiding damage as Nwachukwu throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nwachukwu's brow.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nwachukwu controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Nwachukwu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the head but Faber blocks with his arms.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Nwachukwu avoids the damage to the body.
Nwachukwu is working Faber over against the cage.
Nwachukwu avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Nwachukwu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faber is keeping busy.
Nwachukwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nwachukwu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Nwachukwu throws a head punch that misses.
John Nwachukwu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu looking to throw knees to the head but Faber is blocking nicely.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber pushes Nwachukwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nwachukwu landing knees to the body.
Nwachukwu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Nwachukwu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Faber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Faber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick by Faber misses
and Nwachukwu counters with a leg kick.
Nwachukwu instigates a clinch.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nwachukwu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nwachukwu's brow.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nwachukwu avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nwachukwu.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nwachukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nwachukwu is defending well for now.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Nwachukwu working aggressively here.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nwachukwu tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faber's face.
Nwachukwu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Nwachukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nwachukwu avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Nwachukwu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nwachukwu scores with a knee to the head.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nwachukwu avoids it.
Nwachukwu blocking some punches.
Nwachukwu misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nwachukwu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nwachukwu avoids it.
Nwachukwu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Nwachukwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nwachukwu slows down the pace here.
Nwachukwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nwachukwu with a knee to the head.
Nwachukwu missing with knees to the body.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nwachukwu is defending well for now.
Faber trying to land knees to the body.
Nwachukwu scores with a shoulder strike.
Nwachukwu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faber blocking some punches.
Nwachukwu missing with knees to the body.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nwachukwu.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nwachukwu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Nwachukwu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faber is defending well for now.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois Faber.
I think Faber 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Francois Faber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson scores with a leg kick.
McTearson lunges at Blood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood's hand.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Blood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by McTearson.
McTearson cracks a nice hook into Blood's ribs.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blood pushes McTearson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McTearson working aggressively here.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
McTearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of McTearson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
A hook to the body from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
McTearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McTearson tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing McTearson back against the cage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood is trying to break free.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
McTearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
McTearson takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
McTearson misses with some punches.
McTearson prevents Blood from breaking the clinch.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McTearson scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
McTearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McTearson misses with the head strike.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
McTearson misses with some punches.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a body punch.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blood manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood clinches.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTearson blocking some punches.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McTearson.
McTearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
McTearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood is leaning against McTearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McTearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
McTearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but McTearson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with a body punch.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McTearson misses with a punch on the inside.
McTearson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Blood.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McTearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTearson blocks a body shot from Blood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson has Blood pressed against the cage.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
McTearson misses with a looping left.
McTearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blood.
Blood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Blood.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
McTearson is looking to land body kicks.
McTearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blood works McTearson's body with a nice hook.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Blood misses its intended target.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Blood.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
Blood throws out a leg kick but McTearson moves out of range and Blood only half commits.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
Blood throws out a loose jab but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Blood.
McTearson throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Outfuh Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
McTearson slips a straight right by Blood.
Blood tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blood misses with a straight left.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson's corner calls for a 1-2. McTearson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McTearson throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood misses the jab.
McTearson lands the left hand.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McTearson slips under a jab.
Blood throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
Blood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blood throws a series of punches but McTearson avoids them all with ease.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McTearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
McTearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
That kick from McTearson tenderised Blood's leg. Blood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blood misses with a combination
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson thumps Blood with a low kick.
McTearson moves into the clinch.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McTearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McTearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McTearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
Blood misses with a shot to the body
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
Blood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.
McTearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - McTearson circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from McTearson lands.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTearson's elbow.
McTearson 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blood.
Blood takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
McTearson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McTearson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blood is looking to clinch but McTearson is avoiding it.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Blood off balance momentarily.
Blood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
McTearson stuns Blood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blood walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Blood connects with a body shot.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McTearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
McTearson walks into a stiff left hand from Blood.
A left and a right from McTearson both land. Nice combination.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood takes one to the side of the head.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
Blood throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
Blood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McTearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson punishes Blood's body with a nice straight punch.
McTearson throws a leg kick which misses Blood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blood tries to avoid it.
McTearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Blood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood sizes up McTearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McTearson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blood backs up against the cage.
Blood is rocked!
McTearson lands a body shot.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson cracks Blood with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Blood falls to his knees and McTearson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Rufus McTearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josef Jaeger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaeger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Butcher lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaeger. Jaeger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Josef Jaeger has been cut.
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Jaeger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher works over Jaeger's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Jaeger moves away and avoids it.
Jaeger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
A big left from Jaeger misses.
Jaeger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaeger tries to land a leg kick but Butcher saw it coming and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense.
Butcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Jaeger ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaeger is rocked!
Jaeger tries to get into range but Butcher steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jaeger! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Butcher scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Butcher!
An out of breath Bobby Butcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
87% |
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