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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Sagaltici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 New York, Abdullah Sagaltici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Man!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fails with the takedown.
Man shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sagaltici napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man swings around for an armbar but Sagaltici sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Man's guard.
Sagaltici trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sagaltici doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sagaltici manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man keeping full guard, as Sagaltici tries to pass.
Sagaltici has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sagaltici in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at NEXUS GYM inform us that Man has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sagaltici wants to get up but he can't break Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sagaltici wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sagaltici can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sagaltici knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaltici has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.
Man looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sagaltici is defending well. Man quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sagaltici has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Man celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bat Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Afternoon Delight. 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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186 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 New York, Brick Tamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Help Out!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out tries to clinch but Tamland moves away
letting Tamland counter with a right hand.
Out connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamland momentarily.
Out throws a leg kick which misses Tamland's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamland tries to avoid it.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Out.
Tamland thuds a left hand into Out's body.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamland 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 Out has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Out and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Out fails in his attempt to clinch.
Out closes the distance and clinches.
Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Out misses
and Tamland counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamland tries to keep at a distance but Out has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Tamland.
Out is pushing Tamland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Tamland.
Tamland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamland tries to stall but Out uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Tamland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamland is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamland works Out's body with a nice hook.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland checks a leg kick.
Tamland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamland blocks a head kick by Out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamland.
Out misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tamland throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Out takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Out throws a chopping leg kick but Tamland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Tamland pushes him off.
Tamland takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tamland instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Out up against the cage.
Out manages to break the clinch.
Out takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Out checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Out.
Out throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tamland.
Tamland tries to score with a low kick but Out moves his leg out of the way.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Tamland.
The fight stays on the outside here - Out looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out has closed the distance and engaged Tamland in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tamland.
Out digs a right hand underneath Tamland's ribcage. Tamland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Tamland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tamland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Out stalling in the clinch but Tamland improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Out.
Tamland misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Out.
Tamland stalling in the clinch.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out tries to break the clinch but Tamland is controlling the position.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamland working aggressively here.
Out has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Tamland lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Help Out will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out checks a low kick from Tamland.
Tamland lands a jab to Out's midsection.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tamland is looking to wear down Out with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
Tamland tries a low kick but Out avoids it.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Out.
A solid body kick from Out.
Out misses with a head kick.
Out uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamland.
Help Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamland takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamland.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Tamland pushes him off.
Tamland jabs Out right on the nose. Out blinks but takes it well.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Tamland misses
and Out counters with a body kick that stops Tamland in his tracks momentarily.
Tamland tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamland has managed to clinch.
Tamland keeps control of Out as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamland lands with a right to the head.
Out can't break the clinch.
Out tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamland avoids it.
Tamland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Tamland leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland can't find room to land a body shot as Out controls the action.
Out wants to break free but Tamland has control.
Tamland throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Tamland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamland keeps control of Out as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brick Tamland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tamland lands a nice knee to the body.
Out tries to break the clinch but Tamland is controlling the position.
Out cracks Tamland with a nice body shot.
Tamland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Tamland.
Tamland struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Tamland trying to land knees to the body.
Out leaning against his opponent.
Tamland looking to throw knees to the head but Out is blocking nicely.
Tamland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Out has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamland slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Tamland lands a nice looking body kick.
Out misses with a looping left.
Tamland lands a nice hook to Out's body. Out takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tamland throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out fails in his attempt to clinch.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Tamland.
Out smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland has managed to clinch.
Tamland tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Tamland misses with a body punch.
Tamland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tamland lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tamland.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but Tamland blocks with his arms.
Tamland scores with a shoulder strike.
Tamland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Out breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Out's sensitive parts.
Out throws a hook but Tamland blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamland has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Out avoiding damage as Tamland throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out looks to land a left hand but Tamland moved out of range nicely.
Tamland moves into the clinch.
Out breaks the clinch.
Out throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamland avoids the head kick by Out.
Out is looking to clinch.
Tamland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Out wants to clinch.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Out breaks from the clinch.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Out.
Tamland scores with a body shot.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out throws a head kick but Tamland moves out of range.
Donk. Tamland catches Out right on the button with a cross.
Tamland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamland cracks the inside of Out's front leg.
Out tries to clinch up but Tamland circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Out moves out of range of the leg kick from Tamland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Tamland pushes him off.
Out moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Out up against the cage.
Out prevents a body shot from Tamland.
Tamland struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Tamland misses with some punches.
Tamland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamland is working Out over against the cage.
Out wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamland won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Tamland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tamland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Out is keeping busy.
Tamland can't find room to land a body shot as Out controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out tries to clinch but Tamland is having none of it.
Out throws a head kick but Tamland moves out of range.
Out pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Out is looking to clinch but Tamland is avoiding it.
Tamland connects with a nice looking jab.
Tamland slips under a jab from Out.
Tamland throws a leg kick but Out moved away.
Tamland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Out checks it well.
Tamland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamland tries a head kick but it misses.
Out throws a head kick that half lands.
Tamland's corner calls for a 1-2. Tamland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a head kick.
Tamland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Tamland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Help Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Out is looking to land body kicks.
Tamland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland cracks a nice hook into Out's ribs.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out checks a low kick from Tamland.
Out is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tamland 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamland!
Brick Tamland 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bransen Garibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillicuddy Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bransen Garibold's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bransen Garibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, McGillicuddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibold throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibold.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Garibold misses.
Jab by Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garibold.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Garibold scores with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garibold.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Garibold misses with a low kick.
Garibold tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garibold moves into the clinch successfully.
Garibold wants to stall.
Garibold scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Garibold needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Garibold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garibold throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
McGillicuddy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a body punch but Garibold moves out of range.
Garibold throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook. Garibold ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garibold scores with a body shot.
Garibold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Garibold misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Garibold misses the target.
Garibold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garibold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garibold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garibold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Garibold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibold.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones staying out of range there.
Garibold tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Garibold fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bransen Garibold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garibold moves away from the strike by Jones.
Garibold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garibold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garibold scrambles back to his feet.
Garibold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Garibold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Jones misses.
Garibold misses with a hook.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garibold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Garibold.
Garibold missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garibold throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garibold.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Garibold ducks down to avoid it.
Garibold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garibold in his tracks.
Garibold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garibold is rocked!
Jones connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Garibold tumbling to the canvas! Jones pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Garibold was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). McGillicuddy Jones!
Our winner, McGillicuddy Jones, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehtmeht comes into the arena with shakira - ojos asi blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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186 lbs
24 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Mehtmeht sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mehtmeht swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mehtmeht might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Mehtmeht has wrist control.
Mehtmeht wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie postures up in Mehtmeht's guard and throws a big left but Mehtmeht blocks it.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mehtmeht looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mehtmeht is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mehtmeht has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mehtmeht wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Mehtmeht uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Mehtmeht!
Gracie has his foot on Mehtmeht's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mehtmeht works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mehtmeht has passed into half guard!
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Mehtmeht is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mehtmeht is on him like a limpet, forcing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mehtmeht prevents it.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht lands with a right to the head.
Mehtmeht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mehtmeht gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mehtmeht lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Mehtmeht on the inside.
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Mehtmeht turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht working aggressively here.
Gracie jumps guard but Mehtmeht stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Mehtmeht throws a head punch that misses.
Mehtmeht struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Mehtmeht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Mehtmeht lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a head punch that misses.
Mehtmeht misses with an elbow strike.
Mehtmeht is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mehtmeht down to the mat. Mehtmeht avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A low kick from Mehtmeht is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mehtmeht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehtmeht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Mehtmeht slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Mehtmeht attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Mehtmeht sprawls well.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Mehtmeht is looking to land body kicks.
Mehtmeht throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mehtmeht but Mehtmeht pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Mehtmeht is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mehtmeht will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mehtmeht fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mehtmeht tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie dives in and grabs Mehtmeht's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mehtmeht pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Mehtmeht scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Mehtmeht bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mehtmeht feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mehtmeht throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mehtmeht lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mehtmeht tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mehtmeht to the ground. Mehtmeht escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mehtmeht looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Mehtmeht manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mehtmeht.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Mehtmeht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mehtmeht throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Mehtmeht's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Mehtmeht with a series of wild strikes but Mehtmeht uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Mehtmeht's ribs.
Mehtmeht lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mehtmeht tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehtmeht is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mehtmeht misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Mehtmeht dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mehtmeht connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mehtmeht swivels and escapes.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Jafar Mehtmeht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Mehtmeht takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Mehtmeht misses.
Mehtmeht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mehtmeht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mehtmeht was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Mehtmeht dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie pushes Mehtmeht off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Mehtmeht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Mehtmeht there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mehtmeht looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mehtmeht cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht just misses with a punch to the body.
Mehtmeht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehtmeht stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mehtmeht wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mehtmeht sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mehtmeht takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Mehtmeht looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehtmeht lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jafar Mehtmeht is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Mehtmeht.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mehtmeht, right into the meat.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mehtmeht decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Ryan Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mehtmeht has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehtmeht decides to stand back up. Mehtmeht steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mehtmeht can pounce on him.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a hook but Mehtmeht avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mehtmeht defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Mehtmeht into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Mehtmeht showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mehtmeht has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Mehtmeht!
Jafar Mehtmeht decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Barron has chosen Ave Satani as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Colin Barron enters the cage!
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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
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Barron!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
We've been told by Griffin's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griffin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barron throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barron looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Barron lands with a straight right. Griffin didn't see that one coming.
Barron scores with a leg kick.
Barron lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barron tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Barron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barron takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Barron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Barron.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Barron didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick but Barron moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Barron counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Barron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barron lands with an overhand left.
Griffin gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Griffin tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Barron is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Griffin buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Griffin!! Griffin is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Barron throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Barron!
A very excited looking Colin Barron made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballestrazzi slips under a jab from Coon.
Coon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballestrazzi.
Coon misses with an uppercut
and Ballestrazzi counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ballestrazzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ballestrazzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coon keeps working.
Coon wants to control but Ballestrazzi is keeping busy.
Coon tries to roll over but Ballestrazzi keeps him under control.
Coon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ballestrazzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ballestrazzi's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coon misses with an elbow to the head.
Coon throwing sloppy strikes.
Coon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ballestrazzi wants to control his opponent's hands but Coon gets his hands free.
Coon misses with a punch to the head.
Coon looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon struggling to land strikes to the head as Ballestrazzi covers up.
Ballestrazzi is taking damage to the body and head.
Coon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Coon avoiding Ballestrazzi 's attempts to control his hands.
Ballestrazzi avoids the strikes from Coon.
Ballestrazzi just looking to survive in the bad position.
Coon gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Coon tries to keep control of the position but Ballestrazzi is staying busy.
Ballestrazzi avoids the strikes from Coon.
Coon is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ballestrazzi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Coon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coon thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon has the hooks in. Ballestrazzi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Coon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ballestrazzi just looking to survive in the bad position.
Coon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ballestrazzi trying to control the hands but Coon won't let him.
Coon lands strikes to the head.
Ballestrazzi tries to escape the position.
Ballestrazzi covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coon thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ballestrazzi staying busy and making it hard for Coon to control.
Coon throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Coon go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ballestrazzi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coon punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ballestrazzi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Coon.
Ballestrazzi trying to control the position but Coon manages to sink in the hooks.
Coon struggling to land strikes to the head as Ballestrazzi covers up.
Ballestrazzi covering up well under a series of strikes from Coon.
Coon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ballestrazzi is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Coon 's hooks.
Poor strikes thrown by Coon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon lands a heavy elbow.
Coon looking to finish with strikes here!
Ballestrazzi is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Ballestrazzi is looking to improve his position but Coon isn't that keen on the idea.
Coon working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon avoids the attempt from Ballestrazzi to control.
Coon looking to ground and pound but Ballestrazzi is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coon misses with a hook
and Ballestrazzi counters with a leg kick.
Coon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballestrazzi finds it's way round the side to connect with Coon's head.
Coon lands a nice looking body shot.
Coon scores with a jab to the body.
Coon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballestrazzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Coon coming out on top.
Coon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballestrazzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Coon.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coon.
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!
Coon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coon misses with an uppercut. Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
Coon shoots for a takedown but Ballestrazzi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballestrazzi. Ballestrazzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Ballestrazzi as Coon shoots in.
A jab from Ballestrazzi does it's job there.
Coon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ballestrazzi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Ballestrazzi.
Danga de danga de dang - Ballestrazzi scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coon pushes Ballestrazzi away with a front kick.
Coon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ballestrazzi pinned against the cage. Ballestrazzi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballestrazzi tries to clinch
and Coon counters with a straight right hand.
Coon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ballestrazzi did well to prevent Coon getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ballestrazzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi has hold of Coon's hands but Coon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coon wants to free his trapped foot but Ballestrazzi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ballestrazzi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ballestrazzi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Coon there.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ballestrazzi trying to control here.
Ballestrazzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coon.
Ballestrazzi trying to control but Coon postures up.
Ballestrazzi keeping control of the position.
Ballestrazzi wants to get back to full guard.
Coon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ballestrazzi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Coon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon throwing shots but Ballestrazzi is blocking nicely.
Coon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coon trying to control from half guard but Ballestrazzi is working away.
Coon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ballestrazzi defending well though.
Coon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ballestrazzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coon.
Coon is keen to just control but Ballestrazzi is a slippery customer.
Agamemnon Coon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coon working over Ballestrazzi with some ground and pound. Ballestrazzi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballestrazzi tries to roll over but Coon keeps him under control.
Coon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ballestrazzi defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Coon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coon blocks a jab.
Ballestrazzi cracks the inside of Coon's front leg.
A cross from Coon lands.
Ballestrazzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coon.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Coon.
Ballestrazzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ballestrazzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Coon as he checks the leg kick.
Coon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballestrazzi's calf.
Ballestrazzi stuffs the takedown attempt from Coon. Coon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballestrazzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ballestrazzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coon.
Coon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballestrazzi takes a swing at Coon's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballestrazzi!
Coon throws a big shot that misses.
Ballestrazzi leaves Coon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballestrazzi scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballestrazzi lands with a hook. Coon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coon misses with an uppercut. Ballestrazzi saw that one coming.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coon misses with a hook. Ballestrazzi ducked under it nicely.
Coon shoots in and gets a takedown into Ballestrazzi's guard.
Ballestrazzi keeping full guard, as Coon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Agamemnon Coon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coon is fighting to break Ballestrazzi's control of his arms but Ballestrazzi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ballestrazzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coon.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi is controlling Coon's posture.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon stopping the sweep attempt from Ballestrazzi.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ballestrazzi pulls Coon in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coon throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coon throwing strikes from guard but Ballestrazzi blocks nicely.
Coon looking to pass the guard.
Ballestrazzi controlling the position.
Coon looking to pass the guard.
Coon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballestrazzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballestrazzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Agamemnon Coon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agamemnon Coon!
A less than humble Agamemnon Coon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes into the arena with Godsmack - Voodoo blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durga connects with a single shot there.
Durga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durga.
Durga checks a low kick from Garnett.
Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durga moves away from the strike by Garnett.
Durga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garnett's head.
Garnett connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durga scores with a nice body kick.
Durga throws out a leg kick but Garnett moves out of range and Durga only half commits.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Garnett has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Durga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Durga moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durga. Durga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durga misses with a kick to the body.
Durga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick from Durga.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Garnett takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Durga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durga has time to react.
Durga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garnett.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Garnett.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett cracks a nice hook into Durga's ribs.
Kevin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durga. That did some damage!
Garnett cracks Durga with an open hand slap.
Garnett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durga. That did some damage!
Durga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Garnett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garnett lands with a nice body kick.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Durga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garnett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Garnett.
Durga throws a front kick that sends Garnett stumbling back into the cage.
Durga clinches.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garnett avoids it.
Durga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garnett blocks it with crossed arms.
Durga lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnett tries to stall but Durga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but Garnett blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garnett gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett content to stall in guard here.
Garnett stands and throws Durga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Durga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durga scores with a body shot.
Durga thows a body shot but no joy.
Garnett blocks the body kick.
Durga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durga checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garnett.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Durga is just out of range.
Durga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Durga misses with a leg kick.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett moves forwards but Durga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durga misses with a low kick.
Durga throws a leg kick but Garnett checks it.
Garnett throws a low kick but Durga moves out of range easily.
Garnett lands a nice hook to Durga's body. Durga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garnett catches Durga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durga throws out a leg kick but Garnett moves out of range and Durga only half commits.
Garnett throws a sloppy body shot
and Durga counters with a head kick. That will keep Garnett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett scores with a hook to the body. Durga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garnett avoids a kick to the body.
Durga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Durga misses with a low kick.
Durga is looking to land body kicks.
Garnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kevin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garnett lands a leg kick that knocks Durga off balance momentarily.
Garnett lands with a nice body punch.
Durga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garnett punishes Durga's body with a nice straight punch.
Garnett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durga dodges the punch combination from Garnett.
Garnett throws out a leg kick but Durga moves out of range and Garnett only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett scores with a sloppy right hand. Durga should have avoided that one.
Garnett wants to land a leg kick but Durga is out of range.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durga.
Durga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garnett digs a good hook to Durga's body.
Durga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garnett cracks Durga with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Durga falls to his knees and Garnett 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 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Garnett!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Garnett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bivar comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Back In Black. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rhymes's choice of entrance music: Winter Warz. Luciano Bivar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Busta Rhymes's chin.
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214 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Bivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rhymes counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Luciano Bivar has been cut.
Bivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhymes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bivar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhymes.
Bivar 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.
Bivar tries to clinch up.
Rhymes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bivar rushes Rhymes and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bivar.
Rhymes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bivar up against the cage.
Rhymes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bivar misses the shot to the body.
Bivar slips a jab from Rhymes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rhymes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bivar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rhymes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhymes blocks a head kick by Bivar.
Rhymes throws out a loose jab but Bivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano Bivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bivar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhymes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhymes blocks a head kick by Bivar.
Bivar forces Rhymes back against the cage and clinches.
Rhymes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rhymes misses with the head strike.
Rhymes throws a head punch that misses.
Rhymes is trying to break free.
Rhymes tries to break the clinch but Bivar is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bivar misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bivar tries to land a knee to the head but Rhymes blocks with his arms.
Rhymes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Busta Rhymes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhymes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bivar.
Bivar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rhymes counters with an inside leg kick.
Rhymes throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bivar wants to clinch.
Bivar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bivar ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Bivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhymes avoids the head kick by Bivar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bivar.
Rhymes throws a sloppy head kick and Bivar moves out of range easily.
Bivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhymes.
Rhymes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bivar lands with an overhand left.
Rhymes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bivar in his tracks.
Bivar has closed the distance and engaged Rhymes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bivar has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rhymes wants to stall.
Bivar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Bivar fails to land.
Bivar looking to stall.
Rhymes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bivar is looking to clinch but Rhymes is avoiding it.
Bivar moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rhymes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rhymes breaks the clinch.
Rhymes misses with a hook
and Bivar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhymes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Rhymes does no damage.
Rhymes jabs Bivar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bivar is looking to clinch but Rhymes is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Bivar.
Bivar throws a sloppy head kick
and Rhymes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bivar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bivar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rhymes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bivar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rhymes is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bivar's cut.
That's time! Bivar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhymes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bivars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bivar looks to clinch
and Rhymes counters with a crisp right that sends Bivar to the canvas! Rhymes follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Busta Rhymes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Busta Rhymes thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alvarez. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson tries to work over Chavez's front leg with a kick but Chavez checks it.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Chavez.
Chavez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson staying out of range there.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez connects with a high kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Chavez scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Chavez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Chavez!
After winning the bout, Hugo Chavez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
260 lbs
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305 lbs
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tallak Hrolf !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek dips to his left and cracks Hrolf with an uppercut!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hrolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Malek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hrolf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Malek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek is trying to get back to full guard.
Malek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hrolf is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Malek tries to hold on but Hrolf postures up.
Malek is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hrolf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Malek is trying to escape the mount.
Hrolf is landing with some decent strikes but Malek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Malek is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Malek is out cold - huge knockout for Hrolf !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tallak Hrolf !
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pop
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