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SFL 66 Fraizer vs Somchaimy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlos Helms has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyoshi manages to avoid it.
Helms lands a slapping body shot.
Helms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi throws a head kick but Helms moves out of range.
Helms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helms missing with a left hand there. Akiyoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akiyoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helms.
Helms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helms stuffs the takedown attempt from Akiyoshi. Akiyoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Helms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akiyoshi.
Helms swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akiyoshi.
Helms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyoshi moves away.
Akiyoshi scores with a takedown into Helms's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiyoshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akiyoshi passes Helms's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helms is trying to maintain the position but Akiyoshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Helms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi throwing shots but Helms is blocking nicely.
Akiyoshi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helms is pressing down on Akiyoshi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Akiyoshi distracts Helms with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Akiyoshi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Akiyoshi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helms not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Helms avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akiyoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akiyoshi throwing strikes from guard but Helms blocks nicely.
Akiyoshi lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akiyoshi forces his way into half guard.
Akiyoshi wants to control but Helms is keeping him busy.
Helms wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helms is refusing to be controlled, as Akiyoshi sits in half guard.
Helms pushes Akiyoshi off looking to stand but Akiyoshi dives back in and keeps control.
Helms trying to hold on to Akiyoshi's head to control him but Akiyoshi postures up.
Akiyoshi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Helms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Helms can't escape the position.
Helms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Helms can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Helms tries to hold on but Akiyoshi pushes him away.
Akiyoshi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Akiyoshi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Akiyoshi trying to control but Helms is having none of it.
Akiyoshi dominating with strikes here.
Helms really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Helms wants to control but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
Akiyoshi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyoshi lands with some strikes.
Akiyoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akiyoshi scoring with strikes but Helms is staying in there.
Akiyoshi landing strikes from the mount and Helms is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi unloading with bombs!
Akiyoshi lands a couple of good shots and Helms has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Akiyoshi lands strikes to the head.
Akiyoshi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Helms is looking for a way out.
Akiyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Akiyoshi trying to control.
Helms covers up after that shot from Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Helms!
Akiyoshi lands strikes to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helms looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Helms rolls, trying to escape but Akiyoshi keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Akiyoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Akiyoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Helms sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akiyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Akiyoshi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Helms quickly recovers to half guard.
Akiyoshi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Akiyoshi is nestled in close to Helms, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akiyoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akiyoshi passes to full mount!
Akiyoshi lands a nice shot to the head.
Akiyoshi with a couple of short strikes.
Akiyoshi is trying to control here but Helms has managed 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!
Helms holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms is not content to let Akiyoshi control the position.
Akiyoshi drops an elbow to the side of Helms's head.
Helms wants to control but Akiyoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Akiyoshi prevents Helms from improving his position.
Akiyoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helms keeps working.
Akiyoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helms's head.
Akiyoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helms defending well though.
Akiyoshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helms is controlling Akiyoshi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Akiyoshi trying to mount his opponent but Helms defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akiyoshi is working away from the top position though.
Akiyoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Helms wants to improve his position but Akiyoshi is controlling well.
Akiyoshi is trying to control. Helms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takahiro Akiyoshi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akiyoshi working the head and body with strikes.
Akiyoshi thows a huge punch but Helms dodges it nicely.
Akiyoshi drops an elbow to the side of Helms's head.
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!
Akiyoshi working over Helms with some ground and pound. Helms looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helms is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akiyoshi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Akiyoshi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akiyoshi wants to free his trapped foot but Helms is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Helms wants to control but Akiyoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akiyoshi lands with a punch from half guard.
Akiyoshi content to control rather than advance.
Akiyoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helms keeps working.
Akiyoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helms has hold of Akiyoshi's hands but Akiyoshi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akiyoshi wants to control but Helms is keeping him busy.
Akiyoshi working Helms over with strikes.
Helms is looking to control Akiyoshi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Helms avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Akiyoshi seems content to control.
Akiyoshi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helms wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akiyoshi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Helms does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helms avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akiyoshi.
Helms is refusing to be controlled, as Akiyoshi sits in half guard.
Helms gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helms keeping moving, preventing Akiyoshi from controlling successfully.
Helms is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Akiyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Helms looks to land a combination but Akiyoshi avoids it well.
Akiyoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Helms 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.
Helms misses with a body shot.
Akiyoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akiyoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helms.
Helms throws a right and a left that Akiyoshi avoids nicely.
Akiyoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helms.
Akiyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyoshi misses with a wild combination.
Akiyoshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Helms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akiyoshi cracks Helms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helms lands with a nice combination. Akiyoshi backs away looking to recover.
Akiyoshi misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helms throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helms fails to land with a series of punches.
Helms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akiyoshi ducks under a wild hook from Helms.
Helms throws the left hand but Akiyoshi avoids the punch easily.
Akiyoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helms connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akiyoshi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos Helms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helms misses with a body shot.
Carlos Helms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helms tries to sprawl but Akiyoshi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Akiyoshi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akiyoshi slips a nice elbow through Helms's hands, connecting with Helms's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyoshi uses his free foot to push down on Helms's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Helms.
Takahiro Akiyoshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akiyoshi cracks Helms with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Akiyoshi.
Akiyoshi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Helms tries to lock up and control but Akiyoshi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Helms is in all sorts of trouble here.
Helms is squirming around, avoiding Akiyoshi's attempts to control the action.
Helms working to try and regain half guard.
Akiyoshi wants to control the pace but Helms is squirming around nicely.
Helms is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi lands a big shot there that rocks Helms but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Akiyoshi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Akiyoshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiyoshi with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Helms that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Helms is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Akiyoshi controlling the pace for now.
Helms wants to control but Akiyoshi is having none of it.
Akiyoshi with shots to the head and body - Helms looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyoshi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Helms is desperately trying to improve his position but Akiyoshi has a good base and remains in mount.
Akiyoshi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helms in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Akiyoshi landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Akiyoshi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Akiyoshi controlling the pace for now.
Helms tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlos Helms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helms taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takahiro Akiyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akiyoshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takahiro Akiyoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into the arena with Papa Roach - Do or die blaring out of the sound system. Morten Paulsen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caol Uno!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Uno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulsen catches Uno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Uno.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Uno ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen 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.
Uno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Uno slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a body shot.
Uno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uno.
Nice straight punches there by Paulsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paulsen.
Uno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paulsen working a defensive guard here.
Paulsen keeping full guard, as Uno tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulsen, not yet.
Uno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uno throwing strikes from guard but Paulsen blocks nicely.
Uno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paulsen's head.
Uno throws an elbow that misses. Paulsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uno's guard. Nice move by Paulsen!
Uno tries to strike from the bottom.
Uno wants to sweep here but Paulsen controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno keeping full guard, as Paulsen tries to pass.
Paulsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paulsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paulsen stopping the sweep attempt from Uno.
Uno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno is still trying to improve position.
Uno keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paulsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morten Paulsen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Uno slips under a jab.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Uno's head but Uno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Uno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Uno counters with a takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Uno seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caol Uno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Paulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uno finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulsen's head.
Uno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Uno looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen with a nice cross.
Uno tries for a takedown but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Uno ducked under it nicely.
Uno closes the distance and clinches up with Paulsen, looking for a takedown. Uno pushes Paulsen against the cage but Paulsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut. Uno saw that one coming.
Uno misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Uno throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uno is able to avoid easily.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulsen misses with a jab to the body
and Uno counters with a shoot takedown. Paulsen fights it but they end up in guard.
Uno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paulsen keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
Paulsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uno manages to get himself to full guard.
Uno keeping full guard, as Paulsen tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulsen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paulsen!
Paulsen tries to lock up and control but Uno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Uno scoring with strikes but Paulsen is staying in there.
Uno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uno sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Uno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to hold on but Uno pushes him away.
Paulsen can't escape the position.
Uno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uno lands a nice shot to the head.
Paulsen is rocked!
Uno looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Paulsen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caol Uno!
A victorious Caol Uno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragner Thlekbuidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragner Thlekbuidi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Thlekbuidi misses with a takedown
and Dantes counters with a left to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dantes lands a jab to Thlekbuidi's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Dantes there.
Thlekbuidi shoots and misses
and Dantes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thlekbuidi thinking.
Dantes lands the left hand.
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!
Thlekbuidi shoots in but Dantes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragner Thlekbuidi.
Thlekbuidi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dantes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dantes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thlekbuidi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thlekbuidi looks winded!
Thlekbuidi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dantes lunges at Thlekbuidi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thlekbuidi's hand.
Dantes cracks Thlekbuidi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Thlekbuidi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dantes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Thlekbuidi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Gago (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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Gago!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gago swings widly with a right hand
and Habana moves into the clinch.
Gago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Igor Gago has been cut.
Habana lands an elbow just above Gago 's eye.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Habana has Gago pressed against the cage, preventing Gago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Habana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gago is trying to break free.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Habana.
Habana leaning against his opponent.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Gago avoids the damage to the body.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Gago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago tries to circle away but Habana has him pinned against the cage.
Gago wants to break free but Habana has control.
Habana has Gago pressed against the cage, preventing Gago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gago takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Igor Gago's cut even more.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Gago shrugs off.
Habana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habana lands a nice knee to the body.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
The cut above Igor Gago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gago tries to break the clinch but Habana is controlling the position.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gago is trying to push Habana away but Habana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gago looks winded!
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gago's defenses.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Igor Gago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Habana just leaning against Gago, taking a breather.
Habana misses with a knee strike.
Gago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Habana lands a knee to the body.
Gago takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Gago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bryan Habana!
A very excited looking Bryan Habana rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nightrain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hendricks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaeger misses the target.
Josef Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses.
Jaeger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 48CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Hendricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaeger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendricks somewhat.
Jaeger throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaeger throws a leg kick but Hendricks checks it.
Jaeger has his takedown stuffed
and Hendricks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jaeger!
Hendricks wants to control but Jaeger is keeping him busy.
Hendricks cracks Jaeger with a big elbow.
Jaeger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Jaeger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hendricks staying calm.
Jaeger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendricks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaeger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jaeger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hendricks controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is looking to get to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hendricks working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hendricks trying to control but Jaeger is having none of it.
Hendricks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaeger is looking to escape.
Hendricks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jaeger hang on?
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a heavy elbow.
Hendricks with good strikes from the mount here!
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendricks with shots to the head and body - Jaeger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hendricks scoring with strikes but Jaeger is staying in there.
Jaeger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jaeger bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hendricks and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Hendricks!
Ashley Hendricks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Wilczy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt's entrance music is Trenches by Pop Evil. A fine choice. Matthew Godbolt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Wilczy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Wilczy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt dives in and scores a takedown into Wilczy's guard.
Godbolt drops back looking for a leg! Wilczy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilczy manages to kick Godbolt off! Godbolt jumps back into Wilczy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilczy is keeping the position for now.
Godbolt distracts Wilczy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Godbolt throwing strikes but missing.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilczy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt drops back looking for a leg! Wilczy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilczy manages to kick Godbolt off! Godbolt jumps back into Wilczy's guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilczy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilczy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Godbolt wants to pass the guard but Wilczy is keeping the position.
Wilczy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Godbolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilczy's guard.
Godbolt seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wilczy is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matthew Godbolt!
A relieved looking Matthew Godbolt 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Mendoza misses with a combination
and De Payens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends De Payens's belly button to the back.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Payens.
A jab from De Payens does it's job there.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by De Payens.
De Payens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
Mendoza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Payens slips a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - De Payens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of De Payens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Payens clinches up against the cage.
De Payens lands with a right to the head.
De Payens has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Payens lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Payens lands a left hand.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that De Payens 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.
Mendoza leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Payens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from De Payens.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but De Payens won't allow it.
Mendoza looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Payens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but De Payens has double underhooks.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Payens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens scores with a hook.
De Payens dips to his left and cracks Mendoza with an uppercut!
De Payens throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and De Payens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendoza thinking.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. De Payens moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and De Payens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendoza's knee momentarily.
De Payens lands with a shot to the body.
De Payens throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
De Payens feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mendoza sprawling to the canvas! Mendoza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Payens finish him?!
Mendoza is rocked!
It looks like Luis Mendoza has been cut.
De Payens fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mendoza square on the jaw! Damn, Mendoza is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugues De Payens!
In his post fight interview, Hugues De Payens gave a big smile as he said 'Mendoza was tough, but I am tougher. I'm ready to start facing some champions! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (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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168 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Capoeira pinned against the cage. Capoeira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capoeira.
Tarzan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tarzan wants to control but Capoeira is keeping him busy.
Capoeira dodges the ground and pound from Tarzan.
Capoeira wants to control but Tarzan postures up.
Capoeira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Capoeira tries to get out of the position.
Tarzan prevents Capoeira from escaping the position.
Capoeira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarzan on the ground.
An elbow from Tarzan crashes against the mat.
Tarzan cracks Capoeira with a big elbow.
Tarzan trying to control the action but Capoeira is working from the bottom.
Tarzan cracks Capoeira with a big right hand but Capoeira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tarzan.
Tarzan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarzan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tarzan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tarzan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tarzan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tarzan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan grinds an elbow into Capoeira's temple.
Tarzan in side control, throwing shots but Capoeira defends.
Tarzan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Capoeira, who protects the arm well.
Tarzan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tarzan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tarzan working the head with strikes.
Capoeira regains half guard.
Tarzan is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarzan is trying to control. Capoeira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capoeira has hold of Tarzan's hands but Tarzan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tarzan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Capoeira to regain full guard.
Tarzan stands and throws Capoeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tarzan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Capoeira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tarzan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lithe Tarzan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarzan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Capoeira as he jumps to the side.
Tarzan fails with the takedown
and Tarzan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Capoeira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarzan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Capoeira's guard.
Tarzan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarzan is looking to work some ground and pound but Capoeira has wrist control.
Tarzan wants to control from the top but Capoeira keeps moving.
Tarzan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Capoeira's head.
Capoeira being controlled here, momentarily.
Capoeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira keeping moving, preventing Tarzan from controlling successfully.
Tarzan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarzan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Capoeira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tarzan has hold of Capoeira's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Capoeira tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tarzan cranks the arm and Capoeira screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Capoeira, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lithe Tarzan!
Lithe Tarzan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Foreman Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Foreman Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Somchaimy ducks down to avoid it.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of Foreman Frazier's side.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy throws a series of punches but Foreman Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Foreman Frazier scores with a jab. Somchaimy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Foreman Frazier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Somchaimy misses with a leg kick.
Somchaimy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foreman Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Foreman Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foreman Frazier's calf.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy throws a head kick that Foreman Frazier semi-blocks.
It looks like Cassius Foreman Frazier has been cut.
We've been told by Foreman Frazier's head coaches at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Foreman Frazier misses.
Somchaimy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somchaimy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foreman Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somchaimy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Somchaimy 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.
Sloppy strikes from Foreman Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Foreman Frazier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Somchaimy slams his shin into Foreman Frazier's torso.
Foreman Frazier is breathing heavily.
Somchaimy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman Frazier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Somchaimy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Somchaimy counters with a nice body kick.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foreman Frazier's calf.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Somchaimy scores with a head kick. Foreman Frazier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Foreman Frazier takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somchaimy lands a jab to the head.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Foreman Frazier's ribs.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of Foreman Frazier's side.
Somchaimy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foreman Frazier avoids the body shot from Somchaimy.
An inside leg kick lands from Somchaimy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that misses.
Somchaimy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foreman Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy misses with a head kick.
Foreman Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy feints and then cracks Foreman Frazier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foreman Frazier down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somchaimy connects with an inside leg kick.
Somchaimy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somchaimy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foreman Frazier under the eye.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somchaimy closes the distance and pushes Foreman Frazier back into the cage.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but Foreman Frazier blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman Frazier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Somchaimy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Somchaimy lands a shot to the body.
Somchaimy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy has Foreman Frazier pushed against the cage.
Somchaimy tries to work over Foreman Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Somchaimy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foreman Frazier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman Frazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Somchaimy is looking to chop away at Foreman Frazier's legs.
Foreman Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Somchaimy slips the punch.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot.
Foreman Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Somchaimy slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy misses with a leg kick.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Somchaimy throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Foreman Frazier'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.
Foreman Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Foreman Frazier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Somchaimy lands a really nice looking cross but Foreman Frazier seems unphased.
Somchaimy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a straight right.
Somchaimy scores with a push kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foreman Frazier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Somchaimy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Foreman Frazier misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somchaimy. That's going to slow Foreman Frazier down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foreman Frazier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Somchaimy - the referee stops the clock and Foreman Frazier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Somchaimy. Foreman Frazier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Somchaimy tries a head kick but it misses.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Somchaimy thows a body shot but no joy.
Somchaimy scores with a jab.
Somchaimy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Somchaimy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Somchaimy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Somchaimy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Somchaimy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Somchaimy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Somchaimy cracks Foreman Frazier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somchaimy.
That kick from Somchaimy tenderised Foreman Frazier's leg. Foreman Frazier is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Somchaimy!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands with a slapping head kick.
Somchaimy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foreman Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Foreman Frazier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Foreman Frazier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy digs a good hook to Foreman Frazier's body.
Oh Foreman Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman Frazier misses with a looping left.
Foreman Frazier seems to have got his legs back now.
Somchaimy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy lands a big head kick that sends Foreman Frazier tumbling to the mat! Somchaimy takes a step backwards and waves Foreman Frazier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foreman Frazier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somchaimy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foreman Frazier. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somchaimy ducks under a wild hook from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier swings widly with a right hand
and Somchaimy counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick from Somchaimy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Foreman Frazier's ribs.
Somchaimy closes the distance and clinches.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Somchaimy with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Foreman Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman Frazier throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman Frazier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foreman Frazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman Frazier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somchaimy misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier is trying to force a seperation but Somchaimy has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Somchaimy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somchaimy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foreman Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Somchaimy won't allow it.
Somchaimy is working Foreman Frazier over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foreman Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Somchaimy is controlling him.
Somchaimy lands with a left to the head.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Somchaimy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman Frazier misses the target.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Foreman Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Somchaimy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foreman Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Somchaimy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cassius Foreman Frazier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Foreman Frazier catches Somchaimy right on the button with a cross.
Foreman Frazier throws a right and a left that Somchaimy avoids nicely.
Somchaimy moves out of range as Foreman Frazier strikes.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Somchaimy scores with a leg kick.
Somchaimy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Somchaimy connects with a body shot.
Somchaimy lands a right hook to the body.
Somchaimy looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman Frazier is just out of range.
Somchaimy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman Frazier's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somchaimy tries to clinch but Foreman Frazier moves out of range.
Foreman Frazier misses with a combination
and Somchaimy counters with a left to the body.
Foreman Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foreman Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchaimy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Somchaimy tries to land a front kick but Foreman Frazier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Somchaimy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Somchaimy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman Frazier's sensitive parts.
Somchaimy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Somchaimy lands a body shot.
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!
Somchaimy feints and then cracks Foreman Frazier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foreman Frazier down.
Somchaimy is looking to clinch but Foreman Frazier is avoiding it.
Somchaimy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foreman Frazier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Foreman Frazier as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Somchaimy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foreman Frazier at a distance.
Foreman Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Somchaimy ducks down to avoid it.
Somchaimy thumps Foreman Frazier with a low kick.
Somchaimy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foreman Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Somchaimy's head.
Somchaimy throws a head kick but Foreman Frazier moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier with a nice cross.
Foreman Frazier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Somchaimy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foreman Frazier.
Cassius Foreman Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy slips a jab and a cross from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foreman Frazier misses with a wild combination.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Somchaimy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Foreman Frazier finds it's way through Somchaimy's defenses.
Foreman Frazier tries to bum rush Somchaimy with a series of wild strikes but Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Somchaimy punishes Foreman Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Somchaimy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somchaimy tests Foreman Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman Frazier misses with a right hand
and Somchaimy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foreman Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Somchaimy seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier misses with a combination
and Somchaimy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somchaimy.
Crunch! Somchaimy slams his shin into Foreman Frazier's torso.
Somchaimy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Somchaimy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somchaimy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somchaimy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Somchaimy.
Foreman Frazier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Somchaimy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foreman Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy wants to clinch.
Foreman Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Somchaimy's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nopparat Somchaimy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Somchaimy 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nopparat Somchaimy!
Cassius Foreman Frazier was interviewed post fight and said 'Nopparat is a great fighter and was awesome tonight. But I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by KO muzik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Jos Ricci!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos Jos Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Murray. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray works the jab nicely.
It looks like Carlos Jos Ricci has been cut.
Jos Ricci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Jos Ricci looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Jos Ricci persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Jos Ricci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jos Ricci working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jos Ricci throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray's head but Murray avoids it well.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Murray is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at [CBK] Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jos Ricci working away.
Murray is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jos Ricci grinds an elbow into Murray's temple.
Murray sneaks back into half guard.
Murray trying to control but Jos Ricci postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jos Ricci lands a nice short elbow.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Jos Ricci is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jos Ricci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jos Ricci lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murray taking some punishment here, with Jos Ricci in his half guard.
Murray tries to roll over but Jos Ricci keeps him under control.
Jos Ricci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Jos Ricci working over Murray with some ground and pound. Murray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jos Ricci thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jos Ricci working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murray actively working from the bottom here.
Jos Ricci looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murray trying to hold on to Jos Ricci's head to control him but Jos Ricci postures up.
Jos Ricci is just content to waste time from the top position. Murray takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murray looking to control.
Jos Ricci trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Jos Ricci content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jos Ricci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jos Ricci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jos Ricci stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jos Ricci.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray has momentary wrist control but Jos Ricci slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jos Ricci defends it easily.
Jos Ricci is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murray is rocked!
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jos Ricci manages to get himself to full guard.
Jos Ricci looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jos Ricci looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murray passes into side control.
Murray has control of an arm but Jos Ricci manages to advance to Murray's back!
You can see the frustration on Murray's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murray manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jos Ricci's guard. Nice work there by Murray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jos Ricci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murray wants to control from the top but Jos Ricci keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a big right hand that misses.
Jos Ricci keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Jos Ricci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lee Murray just wasn't active enough.
Jos Ricci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Jos Ricci or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Lee Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Jos Ricci.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Jos Ricci fails with the takedown
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jos Ricci.
Jos Ricci looks for a takedown but Murray sprawls well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jos Ricci has his takedown stuffed
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jos Ricci shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Jos Ricci looks winded!
Jos Ricci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray drops Jos Ricci with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jos Ricci looks back up at him and smiles so Murray waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jos Ricci is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jos Ricci tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
In his post fight interview, Lee Murray gave a big smile as he said 'I'm going back to my roots and trying to knock everyone out. I've only lost by KO so its going to be me or you. I'm 30 and I still got about 10 fights in me and I plan on going hard. Kill or be killed from now on.'.
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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