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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shuji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music. Toni Touhu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shuji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Touhu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Touhu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Touhu swivels and escapes.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Touhu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shuji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakamura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakamura tries to control but Touhu wriggling away.
Touhu is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control but Touhu is having none of it.
Nakamura is looking to stand but Nakamura has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Touhu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Touhu defending well though.
Touhu is staying active underneath Nakamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touhu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Nakamura is going to stand back up.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Touhu is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touhu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Touhu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakamura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakamura's back!
You can see the frustration on Nakamura's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nakamura looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Touhu is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nakamura is defending well though. Touhu let's go of the attempt for now.
Touhu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
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!
Nakamura trying to control the hands but Touhu breaks the grip.
Touhu has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Nakamura is defending well but eventually Touhu manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Nakamura has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toni Touhu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ford (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calhoun can't get the takedown.
Calhoun gets underhooks to prevent Ford's takedown attempt.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calhoun manages to break the clinch.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calhoun as he jumps to the side.
Calhoun tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Calhoun closes the distance and clinches.
Calhoun manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calhoun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Calhoun in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Calhoun in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ford is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Calhoun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ford is still in real trouble! Can Calhoun finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ford tries to lock up and control but Calhoun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Calhoun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ford tries to hold on but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun dominating with strikes here.
Ford takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Calhoun's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Plavsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plavsic comes to the cage accompanied by spit it out. The key to victory for Billy Plavsic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Plavsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plavsic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plavsic closes the distance and clinches up with Mir, looking for a takedown. Plavsic pushes Mir against the cage but Mir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plavsic.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plavsic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billy Plavsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir looks gassed!
Plavsic tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Plavsic lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Plavsic.
Plavsic fails with the takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Plavsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plavsic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mir is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plavsic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Plavsic is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plavsic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Plavsic wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mir wants to control but Plavsic is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet.
Plavsic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plavsic with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Plavsic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Plavsic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mir is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir works his way into side control.
Plavsic is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
Plavsic struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plavsic is looking for a sweep.
Plavsic wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mir trying to control the action but Plavsic is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir shoots and misses
and Plavsic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Plavsic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plavsic.
Plavsic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plavsic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plavsic gets caught flat footed, as Mir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Plavsic looking for a sweep. Not yet Plavsic, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plavsic is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
Plavsic looking to control.
Plavsic is pulling down on Mir's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plavsic keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Plavsic tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plavsic sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plavsic misses with the combination.
Plavsic throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Plavsic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plavsic keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir is pushing down on Plavsic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Plavsic is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking to pass Plavsic's guard but actually Plavsic recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plavsic pulls Mir in close to his closed guard and prevents Mir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Plavsic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Plavsic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Plavsic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Plavsic is keeping the position.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Plavsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plavsic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Plavsic is keeping the position.
Plavsic wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plavsic working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Carcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carcer comes to the cage accompanied by "Caravans To Ur" by Melechesh. Tommi Dick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Carcer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Dick!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick lands a big right hand that sends Carcer crashing to the mat! Dick stays standing though and waves Carcer back to his feet!
It looks like Jonathan Carcer has been cut.
Dick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick connects with a stiff jab that staggers Carcer - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommi Dick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Heat it up. 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franklin misses with the combination.
Reggie Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Trevor Diaz has been cut.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin misses with a head kick.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Franklin - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Franklin. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Franklin misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Franklin counters with a nice leg kick.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz looks gassed!
Franklin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Franklin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Franklin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin misses with the combination.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Franklin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franklin misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Franklin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Franklin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Franklin wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Franklin counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franklin counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Franklin counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franklin duly obliges.
Franklin is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franklin can pounce on him.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Franklin misses the jab.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Diaz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Franklin has got the better of the exchanges.
Franklin misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reggie Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franklin.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Franklin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franklin scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Diaz'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. And we move into the final round!
A shot to the body from Franklin misses
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franklin throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franklin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Reggie Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Franklin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Franklin's body.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Franklin misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
Franklin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to de liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trevor Diaz.
Well Franklin 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Franklin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amanda Skott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Bustamante had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amanda Skott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Bustamante.
Skott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bustamante tries to clinch there but Skott circles away.
Skott tries to clinch up but Bustamante circles away and keeps his distance.
Skott misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bustamante.
Bustamante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skott momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Bustamante.
Skott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bustamante blocks a head kick by Skott.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bustamante.
It looks like Amanda Skott has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skott looks to clinch
and Bustamante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skott darts in trying to clinch
and Bustamante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skott looks gassed!
Bustamante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bustamante has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bustamante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante works on Skott's body with a couple of short punches.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bustamante.
Skott putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bustamante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bustamante lands an uppercut.
Bustamante lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Bustamante on the inside.
Bustamante leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bustamante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bustamante blocks it with crossed arms.
Bustamante will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skott up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bustamante - that landed with a thud.
Bustamante lands a hook that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante has Skott pushed against the cage.
Bustamante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skott or not.
Skott stalling in the clinch but Bustamante improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands a good knee to the midsection. Skott won't want to take too many of those.
Skott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Skott tries to stall but Bustamante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skott tries to land knees in the clinch but Bustamante avoids the damage to the body.
Bustamante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skott looking to slow down the pace here.
Bustamante dodges an elbow strike from Skott.
Bustamante lands a left hand.
Bustamante just leaning against Skott, taking a breather.
Skott tries a knee to the head but Bustamante blocks it.
Bustamante lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott letting Bustamante take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skott throws an elbow but misses.
Bustamante lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Bustamante.
Bustamante avoiding damage as Skott throws knees to the body.
Bustamante stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bustamante taking a breather.
Skott is trying to stall.
Bustamante presses Skott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bustamante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante avoids a wild elbow strike from Skott.
Bustamante lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bustamante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante slows down the pace here.
Skott misses with a knee to the head.
Bustamante pushes Skott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bustamante lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skott misses with a knee strike.
Bustamante cracks Skott with a nice body shot.
Bustamante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante scores with a shot to the side of Skott's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Bustamante.
A short body shot lands from Bustamante as the two fighters clinch.
Bustamante stalling against the cage.
Bustamante pushes Skott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Bustamante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amanda Skott's cut.
That's time! Bustamante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bustamante closes the distance and pushes Skott back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bustamante as Skott tries to tie him up.
Bustamante lands an uppercut.
Bustamante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bustamante avoids a wild elbow strike from Skott.
Bustamante taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Bustamante.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bustamante.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skott stalling in the clinch but Bustamante improves position.
Bustamante managing to block the knees to the body from Skott.
Skott is breathing heavily.
Bustamante has Skott pressed against the cage.
Skott tries a knee to the head but Bustamante blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a left hand.
Bustamante stalls.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bustamante blocks an elbow strike from Skott.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bustamante lands a right hand.
Bustamante avoids a wild elbow strike from Skott.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands an uppercut.
Bustamante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bustamante.
Skott tries to land knees in the clinch but Bustamante avoids the damage to the body.
Skott wants to stall.
Skott letting Bustamante take a breather here.
Skott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of stalling here from Bustamante.
Skott trying to control the position but instead, Bustamante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skott into the cage.
A hook to the body from Bustamante.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bustamante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bustamante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Bustamante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bustamante lands a hook that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Skott throws an elbow but it misses.
Bustamante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bustamante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skott can do to turn this around?
Bustamante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skott looking to stall.
Bustamante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bustamante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skott tries to stall but Bustamante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Bustamante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bustamante taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bustamante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bustamante is working Skott over against the cage.
A short right from Bustamante on the inside.
Come on Bustamante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skott throws an elbow but misses.
Bustamante pushes Skott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bustamante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skotts head.
Skott wants to stall.
Bustamante lands a left hand.
Bustamante stalls.
Emilio Bustamante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bustamante works on Skott's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bustamante.
Bustamante has Skott pressed against the cage.
Bustamante gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bustamante as Skott tries to tie him up.
Bustamante has Skott pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emilio Bustamante.
Skott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emilio Bustamante is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skott connects with a knee to the head.
Bustamante leaning against his opponent.
Skott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skott lands an elbow inside.
Bustamante effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bustamante for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Bustamante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amanda Skott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Skott misses with a head kick.
Skott tries to clinch up
and Bustamante counters with a series of strikes. Skott will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab lands there for Bustamante.
Bustamante darts in and clinches Skott up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bustamante.
Bustamante leaning against his opponent.
Skott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bustamante slowing the pace effectively.
Bustamante avoids a wild elbow strike from Skott.
Skott taking a breather.
Bustamante lands a left hand.
Skott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bustamante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante lands with a left to the head.
Bustamante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bustamante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skott or not.
Bustamante lands with a left to the head.
Bustamante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bustamante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bustamante is pushing Skott up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skott connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skott obliges.
Bustamante gets through Skott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bustamante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bustamante lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bustamante stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Bustamante.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bustamante scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bustamante takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bustamante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bustamante blocks an elbow strike from Skott.
Bustamante content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skott missing with knees to the body.
Bustamante lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bustamante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a left hand.
Bustamante lands an uppercut.
Bustamante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bustamante - that landed with a thud.
Bustamante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bustamante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bustamante will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skott up against the cage.
Bustamante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bustamante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bustamante avoids it.
Skott trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bustamante.
Bustamante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skott misses with a knee to the head.
Bustamante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emilio Bustamante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skott misses with an elbow strike.
Skott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bustamante is defending well for now.
Bustamante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skotts head.
Bustamante lands a hook that snaps the head of Skott backwards.
Bustamante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skott or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bustamante.
Bustamante lands an uppercut.
Bustamante has Skott pushed against the cage.
Skott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Bustamante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bustamante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Bustamante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bustamante 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Bustamante!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Efrain Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Efrain Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flex Legs!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Efrain Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legs is defended easily by Hunter.
Legs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Legs. Legs gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legs.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Legs.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pushes Legs away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Legs gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Legs in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hunter is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flex Legs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artsi Lintsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lintsi comes to the cage accompanied by The Pentagram Burns. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Artsi Lintsi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artsi Lintsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lintsi shoots in for a takedown but Paniikki shows good takedown defense.
Lintsi shoots for a double leg takedown but Paniikki sprawls well. He's pushed Lintsi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lintsi looks to land a combination but Paniikki avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Lintsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Paniikki which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artsi Lintsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lintsi shoots in but Paniikki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paniikki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paniikki is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lintsi is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lintsi flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Paniikki anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lintsi and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Paniikki slips an arm under Lintsi chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Paniikki has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Paniikki is squeezing on Lintsi like an anaconda would it's prey. Lintsi fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pelle Paniikki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hostrel Von Straztle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Granlund has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hostrel Von Straztle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Granlund!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Straztle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Granlund is trying to maintain the position but Von Straztle is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Straztle is working for a kimura but Granlund is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Straztle is working for a submission of some sort.
Granlund has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Straztle is working away from the top position though.
Von Straztle seems to be looking for submissions.
Von Straztle is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Straztle in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Granlund tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Von Straztle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hostrel Von Straztle!
Hostrel Von Straztle retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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