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AFL Wolves At The Door PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dayan Taveras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolf Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dayan Taveras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolf Castile!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Castile.
Taveras moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castile lands with a nice body punch.
Taveras misses with an uppercut. Castile saw that one coming.
Castile slips a straight right by Taveras.
Castile slips a jab from Taveras.
Taveras tries to bum rush Castile with a series of wild strikes but Castile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castile swings for the body but Taveras moves out of range.
Castile lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castile.
Castile lunges at Taveras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taveras's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taveras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castile.
Taveras staying out of range there.
Taveras swinging wildly here.
Castile has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Castile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rudolf Castile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile scores with the left hand. Taveras knows he should have avoided that one.
Taveras slips a jab and a cross from Castile.
Castile dodges the punch combination from Taveras.
Castile throws a big shot that misses.
Castile moves forwards but Taveras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Rudolf Castile has been cut.
Taveras cracks Castile with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Castile looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Taveras finish him?
Castile is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taveras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castile is still on wobbly legs! Can Taveras finish him?
Nice jab there from Castile.
Castile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castile just misses with a punch to the body.
Castile fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castile seems to have recovered his senses.
Taveras throws a series of punches but Castile moves out of range.
Taveras plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Castile swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Castile face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dayan Taveras!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Pablo.
Pablo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Pablo clinches with his opponent.
Pablo is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pablo has him pressed against the cage.
Pablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Ray Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pablo clinches up against the cage.
Pablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pablo is trying to stall.
A short right from Pablo.
Pablo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pablo lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo lands a right hand.
Silva is rocked!
Pablo working aggressively here.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pablo misses with some punches.
Pablo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Pablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pablo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Silva out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Juan Pablo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakinek Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hando Dijkman (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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakinek Jakinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hando Dijkman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakinek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dijkman.
Dijkman has Jakinek up against the cage in a clinch.
Dijkman pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dijkman is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jakinek has his hands clasped together but Dijkman extends and breaks Jakinek's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dijkman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hando Dijkman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Get Ready To Rhumble. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kinder!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus is looking to score with low kicks.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder blocks it.
Faunus looks to land a right hand but Kinder moved out of range.
Kinder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faunus.
Faunus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faunus tests Kinder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faunus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kinder.
Faunus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faunus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Faunus misses.
Faunus misses with a low kick.
Mercurius Faunus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faunus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Faunus clinches up with Kinder and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faunus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faunus moves into the clinch successfully.
Kinder working hard to break the clinch.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Kinder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kinder walks into a left hand.
Faunus swinging wildly here.
Faunus gets tackled into the cage by Kinder. Kinder maintains the clinch.
Faunus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faunus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Kinder keeps it at a distance.
Kinder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faunus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder avoids it easily.
Faunus connects with a single shot there.
Faunus misses with an uppercut. Kinder saw that one coming.
Kinder fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Faunus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinder fails with the takedown.
Kinder looks for a takedown but Faunus sprawls well.
Faunus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Faunus throws out a powerful jab.
Faunus clinches up against the cage.
Faunus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Kinder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kinder looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Faunus.
Kinder tries to score a body lock takedown but Faunus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kinder is trying to break the clinch but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Faunus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Kinder is rocked!
Faunus working aggressively here.
Kinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Faunus finish him?
Faunus scores with a shot to the side of Kinder's head.
Kinder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Faunus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kinder.
Faunus pushes Kinder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faunus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinder.
Kinder seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Faunus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinder wants a takedown but no success here.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercurius Faunus 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.
Faunus cracks Kinder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kinder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Faunus finish him?
Faunus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinder is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinder drives through with a takedown into Faunus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kinder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faunus is proving hard to escape from.
Kinder stops Faunus from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Faunus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Faunus has escaped and now he's on top!
Faunus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faunus wants to get up but he can't break Kinder's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Faunus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kinder on the side of the head.
Mercurius Faunus is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faunus to score with a decent uppercut.
Faunus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinder manages to avoid it.
Kinder darts in looking for a takedown but Faunus gets double underhooks and turns Kinder into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faunus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kinder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faunus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinder can do to turn this around?
Faunus misses with some punches.
Faunus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Faunus lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Faunus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius Faunus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Faunus.
Kinder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faunus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Kinder is breathing heavily.
Kinder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faunus throws a series of punches but Kinder avoids them all with ease.
Faunus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faunus throws a right and a left that Kinder avoids nicely.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinder has a takedown stuffed.
Kinder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Faunus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder slips a straight right by Faunus.
Faunus scores with a nice right hand.
Faunus instigates a clinch.
Mercurius Faunus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faunus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kinder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faunus scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Faunus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faunus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faunus throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercurius Faunus dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Faunus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kinder on the side of the head.
Faunus moves into the clinch.
Faunus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinder backwards.
Faunus scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faunus smiles and moves away.
Kinder fails to land the takedown.
Faunus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faunus connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faunus.
Faunus throws a leg kick but Kinder moved away.
Kinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinder is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Kinder.
Faunus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Faunus. No joy for Kinder on that attempt.
Mercurius Faunus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kinder.
Faunus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kinder is out of range.
Faunus throws a hook but Kinder blocks it.
Kinder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kinder blocks a jab.
Kinder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faunus drives through and clinches with Kinder against the cage.
A short right from Faunus on the inside.
Faunus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Faunus is pressed up against the cage. Kinder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faunus down to the mat. Faunus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faunus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kinder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faunus.
Faunus lands an overhand right.
Faunus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faunus.
Faunus has Kinder up against the cage in a clinch.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius Faunus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faunus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Faunus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus scores with a punch to the head.
Faunus lands a jab to the nose.
Faunus throws a leg kick but Kinder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Faunus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinder.
Faunus clinches.
Faunus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faunus drops Kinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faunus creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Kinder out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mercurius Faunus!
Mercurius Faunus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draconis Gherobane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok's entrance music is If I Had a Heart. A fine choice. Draconis Gherobane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ragnar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Draconis Gherobane!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gherobane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lodbrok moves away.
Lodbrok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gherobane throws a shot from downtown. Lodbrok moves away and avoids it.
Lodbrok moves out of range as Gherobane strikes.
Gherobane clobbers Lodbrok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Ragnar Lodbrok has been cut.
Lodbrok shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gherobane sprawls well. Gherobane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lodbrok gets slowly back to his feet.
Lodbrok tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gherobane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lodbrok somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lodbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lodbrok shoots in for a double leg but Gherobane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lodbrok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gherobane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lodbrok to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lodbrok postures up and lands a big shot to Gherobane's brow.
Gherobane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lodbrok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lodbrok connects with a couple of short punches.
Gherobane wants to get back to his feet but Lodbrok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gherobane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing good reports from Lodbrok's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gherobane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lodbrok.
Gherobane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gherobane wants to stand but Lodbrok is controlling the position.
Lodbrok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lodbrok throws a big right hand that misses.
Lodbrok connects with a couple of short punches.
Lodbrok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gherobane wants to stand and escape but Lodbrok is having none of it.
Lodbrok distracts Gherobane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gherobane wants to stand up but Lodbrok is controlling him.
Lodbrok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gherobane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Lodbrok throwing strikes but missing.
Lodbrok postures up in Gherobane's guard and throws a big left but Gherobane blocks it.
Lodbrok lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lodbrok distracts Gherobane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lodbrok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lodbrok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gherobane is keeping the position for now.
Lodbrok is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lodbrok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gherobane's head.
Lodbrok lands a couple of elbows.
Lodbrok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lodbrok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gherobane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok with a nice head shot there.
Lodbrok passes Gherobane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lodbrok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gherobane tries to kick Lodbrok off but Lodbrok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gherobane tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lodbrok manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gherobane wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lodbrok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lodbrok raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
BOOM! Lodbrok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lodbrok with shots to the head and body - Gherobane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lodbrok with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gherobane is bucking up trying to escape but Lodbrok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gherobane is rocked!
Lodbrok is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gherobane goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Lodbrok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
Ragnar Lodbrok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen Fight the power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sam Ponjev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 The Island, Sam Ponjev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson motions for Ponjev to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Ponjev gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ponjev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ponjev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swanson avoids it.
Ponjev has hold of one of Swanson's legs. Swanson is fighting the takedown attempt but Ponjev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ponjev 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.
Swanson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ponjev!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson looking to control but Ponjev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ponjev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ponjev tries to get out of the position.
Swanson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ponjev is on top in guard.
Ponjev being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ponjev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Swanson controls Ponjev momentarily but Ponjev frees himself.
Ponjev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ponjev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponjev is one step ahead there.
Ponjev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Ponjev trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponjev throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swanson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ponjev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swanson.
Ponjev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Ponjev's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev pushes Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponjev tries a knee to the head but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponjev.
Ponjev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Swanson regains guard.
Ponjev content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Ponjev tries to pass.
Ponjev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Swanson is controlling Ponjev's posture.
Ponjev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ponjev controls the pace.
Ponjev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Swanson for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Ponjev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Ponjev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Ponjev blocks the low kick.
Swanson dives in and grabs Ponjev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ponjev pushes down on Swanson's head and hops out.
Sam Ponjev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Swanson.
Swanson swings for the body but Ponjev moves out of range.
Ponjev just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson with a poor takedown
and Ponjev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponjev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swanson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Ponjev dominated that round.
That's time! Ponjev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swanson rushes Ponjev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ponjev is trying to drag Swanson to the mat but Swanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ponjev managing to block the knees to the body from Swanson.
Ponjev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ponjev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ponjev has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson's legs - danger averted.
Ponjev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ponjev stands and throws Swanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swanson struggling a bit here.
Swanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ponjev in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard.
Swanson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Swanson wants to control but Ponjev is keeping busy.
Ponjev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ponjev lands a nice short elbow.
Ponjev stalling.
Swanson is looking to control Ponjev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
Ponjev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev raining down shots from the mount!
Ponjev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ponjev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swanson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ponjev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponjev trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Ponjev is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Ponjev.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponjev circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Ponjev goes for a double leg but Swanson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Swanson continues to drive forward.
Swanson trying to land knees to the body.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but Ponjev has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponjev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ponjev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ponjev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Ponjev.
Ponjev lands a takedown into guard.
Ponjev stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ponjev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ponjev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swanson holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponjev connects with a couple of short punches.
Ponjev advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ponjev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
Ponjev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponjev just content to control the position.
Ponjev scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Ponjev dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swanson clinches.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponjev avoids it.
Swanson trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Ponjev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Swanson wants a takedown.
Ponjev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ponjev stalling.
Ponjev lands a takedown into guard.
Ponjev wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is trying to keep Ponjev in close.
Swanson working a defensive guard but Ponjev manages to pass into side control anyway.
Swanson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swanson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sam Ponjev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ponjev prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson moves into full guard.
Swanson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swanson misses with some ground and pound and Ponjev recovers position to half guard.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swanson wants to free his trapped foot but Ponjev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swanson looks to land a strike but Ponjev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ponjev is retaining full guard.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponjev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson is looking to pass into half guard but Ponjev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ponjev is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Ponjev wants to pass the guard but Swanson is keeping the position.
Ponjev wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ponjev closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the cage.
Swanson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ponjev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Swanson to the mat. Swanson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ponjev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
Ponjev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson is trying to keep Ponjev in close.
Ponjev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ponjev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson wants to stand and escape but Ponjev is having none of it.
Ponjev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Swanson looking to control.
Ponjev won't allow Swanson to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponjev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Swanson controls Ponjev momentarily but Ponjev frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Swanson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swanson shoots in for a double leg but Ponjev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sam Ponjev did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Ponjev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ponjev clinches up with Swanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ponjev is trying to trip Swanson. He has hold of a leg but Swanson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ponjev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Swanson wants to stand but Ponjev is controlling the position.
Ponjev trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Ponjev just wasn't active enough.
Swanson wants to slow Ponjev down by chopping away at his legs.
Ponjev doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev is trying to control Swanson's posture but Swanson avoids it.
Ponjev parries the strikes from Swanson easily there. Swanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ponjev to escape.
Ponjev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Swanson.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponjev keeps working.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Swanson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ponjev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Swanson but great work by Ponjev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Swanson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet.
Ponjev is controlling the pace.
Swanson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ponjev jumps into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ponjev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ponjev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swanson, who protects the arm well.
Swanson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ponjev cracks Swanson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ponjev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Swanson to see if he's OK.
Swanson is looking to reverse the position.
Swanson manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ponjev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swanson trying to control here.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Ponjev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ponjev controlling the action here.
Ponjev is pressing down on Swanson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swanson is holding on for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponjev is trying to control. Swanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Ponjev just wasn't active enough.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson rushes Ponjev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Ponjev had his way with Andrew Swanson in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ponjev tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Ponjev moved away.
Swanson moves into range and clinches up with Ponjev.
Swanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponjev avoids the damage to the body.
Ponjev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ponjev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ponjev controlling the pace.
Ponjev wants to pass to mount but Swanson is defending the position.
Swanson is looking to control Ponjev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ponjev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Swanson is looking to get back to full guard here but Ponjev has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ponjev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Swanson to see if he's OK.
Ponjev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ponjev trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Ponjev working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ponjev taking a breather here.
Swanson tries to bench press Ponjev off him but Ponjev keeps the position.
Swanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ponjev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponjev scores with punches from side control.
Ponjev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Swanson tries to buck Ponjev off but Ponjev is having none of it.
Ponjev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard.
Ponjev tries to stand but Swanson is controlling his head.
Sam Ponjev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Swanson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Swanson parries the strikes from Ponjev easily there. Ponjev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swanson to escape.
Swanson is trying to control Ponjev's posture but Ponjev avoids it.
Ponjev controlling the position.
Ponjev working away.
Ponjev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ponjev defends well and Swanson ends up having to push Ponjev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponjev avoids it.
Swanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ponjev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Swanson regains guard.
Ponjev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Ponjev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andrew Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Ponjev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ponjev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Ponjev!
Sam Ponjev is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Sam Ponjev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Andrew Swanson was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck that. I hate losing more then anything in this world. Fuck Fuck Fuck!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mach II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Mulia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). II comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Budi Mulia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mach II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Budi Mulia!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulia has managed to clinch.
Mulia is looking to break free of the clinch but II has double underhooks.
II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulia.
Mulia takes a knee right on the jaw!
II using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mulia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
II prevents a body shot from Mulia.
II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
II taking a breather.
Mulia's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mulia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
II lands an elbow that stopped Mulia in his tracks for a moment.
II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mulia's defenses.
Mulia misses with some punches.
II blocks a body shot from Mulia.
Mulia is trying to break the clinch but II is controlling him.
II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
II slowing the pace effectively.
Mulia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
II lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
II struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulia controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for II.
Nice elbow from II.
Mulia is looking to break free of the clinch but II has double underhooks.
II can't find room to land a body shot as Mulia controls the action.
II is pushing Mulia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from II.
It looks like Budi Mulia has been cut.
II scores with a knee to the head.
Mulia is rocked!
II pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Mulia! II unloads with more strikes and Mulia sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mach II!
Mach II managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Crazy Kure enters the cage!
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24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Paulo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Kure!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kure needs to keep his hands up - Paulo had a free shot at his head there.
Kure changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulo tries to avoid it but Kure manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulo to the ground. Paulo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paulo throws a sloppy head kick and Kure moves out of range easily.
Paulo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kure darts in trying to clinch
and Paulo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kure swings for the body but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo works the jab nicely.
It looks like Crazy Kure has been cut.
Paulo slips a jab and a cross from Kure.
Paulo looks for the body kick but Kure saw that one coming.
Kure blocks a head kick by Paulo.
Paulo drives through and clinches with Kure against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulo scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paulo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kure has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paulo breaks the clinch.
Kure tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paulo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kure somewhat.
Antonio Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Kure.
No luck for Kure with that takedown attempt.
Paulo scores with a head kick. Kure tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paulo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kure fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paulo avoids it really well and circles away.
Kure looks winded!
Paulo lands a big head kick that sends Kure tumbling to the mat! Paulo takes a step backwards and waves Kure back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulo looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Paulo backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kure's temple! It sends Kure violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Paulo celebrates and the doctors try to help Kure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Antonio Paulo!
Antonio Paulo is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Antonio Paulo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Six Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Six Echo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Name is Lincoln. Lincoln Six Echo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garen Crownguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lincoln Six Echo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Echo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crownguard checks a leg kick nicely.
Crownguard clinches up with Six Echo and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Crownguard.
It looks like Lincoln Six Echo has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crownguard.
Crownguard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Echo.
Six Echo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Six Echo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crownguard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crownguard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Six Echo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Six Echo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crownguard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Six Echo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crownguard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Six Echo misses with a punch to the body.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Six Echo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Six Echo working aggressively here.
Crownguard stalling.
Crownguard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Six Echo looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crownguard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Six Echo up against the cage.
Crownguard scores with a knee to the head.
Crownguard lands a nice knee to the body.
Crownguard landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Crownguard.
Crownguard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Crownguard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crownguard scores a nice knee to the body.
Crownguard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Six Echo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crownguard with a knee to the head.
Crownguard is struggling to control the position.
Crownguard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crownguard pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Echo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crownguard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Garen Crownguard.
Crownguard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garen Crownguard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Echo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crownguard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crownguard with a knee to the head.
Crownguard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Six Echo misses with the head strike.
Six Echo throws a punch but it's blocked by Crownguard.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Lincoln Six Echo's cut even more.
Six Echo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crownguard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crownguard landing knees to the body.
Six Echo takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Crownguard.
Six Echo struggles to land a body shot inside as Crownguard controls his hands.
Six Echo being controlled against the cage.
Six Echo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Six Echo misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crownguard.
Crownguard connects with a knee to the head.
Crownguard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crownguard stalling against the cage.
Crownguard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Echo.
Stalling in the clinch from Crownguard.
Six Echo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Six Echo tries a body shot but Crownguard blocks it.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Crownguard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crownguard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crownguard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Six Echo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crownguard.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
The cut above Lincoln Six Echo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Crownguard.
Six Echo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crownguard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Six Echo is still on wobbly legs! Can Crownguard finish him?
Crownguard lands a big knee to the head and Six Echo goes down! Crownguard pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garen Crownguard!
Garen Crownguard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe has chosen Treasure Island as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Ishii lands a jab to Doe's midsection.
Doe blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Doe.
Doe misses with an uppercut.
Ishii slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches up with Doe, looking for a takedown. Ishii pushes Doe against the cage but Doe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been hearing reports that Ishii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ishii is trying to drag Doe to the mat but Doe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Doe.
Doe prevents Ishii from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Doe slips a straight right by Ishii.
Doe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Doe.
It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Doe is pressed up against the cage. Ishii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doe down to the mat. Doe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Ishii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
Doe misses with a left hand
and Ishii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doe's guard.
Ishii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doe controls Ishii momentarily but Ishii frees himself.
Ishii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doe on the ground.
Ishii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doe wants to get back to his feet but Ishii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ishii passes into half guard.
Ishii stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii stops Doe from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Ishii is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Doe tries to kick Ishii off but Ishii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ishii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working.
Ishii winds up and cracks Doe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ishii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii slips a nice elbow through Doe's hands, connecting with Doe's forehead.
Doe told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Doe trying to control from the bottom.
Doe is trying to stand back up but Ishii is controlling him
Ishii wants to pass to mount but Doe is defending the position.
Ishii working over Doe with some ground and pound. Doe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Doe is pressing down on Ishii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ishii scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Ishii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ishii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
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.
Ishii shoots for a double leg takedown but Doe sprawls well. He's pushed Ishii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doe has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Ishii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
Nice elbow from Doe.
Ishii is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii is trying to break free.
Ishii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Doe.
Ishii is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doe lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Doe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satoshi Ishii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Ishii tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Ishii back against the cage.
Ishii blocks the elbow strike.
Doe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ishii breaks from the clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Doe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishii is defended easily by Doe.
Doe gets caught napping as Ishii dives in and scores a takedown. Doe manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ishii working some strikes from top position.
Ishii looking to sit in guard and control but Doe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Satoshi Ishii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ishii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doe has Ishii in his guard.
Doe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ishii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii pushing down on Doe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ishii 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii working the head and body with strikes.
Doe looking for submissions off his back.
Ishii is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishii working Doe over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ishii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
That's time! Ishii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Doe misses the target.
Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Ishii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Doe is looking to stand up but Ishii isn't so interested in that idea.
Ishii lands a couple of elbows.
Doe is trying to keep Ishii in close.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Ishii from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Ishii wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
Ishii throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.
Ishii trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishii landing with the ground and pound.
Ishii postures up and lands a big shot to Doe's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.
Ishii lands a couple of digs.
Ishii stays in close to Doe's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ishii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ishii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ishii postures up and lands a big shot to Doe's brow.
Doe wants to get back to his feet but Ishii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ishii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ishii trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ishii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Ishii from controlling successfully.
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!
Ishii lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ishii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
Ishii lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ishii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishii working some strikes from top position.
Ishii chips away with some ground and pound.
Ishii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ishii clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
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.
Doe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ishii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ishii trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Ishii postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Ishii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ishii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doe is rocked!
Ishii arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Doe's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Satoshi Ishii!
Satoshi Ishii retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Satoshi Ishii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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