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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullock James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bullock James!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
James clinches.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James has had enough of the clinch but Jensen keeps him there for the moment.
Jensen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jensen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jensen pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jensen throws an elbow but misses.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jensen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jensen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jensen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jensen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to get to full guard but Jensen has control of the leg.
James trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen prevents James from improving his position.
Jensen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jensen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Jensen rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bullock James has been cut.
Jensen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James blocks an elbow strike from Jensen.
Jensen tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Jensen back against the cage.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Jensen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Jensen stalling the fight.
James dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
James blocks an elbow strike from Jensen.
Jensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Jensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Jensen pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jensen slips a jab and a cross from James.
Jensen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Jensen wants to clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
James connects with a body shot that sends Jensen's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Jensen tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A combination from James does no damage.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Jensen throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen tries to clinch but James moves away
and James counters with a nice body kick.
Jensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Jensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bullock James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jensen misses with a low kick as James jumps back.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen takes the fight into the clinch.
James dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jensen tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Jensen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jensen lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Bullock James's cut even more.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses.
Jensen misses with an elbow strike.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses.
Jensen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jensen's elbow.
Jensen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jensen wants a takedown.
Jensen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but James gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jensen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jensen tightens his grip and picks James up, before dumping him to the ground. James manages to land in guard.
Jensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James looking to control.
Jensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Martin Jensen just wasn't active enough.
Jensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
James misses with a two punch combination.
Jensen moves into the clinch.
Jensen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jensen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jensen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jensen manages to end up in side control.
Jensen decides to stand back up. Jensen steps back and let's James get back to his feet.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Jensen misses with a hook.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jensen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen misses with a straight right.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Jensen wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Jensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bullock James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James scores with a three punch combo!
Jensen tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James connects with a body shot that sends Jensen's belly button to the back.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Jensen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jensen instigates a clinch.
Jensen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jensen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen has James pushed against the cage.
Jensen keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Jensen won't allow it.
Jensen keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James can't break the clinch.
Jensen tries for a takedown but James manages to get underhooks.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jensen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James tries to circle away but Jensen has him pinned against the cage.
Jensen prevents a body shot from James.
James dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jensen throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Jensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Jensen.
Bullock James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Jensen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jensen throws an elbow but misses.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses.
Jensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martin Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
James wants to break free but Jensen has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Jensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James is trying to push Jensen away but Jensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jensen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James tries to circle away but Jensen has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bullock James.
Well Jensen 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Jensen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Krajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Gave Me Style . Karol Krajewski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Jones's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Krajewski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones is looking to slow Krajewski down with leg kicks.
Jones wants to slow Krajewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Krajewski fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Krajewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krajewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krajewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Krajewski.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Krajewski off balance momentarily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Krajewski misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krajewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajewski swinging wildly here.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krajewski counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Krajewski to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Krajewski.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krajewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones moves away from the strike by Krajewski.
Krajewski looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Karol Krajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajewski looks winded!
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Krajewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krajewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Krajewski is just out of range.
Krajewski misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Krajewski avoids them all with ease.
Krajewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Jones misses.
Krajewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krajewski digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Krajewski takes one on the button.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krajewski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones lands a head kick. Krajewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krajewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krajewski. That did some damage!
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Krajewski is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Krajewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones drops Krajewski with a naaaaasty hook - Krajewski is in real trouble here! Jones dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota - DO góry łeb! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michal Materla enters the cage!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla misses with the body kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Materla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Materla shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Materla shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Materla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Materla is having none of it.
Silva clinches up with Materla and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Materla is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Materla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva 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.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Materla defends the submission attempt.
Materla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working over Materla with some ground and pound. Materla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Materla won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva moves into full mount! Materla won't be happy about that!
Materla regains half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Materla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Materla's head.
Materla has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Materla is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stefan Silva!
A relieved looking Stefan Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. 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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer stops Davis from standing up.
Davis kicks Hammer off and gets to his feet.
Hammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Hammer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Davis wants to stand but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer stands up and waves to Davis to follow him.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis looks winded!
Davis scores with a takedown into Hammer's guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis stands up over Hammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammer won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marco Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Davis.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Hammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Hammer ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hammer, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Hammer.
Davis walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Davis dominated 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.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis wants to clinch.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammer with a nice cross.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Hammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marco Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Davis.
Hammer lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer lands with a big left! Davis is wobbled badly! Hammer comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Davis to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marco Hammer!
Marco Hammer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Cantor.
Cantor lands a jab to the head.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Cantor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nation on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nation thuds a left hand into Cantor's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nation as he connects with a hook.
Nation takes one to the chin there.
Cantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nation.
A telegraphed right hand from Nation misses the target.
A punch combination from Cantor misses.
Nation lands with a cross.
Nation throws a series of punches but Cantor avoids them all with ease.
Cantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nation throws a series of punches but Cantor moves out of range.
Cantor defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nation lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantor at a distance.
Nation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cantor's hands.
Nation avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Nation takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nation lands a head shot.
Nation moves away from the strike by Cantor.
Nation works the jab nicely.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cantor misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Nation does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation misses the body punch
and Cantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a big shot that misses.
Nation throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantor.
Nation scores with a body shot.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nation thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cantor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nation duly obliges.
A big left from Cantor misses.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Cantor ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantor. Nation does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nation misses.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation throws a looping overhand right but Cantor ducks down to avoid it.
Nation misses with a right hand
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Nation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Cantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Cantor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Cantor misses.
Nation tests Cantor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nation misses with an uppercut. Cantor saw that one coming.
Nation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Nation.
Nation throws a jab but it's blocked by Cantor.
Nation's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cantor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nation scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Nation.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nation.
Cantor misses with a straight right.
Nation dodges the punch combination from Cantor.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Cantor is out of range.
Nikolai Nation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation misses with a looping right.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor throws a series of punches but Nation moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Nation dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cantor throws out a loose jab but Nation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cantor moves away from the strike by Nation.
Good shot there by Nation.
Nikolai Nation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nation drops Cantor with a beautiful combination! Cantor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nation is looking for the KO!
Cantor is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantor loses concentration momentarily and Nation pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cantor crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Nation finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Nation!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Brody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody scores with a punch to the head.
Brody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Joaquin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joaquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody digs a good hook to Joaquin's body.
Joaquin wants to clinch but Brody slips to the side
letting Brody counter with a right hand.
Brody lands with a shot to the body.
Joaquin closes the distance but Brody moves to the side
and Brody counters with a big right hand! Oh Joaquin is in trouble here! Brody follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Brody!
A relieved looking Frank Brody thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Lameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lameson's choice of entrance music: never die on the ground. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
277 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Lameson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lameson.
Lameson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edwards as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lameson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards stuffs the takedown.
Tim Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Lameson.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lameson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edwards swivels and escapes.
Edwards lands with a right hand.
It looks like Georges Lameson has been cut.
Lameson dives in for a single leg takedown but Edwards sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Lameson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edwards lands a left and a right that send Lameson crashing to the mat, dazed. Edwards thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Lameson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.
Lameson has a takedown stuffed.
Lameson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Lameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lameson looks winded!
Lameson throws a wild hook but Edwards just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Lameson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Edwards raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Edwards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Kouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazunori Kouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Rynn.
Kouya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kouya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rynn.
Kouya slips a straight right by Rynn.
Rynn misses with a wild body shot.
Kouya shoots in and drives through. Rynn sprawls well.
Kouya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rynn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kouya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kouya is just out of range.
Rynn tries to bum rush Kouya with a series of wild strikes but Kouya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kouya throws a sloppy head kick and Rynn moves out of range easily.
Rynn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rynn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Rynn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rynn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kouya is rocked!
Kouya throws a sloppy head kick and Rynn moves out of range easily.
Oh Kouya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kouya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kouya seems to have got his legs back now.
Rynn lands with a good body shot.
Kouya tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouya dives in for a single leg takedown but Rynn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rynn lands an overhand right.
Kouya rushes Rynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kouya avoids it.
Rynn managing to block the knees to the body from Kouya.
Rynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kouya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rynn connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kouya - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikaiah Rynn!
Kazunori Kouya was interviewed post fight and said 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Vandal Fight Boutique - Knox Energy - Academia Ipanema - FuRIOus Fight Nights -'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Volka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Prince. Yuri Volka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Volka!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volka moves into the clinch successfully.
Volka avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Volka.
A short left from Volka.
Volka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volka avoids it.
Volka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volka managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Volka dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Volka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Volka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Volka avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Volka.
Volka lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volka just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Volka avoids the damage to the body.
Volka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Volka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volka lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Volka.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Volka.
Volka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volka blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Volka.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volka is defending well for now.
Volka digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Volka managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
A short right from Volka on the inside.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Volka on the inside.
Volka is struggling to control the position.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Volka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volka effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Volka.
Volka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Volka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anderson with a big uppercut! Anderson tries to clinch up but Volka pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Anderson to the mat! Anderson covers up and Volka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yuri Volka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Divinations by Mastodon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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20
209 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago stuffs the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drago checks a leg kick.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.
It looks like Dave Sherk has been cut.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago 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.
Sherk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sherk.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sherk.
Sherk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago checks a low kick from Sherk.
Drago stuns Sherk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherk wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sherks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sherk is rocked!
Drago knocks out Sherk with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Drago before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Drago picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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C
A |
G |
S |
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B |
G |
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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
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