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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cu IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV tries to clinch up.
Mutch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. IV manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. IV quickly recovers to half guard.
IV blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mutch.
Mutch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mutch is trying to work for a kimura but IV is defending well.
IV looks like he's trying to stand up.
IV is looking to improve his position.
IV controlling the position for now.
Mutch thows a huge punch but IV dodges it nicely.
Mutch wants to free his trapped foot but IV is holding on for dear life with his legs.
IV trying to control but Mutch postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks IV with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutch.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
IV keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
IV has a hand on Mutch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mutch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
You get the feeling that IV really doesn't like being in this position too much.
IV is trying desperately to improve position.
Mutch breaks from IV's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mutch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
IV is in a horrible position here. Mutch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
IV is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mutch is landing with some decent strikes but IV is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mutch looking to finish IV with some ground and pound. This is bad for IV!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. IV looks a forlorn figure.
IV is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IV wants to get back to his feet.
Mutch with shots to the head and body - IV looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh IV is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mutch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mutch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
IV is in a horrible position here. Mutch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mutch lands with some vicious ground and pound - can IV hang on?
A big strike lands for Mutch! That's really hurt IV and he's turned his back - Mutch keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mutch jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Mutch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . Dmitry Timonyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Timonyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rich counters with a leg kick.
Timonyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rich counters with a stiff right hand.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Rich avoids nicely.
Rich gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timonyn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Timonyn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rich has managed to get both his arms back between Timonyn's legs - danger averted.
Rich wants to control from the top but Timonyn keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rich working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Timonyn is looking for a triangle but Rich pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
Rich stands and steps away. Timonyn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rich clinches with his opponent.
Rich wants to take the fight to the mat but Timonyn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rich breaks the clinch.
Rich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timonyn looks to land a combination but Rich avoids it well.
Rich shoots in and drives through. Timonyn sprawls well.
Rich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timonyn.
Timonyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rich clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timonyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rich pulls his head out easily.
Timonyn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Timonyn looking for submissions off his back.
Timonyn wants to improve his position but Rich is controlling well.
Rich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rich tries to control but Timonyn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn tries to reverse the position but Rich maintains control.
Rich gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Timonyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timonyn throws a head kick that misses.
Timonyn lands a jab-cross combination.
Timonyn swinging wildly here.
Rich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dmitry Timonyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Rich shoots in looking for a takedown but Timonyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rich.
Timonyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Timonyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Rich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich wants to clinch up but Timonyn keeps it at a distance.
Rich checks a leg kick.
Timonyn feints a jab promting Rich to slip. Timonyn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timonyn misses with a head kick.
Timonyn connects with a right hand. Rich shakes it off.
Timonyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rich manages to avoid it.
Rich has closed the distance and engaged Timonyn in a clinch.
Timonyn is trying to force a seperation but Rich has the dominant position.
Timonyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timonyn misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Timonyn throws a head kick that Rich semi-blocks.
Rich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Timonyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dmitry Timonyn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timonyn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Timonyn throws a leg kick but Rich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Timonyn tries to bum rush Rich with a series of wild strikes but Rich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dmitry Timonyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timonyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timonyn misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Timonyn.
Rich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Timonyn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Timonyn looking for a guillotine here but Rich defends easily.
Rich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timonyn has his foot on Rich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rich works his way back into a safe position though.
Rich 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.
Timonyn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rich defends it easily.
Rick Rich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Timonyn looking for a guillotine here but Rich defends easily.
Rich trying to control but Timonyn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Timonyn keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Rich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timonyn's head.
Timonyn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Timonyn keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Timonyn looking for a guillotine here but Rich defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Timonyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rich wants to control from the top but Timonyn keeps moving.
Rich gets to his feet - Timonyn follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rich avoids a kick to the body.
Timonyn closes the distance and clinches.
Rich manages to pull guard.
Timonyn wants to get up but he can't break Rich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Timonyn manages to get himself to full guard.
Timonyn keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Timonyn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rich controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rich is in close to Timonyn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timonyn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Timonyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timonyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rich.
Rich clinches with his opponent.
Rich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timonyn throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Timonyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timonyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rich.
Dmitry Timonyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Rich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Timonyn keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Rich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Timonyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Timonyn working for a triangle but Rich defends it easily.
Rich trying to control but Timonyn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn looking for a guillotine here but Rich defends easily.
Rich throwing strikes from guard but Timonyn blocks nicely.
Timonyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Timonyn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rich trying to control the position from guard on top but Timonyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rich stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Timonyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rich circles away.
Rich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rich showed some decent athleticism there.
Rich stops Timonyn from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timonyn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Timonyn wants to get back to his feet.
Rich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Timonyn is refusing to be controlled, as Rich sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Timonyn gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timonyn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
Timonyn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler has chosen Yattering - Chase of Thoughts as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Kessler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler misses with a low kick.
Kessler misses with a hook.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Kessler down.
Tyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
A head kick from Kessler lands but Tyson takes it in his stride.
Kessler scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Tyson tenderised Kessler's leg. Kessler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kessler throws a push kick but Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Kessler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kessler looks for the body kick but Tyson saw that one coming.
Kessler misses with a right hand
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson is looking to chop away at Kessler's legs.
Jack Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kessler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tyson thumps Kessler with a low kick.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kessler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyson throws a low kick but Kessler moves out of range easily.
Kessler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyson to the ground. Kessler is now in Tyson's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Kessler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler looking for a guillotine here but Tyson defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kessler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kessler wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Kessler wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is thwarting Kessler's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kessler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kessler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Kessler checks it.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses.
Kessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Kessler is controlling well.
Kessler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kessler with the ground and pound but Tyson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kessler postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Kessler postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Kessler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kessler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kessler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kessler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kessler with the ground and pound but Tyson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jack Kessler has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler throws a strike but Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kessler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyson!
Kessler landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands with some strikes.
Kessler breaks from Tyson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyson wants to hold on but Kessler pushes him away.
Tyson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kessler.
Kessler with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kessler lands a couple of good shots and Tyson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tyson up.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson wants to control his opponent's hands but Kessler gets his hands free.
Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kessler scores with strikes from the back.
Kessler is raining down hard shots and and Tyson has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Kessler!
Jack Kessler 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 Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Harunodo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Harunodo is keeping the position.
Drake throws a strike but Harunodo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harunodo manages to get himself to full guard.
Harunodo wants to stand up but Drake is controlling him.
Drake is pushing down on Harunodo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harunodo is fighting to maintain full guard but Drake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harunodo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake slips a nice elbow through Harunodo's hands, connecting with Harunodo's forehead.
Drake wants to take a breather but Harunodo is having none of it.
Harunodo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Harunodo is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harunodo tries to kick Drake off but Drake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harunodo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Drake is looking to stall here but Harunodo recovers full guard.
Harunodo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake wants to control from the top but Harunodo keeps moving.
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harunodo is keeping the position for now.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Harunodo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harunodo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harunodo has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.
Drake trying to control but Harunodo is working from the bottom.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Harunodo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harunodo throws a sloppy strike and Drake has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Harunodo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Drake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Drake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Soon Do has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Soon Do seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Imanari's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Imanari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do 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.
Do stands up over Imanari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Do'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.
Imanari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do is working Imanari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Imanari is pulling down on Do's head to control his posture.
Do trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Imanari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Imanari is on top in guard.
Imanari distracts Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Imanari is one step ahead there.
Imanari is looking to advance position but Do has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Do can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Imanari is looking to escape.
Imanari is looking to improve his position but Do isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imanari wants to control but Do is having none of it.
Imanari might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Do haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Do with good strikes from the mount here!
Imanari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Do throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Imanari is concentrating on defense, preventing Do from advancing position.
Do throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Imanari to regain full guard.
Imanari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Imanari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Imanari has wrist control.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imanari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Imanari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Imanari!
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do wants to sweep here but Imanari controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
Imanari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Do wants to get back to his feet but Imanari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imanari throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Do 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.
Do fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Imanari sprawls well initially but Do persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Imanari gets full guard.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Imanari blocks nicely.
Do trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Imanari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do wants to improve his position but Imanari is controlling well.
Do is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Do moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Imanari manages to get himself to full guard.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Imanari pulls Do in to control the position.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Imanari.
Imanari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to sweep but no luck.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Imanari is trying to keep Do in close.
Yoshihiro Imanari has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Imanari clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.
Do goes for a takedown in the clinch but Imanari prevents it.
Imanari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imanari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Do lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imanari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imanari.
Imanari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imanari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imanari moves into range and clinches up with Do.
Imanari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
Imanari pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Imanari.
Do scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do is pressed up against the cage. Imanari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Do down to the mat. Do avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Imanari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Do walks into a stiff left hand from Imanari.
Do closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Imanari did well to prevent Do getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Imanari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do misses with a head shot. Imanari uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a strike but Imanari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Imanari stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Imanari throws a strike but Do rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Soon Do will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Imanari was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Do passes Imanari's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Imanari controlling the position well.
Imanari manages to get to full guard.
Imanari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Imanari lands a big shot there that rocks Do but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soon Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari throws some wild stikes that Do manages to avoid easily.
Do tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Do is bucking up trying to escape but Imanari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Imanari is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Do can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Do is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Do is desperately trying to improve his position but Imanari has a good base and remains in mount.
Imanari controlling from the full mount.
Do working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to control the pace but Do is squirming around nicely.
Imanari avoids the attempt from Do to control.
Do working to try and regain half guard.
Do taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do wants to hold on but Imanari pushes him away.
Imanari tries to control but Do wriggling away.
Do is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari lands with some strikes.
Imanari landing strikes from the mount and Do is in trouble!
Imanari looking to finish Do with some ground and pound. This is bad for Do!
Do is rocked!
Imanari lands a couple of good shots and Do has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Do is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do rolls, trying to escape but Imanari keeps control of the position.
Imanari throwing damaging strikes from the back! Do could be in trouble here!
Imanari avoiding Do 's attempts to control his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imanari is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Do knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Do for a finish.
Imanari connects with a couple of big shots that have Do covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Do! Imanari fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Imanari!
Yoshihiro Imanari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent takes one to the chin there.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vincent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akihiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akihiro. Vincent shrugs it off though.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Akihiro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vincent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Vincent looks for a takedown but Akihiro sprawls well.
Akihiro throws a wild body kick that Vincent sees coming a mile off.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches up with Akihiro, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes Akihiro against the cage but Akihiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Vincent scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vincent if he has to take too many more of those.
Vincent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akihiro throws a push kick but Vincent slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Akihiro's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akihiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akihiro lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Vincent there.
Danga de danga de dang - Vincent scores with a four punch combination!
Vincent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akihiro.
Vincent with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Akihiro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akihiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vincent manages to avoid it.
Vincent defending well as Akihiro loads up on a big left hand.
Vincent throws a shot from downtown. Akihiro moves away and avoids it.
Vincent keeps the fight on the outside.
Vincent lands a nice shot to the body.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vincent has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akihiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vincent misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent tries to score a body lock takedown but Akihiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akihiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent lands a right hook to the body.
Akihiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vincent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands with a nice body kick.
Akihiro lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akihiro throws a shot from downtown. Vincent moves away and avoids it.
Vincent cracks Akihiro with a good jab.
Akihiro clinches up against the cage.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Akihiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent swinging wildly here.
Vincent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akihiro to the mat! Akihiro manages to get full guard.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akihiro is keeping the position for now.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akihiro controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akihiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Daken Akihiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vincent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akihiro.
Akihiro scores with a jab to the head.
Akihiro tries to clinch but Vincent moves out of range.
Vincent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akihiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akihiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vincent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akihiro tries to buck Vincent off but Vincent is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Vincent.
Akihiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Akihiro is not content to let Vincent control the position.
Vincent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Akihiro defending against the ground and pound.
Akihiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vincent connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akihiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vincent off and has taken his back!
Vincent manages to reverse the position and now he's in Akihiro's guard. Nice work there by Vincent.
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Akihiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vincent drives through with a takedown into Akihiro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vincent being controlled here momentarily.
Vincent postures up in Akihiro's guard and throws a big left but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vincent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Akihiro is trying to keep Vincent in close.
Akihiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vincent landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akihiro is keeping the position for now.
Akihiro has Vincent pulled in close to control his posture.
Akihiro is trying to control the position but Vincent postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Daken Akihiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akihiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vincent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vincent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vincent cracks Akihiro with an open hand slap.
Vincent just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincent.
Vincent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vincent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akihiro.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Akihiro.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vincent is defended easily by Akihiro.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Akihiro cracks Vincent with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akihiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Vincent avoids a kick to the body.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Akihiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent thows a body shot but no joy.
Akihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Vincent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akihiro is fending him off so far but Vincent persists. Nope, Akihiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Akihiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vincent is able to avoid easily.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Akihiro with an uppercut!
Daken Akihiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Akihiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vincent throws a sloppy head kick and Akihiro moves out of range easily.
Vincent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akihiro's waist but Akihiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vincent off to one side.
Vincent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Vincent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent throws a leg kick that misses.
Akihiro lands a jab to Vincent's midsection.
Akihiro lands a body shot.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vincent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akihiro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vincent is in Akihiro's guard.
Akihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akihiro has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.
Akihiro controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daken Akihiro just wasn't active enough.
Akihiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akihiro throws the kick towards the body but Vincent avoids it.
Vincent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akihiro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vincent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akihiro can pounce on him.
Vincent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akihiro.
Vincent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akihiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Vincent throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akihiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Vincent finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
Vincent with a nice head shot there.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent trying to control but Akihiro is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vincent throws a big right hand that misses.
Akihiro pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vincent throws a series of punches but Akihiro moves out of range.
Akihiro throws a shot from downtown. Vincent moves away and avoids it.
Vincent closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akihiro's guard.
Vincent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akihiro pulls Vincent in to control the position.
Akihiro trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akihiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vincent digs a good body shot into Akihiro's ribs.
Vincent has his takedown stuffed
and Akihiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akihiro throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vincent.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akihiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vincent's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vincent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akihiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akihiro wants to improve his position but Vincent is controlling well.
Vincent misses with a head shot. Akihiro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vincent scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akihiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vinnie Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akihiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent with a nice head shot there.
Akihiro trying to control the position.
Vincent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Akihiro has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daken Akihiro.
Akihiro tries to sprawl but Vincent drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vincent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vincent looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vincent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vincent is thwarting Akihiro's attempts to control the position.
Akihiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro trying to control from the bottom.
Vincent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vincent prevents Akihiro from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vincent connects with a nice short shot to Akihiro's temple.
Akihiro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Akihiro trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vincent seems to be working for a kimura but Akihiro defends the submission attempt.
Vincent wants to take a breather but Akihiro is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akihiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Akihiro!
After the fight, Daken Akihiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer Hume is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier lands with a right hand.
Hume cracks Frazier with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hume misses.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Frazier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frazier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Hume throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frazier.
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier is looking to chop away at Hume's legs.
Hume misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Hume with a nice cross.
Hume throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hume tries to clinch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick from Hume.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hume definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frazier throws the left hand but Hume avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hume on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frazier. Frazier obviously looking to wear him down.
Hume takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Hume.
Hume lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hume.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hume, right into the meat.
Frazier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hume is out of range.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hume tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier checks a low kick from Hume.
Hume gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hume is out of range and Frazier settles back down.
Frazier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hume tried to score with a low kick but Frazier checks it.
Frazier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hume closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Hume. Those never looked like landing.
Hume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier misses with a hook. Hume ducked under it nicely.
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hume moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frazier looks winded!
Frazier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hume checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hume misses with a straight left.
Hume misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Hume misses.
Hume connects with a solid leg kick.
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Hume.
Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hume digs a right hand into Frazier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frazier's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hume stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hume pushes Frazier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Hume.
Hume manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hume misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hume - that landed with a thud.
Frazier misses with a punch on the inside.
Hume is stalling here.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Hume.
Hume misses with a body punch.
Hume swings wildly with an uppercut but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier taking a breather.
Frazier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hume has him pressed against the cage.
Frazier trying to stall but Hume improves his position.
A body shot lands from Hume.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hume slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawyer Hume dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hume moves into the clinch.
Frazier looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
Hume misses with some punches.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Hume.
Hume throws a push kick but Frazier slaps the foot to one side.
Hume scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hume looks to land a body kick but Frazier moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Hume takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frazier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hume's head backwards.
Frazier looks to land a combination but Hume avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Hume.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Hume.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Hume tries to land a front kick but Frazier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frazier on the side of the head.
Hume throws a shot to the body.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hume. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hume takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Hume cracks Frazier with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hume has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frazier to stand back up!
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier blocks the body kick.
Frazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Hume finish him?
Hume showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frazier.
Hume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
Frazier seems to have recovered his senses.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sawyer Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hume is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?
Hume walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Frazier covering up! Hume comes in with a big uppercut and Frazier goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Nightingale - The Glory Days. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio with a nice cross.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Victorio.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victorio thows a leg kick but Bueno checks it
and Bueno counters with a nice uppercut.
Bueno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno scores with a one two! Victorio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Victorio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bueno. That did some damage!
Victorio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bueno drops his hands momentarily and Victorio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bueno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Victorio lands a jab.
Bueno sizes up Victorio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Victorio throws a solid leg kick but Bueno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Victorio.
A low kick from Bueno misses
and Victorio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bueno won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno struggling a bit here.
Bueno tries to buck Victorio off but Victorio is having none of it.
Victorio wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
Bueno regains half guard.
Victorio wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is trying to get back to full guard.
Victorio throwing shots but Bueno is blocking nicely.
Bueno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Victorio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Victorio's back!
Victorio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Victorio is squirming around, avoiding Bueno's attempts to control the action.
Victorio tries to lock up and control but Bueno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bueno lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bueno working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno cracks Victorio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Victorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bueno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Victorio's face.
Victorio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bueno wants to control the pace but Victorio is squirming around nicely.
Victorio is trying to escape the mount.
Bueno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Victorio is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Victorio covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Bueno!
A very excited looking Taco Bueno rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is tantor. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Tantor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thor.
Thor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thor scores with a hook to the body. Tantor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor with a nice cross.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Thor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thor misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Tantor throws a wild body kick that Thor sees coming a mile off.
Tantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Thor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tantor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice shot by Thor.
Thor walks into a stiff left hand from Tantor.
Donk. Tantor catches Thor right on the button with a cross.
Thor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tantor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thor in his tracks.
Thor throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
Tantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor throws out a loose jab but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thor.
Thor cracks Tantor with a good jab.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Thor lands a big head kick that sends Tantor tumbling to the mat! Thor takes a step backwards and waves Tantor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tantor is rocked!
It looks like Almu Tantor has been cut.
Thor lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Tantor - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Thor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Thor!
After winning the bout, Hans Thor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Almu Tantor had this to say: 'thanks! this was my last kickboxing fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music. Tyson Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torhammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torhammer misses with a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Torhammer checks it.
Torhammer throws a body kick that misses
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torhammer.
Torhammer lands with a straight right. Blaze didn't see that one coming.
Henrik Torhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torhammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torhammer can pounce on him.
Torhammer lands with a shot to the body.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Torhammer.
Torhammer scores with a spinning back kick!
Torhammer scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Torhammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torhammer connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torhammer clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torhammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Torhammer.
Torhammer blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Torhammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torhammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
Torhammer works Blaze's body with a nice hook.
Torhammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Torhammer catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torhammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaze takes a step back to recover.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torhammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blaze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blaze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torhammer lands a nice shot that snaps Blaze's head back.
Torhammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Torhammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Torhammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Torhammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Torhammer thuds his right hand into Blaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torhammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaze takes a step back to recover.
Blaze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blaze is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torhammer drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Blaze's head, knocking him out cold! Torhammer is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Torhammer!
After winning the bout, Henrik Torhammer 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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pop
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