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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemo Nautilus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Milner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemo Nautilus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner clinches with his opponent.
Milner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Milner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nautilus tries to free his leg and advance position but Milner is retaining full guard.
Milner seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nautilus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nautilus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Milner is tightening it up a little... Nautilus has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nautilus reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nautilus taps out! Nice BJJ there by Milner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luke Milner!
After the big win, Luke Milner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Silva .
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Silva looking for the RNC.
Silva wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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 Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gracie to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva with the ground and pound but Gracie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Silva is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Silva .
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie is trying to stand up.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Antonio Gracie has been cut.
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!
Silva won't let Gracie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gracie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Gracie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva .
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Silva .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva !
Rodrigo Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the cage accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music. Malutin Andrey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanaka.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.
Andrey rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
Andrey gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrey wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanaka won't allow it.
Andrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Andrey is having none of it.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrey misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Andrey.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrey tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrey as he avoids it easily.
Andrey avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrey is just out of range.
Andrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrey drops his hands momentarily and Tanaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrey throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrey.
Tanaka wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch but Andrey keeps him there for the moment.
Andrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrey tries to stall but Tanaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andrey lands a nice uppercut.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrey smiles and moves away.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.
Andrey lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrey drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka is pushing Andrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tanaka jumps guard but Andrey stands there with Tanaka around his waist. Tanaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
A short uppercut from Andrey.
Andrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrey's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka tries to stall but Andrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Andrey holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanaka drops back down to his feet.
Tanaka wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tanaka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andrey is trying to stand up here but Tanaka is controlling him well.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Andrey defending well.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
Andrey is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka stops Andrey from getting back to his feet.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Andrey is defending well.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Andrey is working from the bottom.
Andrey kicks Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
Andrey is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Andrey.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrey sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
We've been told by Andrey's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tanaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Andrey rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey wants to clinch.
Tanaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka fails with the takedown.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Andrey.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrey scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Andrey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Andrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Andrey.
A nice left hand lands by Andrey.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
A short left from Andrey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey avoiding damage.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
Andrey misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka tries to stall but Andrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malutin Andrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
Andrey is trying to maintain a safe position but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns Andrey into the cage.
Tanaka letting Andrey take a breather here.
Andrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanaka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey lands a right hand.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrey is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Tanaka.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch but Tanaka keeps him there for the moment.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrey.
Andrey breaks the clinch.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Andrey won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malutin Andrey dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andrey lands a left and a right that send Tanaka crashing to the mat, dazed. Andrey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tanaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrey lands with a kick to the temple. Tanaka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrey finish him?
Tanaka defending well as Andrey loads up on a big left hand.
Andrey motions for Tanaka to come forward. Andrey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Andrey. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Andrey. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Andrey closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andrey breaks from the clinch.
Andrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrey throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrey.
Andrey scores with a jab.
Andrey throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanaka gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Andrey is trying to stand up.
Tanaka landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey really wants to buck Tanaka off and get back to his feet.
My spies in Z-Force Academy inform me that Tanaka has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tanaka trying to control but Andrey is having none of it.
Tanaka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andrey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tanaka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrey is looking to escape.
Andrey tries to buck Tanaka off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tanaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinji Tanaka!
Shinji Tanaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Vymiatajec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chikatilo's choice of entrance music: Black Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Vymiatajec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vymiatajec moves into the clinch.
Vymiatajec misses with a punch to the body.
Vymiatajec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vymiatajec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chikatilo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vymiatajec!
Chikatilo looks up at the clock and then as Vymiatajec takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chikatilo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chikatilo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chikatilo tries to score with some ground and pound. Vymiatajec controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chikatilo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vymiatajec tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chikatilo working away.
Chikatilo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chikatilo is putting a hurting on Vymiatajec here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vymiatajec is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vymiatajec is trying to get back to his feet.
Vymiatajec is looking to regain half guard here but Chikatilo keeps moving and retains side control.
Chikatilo lands a few punches from side control.
Vymiatajec trying to remain calm as Chikatilo controls from the top position.
Chikatilo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vymiatajec is looking to get to half guard.
Chikatilo looking to ground and pound but Vymiatajec is blocking nicely.
Chikatilo wants to finish this one by submission but Vymiatajec is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chikatilo.
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!
Vymiatajec is in a horrible position here. Chikatilo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chikatilo prevents Vymiatajec from getting the reversal.
Chikatilo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vymiatajec tries to lock up and control but Chikatilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vymiatajec trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vymiatajec wants to control but Chikatilo is having none of it.
Chikatilo lands a big shot to the head and Vymiatajec winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andrei Chikatilo!
A very excited looking Andrei Chikatilo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkowitz has chosen Macabre - Son Of Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Berkowitz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
203 lbs
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203 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Kane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Kane finds it's target.
Berkowitz ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
We've been informed that Berkowitz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane gets a double leg takedown into Berkowitz's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Berkowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kane is looking for a triangle here but Berkowitz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kane will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to regain half guard here but Berkowitz keeps moving and retains side control.
Berkowitz is staying tight to Kane's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to buck Berkowitz off but Berkowitz is having none of it.
Berkowitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Berkowitz.
Berkowitz scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dakker Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a leg kick but Berkowitz moved away.
Kane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berkowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kane lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz moves away from the strike by Kane.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane cracks Berkowitz with an open hand slap.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berkowitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berkowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick from Kane lands but Berkowitz takes it in his stride.
Kane swings for the body but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Kane misses the body punch
and Berkowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane is rocked!
Berkowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkowitz gets a clinch.
Berkowitz manages to break the clinch.
Berkowitz sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kane's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kane's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Berkowitz!
A relieved looking David Berkowitz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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36
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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224 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue drives through with a takedown into Jussila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Inoue looking to pass the guard.
Inoue throws a big right hand that misses.
Inoue controls from within his opponent's guard.
Inoue throws an elbow that misses. Jussila uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inoue's guard. Nice move by Jussila!
Inoue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jussila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inoue manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inoue tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Inoue thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Inoue.
Inoue controlling the pace for now.
Inoue throws some wild stikes that Jussila manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue working the ground and pound effectively.
Jussila is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue connects with a bit shot that sees Jussila covering up! More strikes from Inoue and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Inoue is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuya Inoue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes into the arena with Highway to hell blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
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16 - 11 - 0 |
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31
280 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ladin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murometz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ladin doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick from Ladin.
Ladin lands a head kick. Murometz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ilya Murometz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murometz missing with a left hand there. Ladin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladin throws the kick towards the body but Murometz avoids it.
Ladin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ladin with a hook.
Murometz avoids the head kick by Ladin.
Murometz blocks a head kick by Ladin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murometz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Murometz scores with a hook.
Ladin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murometz misses with a right hand
and Ladin counters with a left to the body.
Ben Ladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murometz rushes Ladin and presses him up against the cage.
Ladin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murometz slowing the pace effectively.
Murometz is trying to break the clinch but Ladin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Murometz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ladin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Murometz avoids the elbow strike from Ladin, against the cage.
Murometz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladins head.
A nice left hand lands by Murometz.
Ladin is rocked!
Ladin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Ladin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murometz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ladin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Murometz is unloading with more strikes now! Ladin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Murometz!
Ilya Murometz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slader defends it nicely.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slader connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Slader throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Slader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slader circles away.
Randy Slader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Slader.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Slader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slader.
Slader throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slader.
Slader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Randy Slader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Slader.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slader throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Slader slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Slader.
Slader misses with a kick to the body.
Slader keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randy Slader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slader misses with a double jab.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Slader.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Slader. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie tries to clinch but Slader is having none of it.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Slader.
Slader looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Slader tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Slader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slader clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slader throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Slader's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Slader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slader scoring well with a low kick there.
Slader slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slader is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Slader.
Slader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Slader misses the target.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Slader circles away.
Slader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Slader lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader lands a nice looking body kick.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randy Slader is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Slader - that will leave a mark!
Gracie defending well as Slader loads up on a big left hand.
Slader misses with a looping left.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Slader misses the target.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Slader there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slader.
Slader tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slader stuffs the takedown.
Randy Slader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie rushes Slader and presses him up against the cage.
Slader works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Slader turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Slader throws a head punch that misses.
Slader misses with a body punch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Slader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slader misses with a straight left.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Slader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slader tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slader to the ground. Slader escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Slader counters with a slapping leg kick.
and Slader counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gracie! He's just covering up as Slader starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Slader!
A less than humble Randy Slader misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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