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CEC 336 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen tries a low kick but Falconowski avoids it.
Lipponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falconowski.
A jab from Falconowski misses.
Lipponen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falconowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Lipponen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lipponen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Falconowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Lipponen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lipponen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lipponen is keen to just control but Falconowski is a slippery customer.
Falconowski tries to roll over but Lipponen keeps him under control.
Lipponen wants to control but Falconowski is keeping him busy.
Well, if Lipponen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipponen is pressing down on Falconowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Falconowski is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen trying to control from Falconowski's half guard. Falconowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lipponen wants to control from the top but Falconowski keeps moving.
Falconowski controlling Lipponen's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipponen wants to control from the top but Falconowski keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Pekka Lipponen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Falconowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lipponen. Lipponen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Falconowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lipponen.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falconowski.
Lipponen defending well as Falconowski loads up on a big left hand.
Lipponen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falconowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lipponen trying to control the action but Falconowski is working from the bottom.
Falconowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lipponen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Falconowski is not content to let Lipponen control the position.
Lipponen working the ground and pound but Falconowski is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski is looking for a sweep.
Lipponen trying to control the position but Falconowski is working away.
Lipponen landing strikes.
Lipponen scores with punches from side control.
Falconowski is looking to regain half guard here but Lipponen keeps moving and retains side control.
Falconowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Falconowski is staying active underneath Lipponen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lipponen is working hard here to advance position.
Lipponen is keen to just control but Falconowski is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipponen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falconowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lipponen scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falconowski gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Falconowski checks a low kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Falconowski - just one landing.
Pekka Lipponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falconowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Lipponen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Falconowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Falconowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lipponen swivels and escapes.
Lipponen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lipponen darts in looking for a takedown but Falconowski gets double underhooks and turns Lipponen into the cage.
Lipponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Falconowski won't allow it.
Falconowski tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Falconowski back against the cage.
Lipponen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lipponen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falconowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lipponen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falconowski.
Pekka Lipponen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Falconowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen throws a leg kick but Falconowski moved away.
Lipponen blocks a jab.
Falconowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipponen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lipponen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Falconowski misses.
Falconowski misses with a looping left.
Falconowski swings widly with a right hand
and Lipponen counters with an inside leg kick.
Falconowski throws a solid leg kick but Lipponen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falconowski.
Lipponen throws a wild body kick that Falconowski sees coming a mile off.
Falconowski checks a low kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falconowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lipponen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falconowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Falconowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Falconowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falconowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falconowski scores with the left hand. Lipponen knows he should have avoided that one.
Lipponen connects with a jab.
Falconowski scores with a jab. Lipponen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lipponen cracks Falconowski with an open hand slap.
Falconowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falconowski checks a low kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falconowski connects with a right hand. Lipponen shakes it off.
Lipponen is looking to wear down Falconowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falconowski misses with a wild body shot.
Lipponen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski throws the left hand but Lipponen avoids the punch easily.
Falconowski moves out of range of the body kick from Lipponen.
Falconowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lipponen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Falconowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lipponen has wrist control.
Lipponen is trying to control the position but Falconowski postures up.
Lipponen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Falconowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falconowski won't allow Lipponen to sweep him here.
Falconowski trying to control but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.
Falconowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falconowski trying to control but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
Falconowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski content to stall in guard here.
Falconowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Falcon Falconowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Falconowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falconowski gets caught napping as Lipponen dives in and scores a takedown. Falconowski manages to retain guard.
Lipponen is looking to pass into half guard but Falconowski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Falconowski is in guard.
Lipponen keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falconowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lipponen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Falconowski has managed to get both his arms back between Lipponen's legs - danger averted.
Falconowski looking to pass the guard.
Falconowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Falconowski wants to control from the top but Lipponen keeps moving.
Falconowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking to sweep but instead, Falconowski has passed into half guard.
Lipponen trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Falconowski lands a nice short elbow.
Lipponen taking some punishment here, with Falconowski in his half guard.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lipponen is not content to let Falconowski control the position.
Lipponen is trying to maintain the position but Falconowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Pekka Lipponen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falconowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falconowski trying to control from half guard but Lipponen is working away.
Falconowski thows a huge punch but Lipponen dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen trying to control here.
Falconowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lipponen's head.
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Lipponen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipponen trying to control from the bottom.
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!
Falconowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lipponen defending well though.
Falconowski lands strikes from half guard.
Lipponen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Falconowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Falconowski working Lipponen over with strikes.
Falconowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking for a sweep. Falconowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falconowski controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Falconowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lipponen wants to improve his position but Falconowski is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lipponen looking for submissions off his back.
Falconowski moves nicely into side control.
Falconowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lipponen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Falconowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Falconowski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski trying to control the action but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falconowski 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
In his post fight interview, Falcon Falconowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Maynard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard moves out of range as Ass strikes.
Ass misses the shot to the body.
Ass moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Ass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard counters with an inside leg kick.
Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Ass moved out of range nicely.
Jack Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maynard as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Maynard.
Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard motions for Ass to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Maynard throws a hook but Ass blocks it.
Ass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maynard eats them both and turns towards Ass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ass jabs Maynard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard thows a leg kick but Ass checks it
and Ass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ass.
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ass.
Ass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maynard backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a jab to the head.
Ass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ass staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maynard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.
Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ass dives in and scores a takedown into Maynard's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ass is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Ass seems content to control.
Maynard is doing well to control the position and prevent Ass from advancing to side control.
Ass is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer.
Ass is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ass throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
Ass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maynard in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard moves away from the strike by Ass.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ass is out of range.
Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maynard feints a jab promting Ass to slip. Maynard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Ass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Ass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ass misses with a head kick.
Ass swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Ass.
Ass connects with a nice looking jab.
Ass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maynard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ass's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass with a nice cross.
Ass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ass.
Ass throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ass shoots in for a takedown but Maynard shows good takedown defense.
Ass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Ass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard slaps away a takedown attempt from Ass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ass.
Ass scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Ass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard is looking for a sweep.
Maynard holding on.
Ass tries to stand but Maynard is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Ass in the body.
Ass swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ass. Those never looked like landing.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Ass throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Maynard lands a head shot.
Ass misses with a body shot
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ass. Those never looked like landing.
Maynard misses with a straight right.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Maynard is looking to slow Ass down with leg kicks.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maynard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maynard doesn't seem bothered though.
Ass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard is looking to score with low kicks.
Maynard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Ass in the body.
Ass throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Ass throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters with a thumping low kick.
Ass is breathing heavily.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ass.
Ass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ass throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard looks to throw the jab but Ass is out of range.
Ass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Ass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maynard tries to clinch up but Ass circles away and keeps his distance.
Maynard's corner calls for a 1-2. Maynard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ass connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Ass.
Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maynard thuds his shin into the meat of Ass's side.
Ass walks into a jab.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ass moves out of range.
Maynard motions for Ass to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ass misses with the combination.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Maynard there.
Ass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maynard misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard closes the distance and pushes Ass back into the cage.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ass is looking to break free of the clinch but Maynard has double underhooks.
Maynard blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ass.
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Ass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Maynard has Ass pressed against the cage, preventing Ass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maynard is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ass misses with a double jab
and Maynard counters with a head kick. That will keep Ass thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Maynard slams his shin into Ass's torso.
Ass lands with an overhand left.
Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maynard moves out of range of the leg kick from Ass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ass throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Ass fails with the takedown.
Ass throws an off balance right hand
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Ass 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard 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. This is the final round!
Ass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Ass.
Ass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maynard takes a swing at Ass's ribcage but misses.
Ass checks the leg kick.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
Maynard scores with a jab.
Ass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maynard!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Ass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maynard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ass. Ass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ass moves out of range.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ass backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ass.
Maynard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Maynard scores with a push kick.
Ass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maynard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ass scrambles back to his feet.
Maynard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maynard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ass scrambles back to his feet.
Ass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ass tries for a takedown but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Ass misses with a hook.
Maynard tries to move into range but Ass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ass throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Maynard connects with a jab.
Ass needs to keep his hands up - Maynard had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard 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 Ass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maynard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard cracks the inside of Ass's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a head kick. Ass smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ass.
Maynard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ass's hands.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maynard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maynard.
Ass throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Ass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maynard. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ass moves out of range easily.
Ass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maynard can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Ass.
Ass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ass controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass pushes Maynard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ass is looking to control Maynard's arms but Maynard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ass has his back to the cage.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Ass misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard has Ass pressed against the cage.
Ass lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ass.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maynard 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Maynard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Maynard waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Richards has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint It Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
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37
265 lbs
20 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uwe Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Richards misses.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards slips a jab from Grant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Grant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Richards!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grant working away.
Grant tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards dodges the ground and pound from Grant.
Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grant.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position.
Grant trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richards gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards in side control, throwing shots but Grant defends.
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!
Grant is trying to control Richards's posture but Richards avoids it.
Richards sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
Grant struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Richards throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grant is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grant wants to control but Richards postures up.
Richards taking a break here but Grant is having none of it and regains half guard.
Grant is trying to control but can't.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Richards trying to mount his opponent but Grant defends it.
Grant tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards wants to take a breather but Grant is having none of it.
Grant is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Richards trying to pass the guard but Grant defending well.
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 Uwe Grant will probably get the nod.
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.
Richards throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Richards lands with a cross.
It looks like Uwe Grant has been cut.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant misses the jab.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Richards finds it's target.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Grant lands.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uwe Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Richards.
Richards lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
Keijo Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Keijo Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards slips a jab from Grant.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Uwe Grant's cut is getting worse.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant lands a jab.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards misses with a hook.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant slips a straight right by Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
Richards cracks Grant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Grant misses.
Grant gets the takedown into side control.
Richards struggling a bit here.
Richards is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grant trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards misses the jab.
Richards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grant is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Richards tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grant is rocked!
Grant switches off momentarily and Richards cracks him with a monster right hand! Grant topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Richards dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Richards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keijo Richards made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nisse Lind has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisse Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solomon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lind uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Dick Solomon has been cut.
Solomon connects with an inside leg kick.
Lind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lind.
Lind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon walks into a left hand.
Lind checks a low kick from Solomon.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lind scores with the left hand. Solomon knows he should have avoided that one.
Solomon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Solomon motions for Lind to come forward. Solomon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Lind.
Lind thuds a left hand into Solomon's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind thuds a left hand into Solomon's body.
Lind throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.
Solomon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Solomon misses with a looping right.
Solomon avoids the head kick by Lind.
Lind scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind closes the distance but Solomon moves to the side
and Solomon counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lind.
Lind cracks Solomon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Solomon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lind on the side of the head.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomon.
Lind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solomon can pounce on him.
Nisse Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solomon throws a leg kick but Lind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lind catches Solomon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solomon is rocked!
Lind scores with a push kick.
Solomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Lind finish him?
Solomon looks winded!
Solomon is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Lind just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Solomon has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nisse Lind!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Untouchable . Cung Le could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mr Charcoal's chin.
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31
167 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a crisp one two that drops Charcoal! Le thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Charcoal to his feet! Charcoal is in big trouble!
Charcoal is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charcoal. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charcoal is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charcoal.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charcoal scores with a nice body kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Le's head coaches at GTi 888 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Le slips under a jab.
Charcoal seems to have recovered his senses.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charcoal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Charcoal looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Charcoal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charcoal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Charcoal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Le.
Charcoal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Charcoal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charcoal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charcoal connects with a leg kick. Le looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charcoal looks to land a body kick but Le moved away.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charcoal checks the leg kick.
Le has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Charcoal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le thumps Charcoal with a low kick.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charcoal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le looks to land a body kick but Charcoal moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charcoal's sensitive parts.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Charcoal.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charcoal misses with a body kick.
Le gets a clinch.
Le doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charcoal misses with the head strike.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charcoal stalling in the clinch but Le improves position.
Charcoal wants to break free but Le has control.
Le throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Charcoal is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charcoal has his back to the cage.
A short left from Le.
Charcoal breaks from the clinch.
Charcoal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Charcoal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Le wants to get back to full guard.
Le is defending against the submission attempts here by Charcoal.
Charcoal uses his free foot to push down on Le's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Le.
BOOM! Charcoal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Charcoal breaks from Le's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charcoal controlling from mount.
Charcoal wants to control the pace but Le is squirming around nicely.
Le keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Charcoal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal tries to control but Le wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Charcoal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charcoal fails with the takedown.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charcoal, as that shot connected.
Le on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le walks into a straight right hand from Charcoal.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charcoal.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Le wants to slow Charcoal down by chopping away at his legs.
Charcoal thows a body shot but no joy.
Le misses with a low kick as Charcoal jumps back.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a leg kick
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charcoal. That's going to slow Le down.
Charcoal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charcoal moves out of range of the body kick.
Charcoal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charcoal lands a jab to the head.
Charcoal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
A left lands for Charcoal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charcoal thows a body kick. Le tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Le throws a leg kick
and Le takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Charcoal connects with a nice looking jab.
Charcoal dips to his left and cracks Le with an uppercut!
Le misses with a head kick.
Le feints a jab promting Charcoal to slip. Le then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Charcoal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charcoal, as that shot connected.
Charcoal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le cracks the inside of Charcoal's front leg.
Le tries to score with a low kick but Charcoal moves his leg out of the way.
Le throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charcoal throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le needs to keep his hands up - Charcoal had a free shot at his head there.
Le moves out of range as Charcoal throws a body kick.
Le tries to clinch but Charcoal is having none of it.
Charcoal lands a right hook to the body.
Le throws a head kick but Charcoal moves out of range.
Le throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Charcoal blocks the low kick.
Charcoal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charcoal just misses with a punch to the body.
Charcoal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charcoal.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le moves into range and clinches up with Charcoal.
Charcoal manages to break the clinch.
Charcoal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le tries to clinch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Charcoal blocks a head kick by Le.
Le moves to clinch but Charcoal breaks away
and Charcoal counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Le throws a leg kick but Charcoal checks it.
Charcoal lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charcoal.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Charcoal.
Charcoal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le throws out a loose jab but Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Le moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le moves into the clinch successfully.
Le working aggressively here.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Charcoal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal avoids the head kick by Le.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charcoal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Le. That one must have hurt.
Charcoal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charcoal connects with the punch.
Le tries to clinch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Le closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Le is looking to clinch but Charcoal is avoiding it.
Le swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Charcoal looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Le stuns Charcoal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a wild body kick that Charcoal sees coming a mile off.
Charcoal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Le.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le.
Nice straight punches there by Charcoal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charcoal.
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!
Le misses with a head kick.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le thows a leg kick but Charcoal checks it
and Charcoal counters with a leg kick.
Charcoal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le doesn't seem bothered though.
Le on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charcoal. Charcoal obviously looking to wear him down.
Charcoal lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Charcoal there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Charcoal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le doesn't seem phased though.
Charcoal lands a jab to Le's midsection.
Charcoal lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Le is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charcoal.
Charcoal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charcoal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le to score with a decent uppercut.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Charcoal looks for a takedown but Le sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Charcoal as he connects with a hook.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charcoal moves out of range of the leg kick from Le.
Charcoal thumps Le with a low kick.
Mr Charcoal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Charcoal lands with an overhand left.
Charcoal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Le tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Charcoal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Charcoal!
Our winner, Mr Charcoal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado has chosen Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes as his entrance music. Craig Hanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks throws a head kick but Machado moves out of range.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
A low kick from Hanks misses
and Machado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanks is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Hanks misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is leaning against Hanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Machado.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Machado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanks cracks Machado with an open hand slap.
Craig Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks throws a low kick but Machado moves out of range easily.
Hanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanks misses with a kick to the body.
Hanks misses with a few strikes there.
Machado defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
Machado blocks a head kick by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a right hand
and Machado counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machado takes a step back to recover.
Hanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanks connects with a right hand. Machado shakes it off.
A punch combination from Hanks misses.
Hanks throws a hook but Machado blocks it.
Machado moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.
Hanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Machado avoids the head kick by Hanks.
Hanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hanks does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanks lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.
Hanks throws a lazy head kick
and Machado counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanks throws a hook but Machado blocks it.
Jab by Hanks.
Machado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machado checks a low kick from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Hanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Eliézer Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanks.
Craig Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks tries to land a front kick but Machado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Machado crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hanks - the referee stops the clock and Machado gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hanks. Machado manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machado. That did some damage!
Hanks throws a leg kick but Machado moved away.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Machado is out of range.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machado 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.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks misses with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hanks.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Machado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Hanks misses.
Machado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Hanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machado doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a leg kick
and Machado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanks throws a head kick but Machado moves out of range.
Machado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks wants to land a leg kick but Machado is out of range.
Hanks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks throws a low kick, looking for Machado's leg but Machado calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanks can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Good shot there by Hanks.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Hanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hanks.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Hanks swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanks scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hanks. Beautiful body shot.
Machado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanks throws a leg kick
and Machado counters with a three punch combo that has Hanks backing up. Hanks nods at Machado to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanks. Hanks obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Hanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hanks.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Machado working aggressively here.
Hanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado misses with some punches.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado misses with some punches.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado takes one on the button.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Machado's front leg but catches the back leg as Machado tries to avoid it.
Hanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanks misses with a few strikes there.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Machado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanks.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hanks.
Eliézer Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanks swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanks.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machado.
Hanks throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanks, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knife Party by Deftones. Simeon Malaya 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya lands a head kick!
Lontrame lands a head kick!
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Lontrame looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaya slaps away a takedown attempt from Lontrame, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lontrame walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malaya.
Lontrame is looking to land body kicks.
Malaya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lontrame.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya misses with a double jab.
Lontrame gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malaya.
A punch combination from Lontrame misses.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Lontrame.
Lontrame walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malaya.
Malaya lands the left hand.
Malaya throws a jab when Lontrame was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malaya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lontrame.
Lontrame swings widly with a right hand
and Malaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lontrame tries to bum rush Malaya with a series of wild strikes but Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lontrame has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lontrame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaya counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame tried to score with a low kick but Malaya checks it.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses.
Lontrame moves out of range of the body kick.
Malaya stuns Lontrame with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malaya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lontrame will feel that in the morning.
Lontrame looks winded!
Malaya digs a good hook to Lontrame's body.
Malaya slips a jab and a cross from Lontrame.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lontrame if he has to take too many more of those.
Lontrame on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
Malaya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malaya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lontrame under the eye.
Malaya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lontrame misses with a body shot.
Jab from Malaya.
An inside leg kick from Lontrame misses.
Malaya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malaya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Lontrame moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Malaya.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Lontrame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lontrame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lontrame looks to throw a body kick
and Malaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lontrame is rocked!
Lontrame 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.
Nice shot by Malaya.
Lontrame is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaya finish him?
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lontrame tries a head kick but it misses.
Lontrame seems to have recovered his senses.
Malaya staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lontrame.
Malaya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lontrame at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lontrame.
Malaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lontrame walks into a left hand.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
Lontrame misses with a wild body shot.
Malaya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lontrame walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya 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.
Malaya moves in close and cracks Lontrame with a massive right hand! Lontrame, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Malaya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simeon Malaya!
A very excited looking Simeon Malaya 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri comes to the cage accompanied by Rising Darkness. Freedom has chosen Johnny Freedom as his entrance music. Johnny Freedom 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
Jurri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freedom.
Jurri swings widly with a right hand
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freedom.
Freedom tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurri avoids the damage to the body.
Jurri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freedom tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freedom blocks it with crossed arms.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Jurri misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Jurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freedom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Jurri in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Freedom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jurri.
Freedom tries to work over Jurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Jurri has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurri.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jurri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freedom is working Jurri over against the cage.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurri is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Jurri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jurri is defending well for now.
Freedom breaks from the clinch.
Freedom slips a jab from Jurri.
Jurri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freedom as he jumps to the side.
Jurri missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jurri misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Jurri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freedom slips a jab from Jurri.
Jurri misses with a straight left.
Johnny Freedom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freedom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jurri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jurri takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands with a good body shot.
Jurri moves out of range of the body kick from Freedom.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
Jurri misses with a body shot.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Jurri is out of range.
Good shot there by Jurri.
Freedom throws a hook but Jurri avoids it easily.
Jurri lands with a straight right. Freedom didn't see that one coming.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Freedom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jurri thuds a left hand into Freedom's body.
Jurri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurri.
Jurri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom looks for the body kick but Jurri saw that one coming.
Jurri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jurri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Jurri looks to land a body kick but Freedom moved away.
Freedom cracks Jurri with an open hand slap.
Jurri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom jabs Jurri right on the nose. Jurri blinks but takes it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Freedom!
Freedom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jurri has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Jurri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Jurri won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Freedom.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jurri slips a jab from Freedom.
Jurri throws a front kick that sends Freedom stumbling back into the cage.
Jurri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom lands with a nice body punch.
Jurri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurri misses with a hook.
Jurri cracks Freedom with an open hand slap.
Jurri tries to land a leg kick but Freedom saw it coming and moves away.
Jurri takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Jurri doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
Jurri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Jurri sees coming a mile off.
Nice takedown defense from Freedom. No joy for Jurri on that attempt.
Jurri misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jurri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Freedom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri swinging wildly here.
Jab from Freedom.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurri throws a body kick that misses.
Freedom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurri is rocked!
Jurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Jurri's ribs.
Jurri seems to have got his legs back now.
Freedom has managed to clinch.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Jurri in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Jurri fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freedom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jurri misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to stall but Freedom improves his position.
Knees to the body from Jurri.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jurri takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Jurri blocks an elbow strike.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri lands a nice knee to the body.
Freedom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Johnny Freedom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom tries to pull guard but Jurri holds him up against the cage and eventually Freedom drops back down to his feet.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jurri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jurri working Freedom over with knees to the body.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurri backwards.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kari Jurri has been cut.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jurri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Freedom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a sloppy body shot
and Freedom counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurri scores with a decent looking hook.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jurri misses the shot to the body.
Jurri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
Jurri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jurri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom cracks Jurri on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jurri falls backwards against the cage. Freedom follows up with more strikes that drop Jurri to his knees. Freedom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jurri! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Nelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson is rocked!
Gunnar Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Nelson is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Carter Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Nelson is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Llewelyn Carter!
Our winner, Llewelyn Carter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Minority - Green Day. Kuusela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promentory. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela lands a slapping body shot.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusela checks a low kick from Wang.
An inside leg kick from Kuusela misses.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
A jab from Wang misses.
Kuusela throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Wang moves away from the strike by Kuusela.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuusela.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusela.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Kuusela throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Wang misses the jab.
Kuusela avoids the head kick by Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Wang.
That kick from Kuusela tenderised Wang's leg. Wang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuusela.
Wang gets tackled into the cage by Kuusela. Kuusela maintains the clinch.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang misses with some punches.
Kuusela misses with a knee to the head.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wang is keeping busy.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Kuusela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuusela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuusela lunges at Wang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wang's hand.
Kuusela throws a solid leg kick but Wang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuusela.
Wang misses with a low kick as Kuusela jumps back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kuusela.
Wang cracks Kuusela with a good jab.
Kuusela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wang.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wang momentarily.
It looks like Ting Yan Wang has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuusela throws out the jab.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Wang's belly button to the back.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wang at a distance.
Nice jab there from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang lands with a straight right. Kuusela didn't see that one coming.
Wang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela slips under a jab.
Kuusela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wang.
Wang lands with a hook. Kuusela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela slips under a jab.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusela delivers a nice body kick.
Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Wang
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Wang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ting Yan Wang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuusela thows a body kick. Wang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuusela at a distance.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuusela throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Kuusela throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wang clinches up with Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wang tries to work over Kuusela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuusela looking to stall.
Kuusela has Wang pressed against the cage, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela avoiding damage.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang wants to break free but Kuusela has control.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Wang misses with some punches.
Kuusela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuusela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang being controlled against the cage.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuusela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armo Kuusela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuusela misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuusela. That's going to slow Wang down.
Wang 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.
A slow jab from Kuusela misses its intended target.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusela tries to work over Wang's front leg with a kick but Wang checks it.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang thows a leg kick but Kuusela checks it
and Kuusela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuusela scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusela clinches with his opponent.
Kuusela cracks Wang with a nice body shot.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuusela throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela moves away from the strike by Wang.
Wang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wang scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela cracks Wang with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wang looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kuusela finish him?
Wang is rocked!
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang is holding his hands too far apart here. Kuusela throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Wang is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Armo Kuusela thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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