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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Atreides struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Paul Atreides has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Polo.
No joy there for Atreides, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo lands a high kick!
Polo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atreides's calf.
Polo scores with a head kick. Atreides tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Paul Atreides has been cut.
Atreides closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polo to the mat! Polo manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atreides stands and throws Polo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Polo is not content to let Atreides control the position.
The referee asks Atreides politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Atreides prefers to stall for the moment though.
Polo is looking for a sweep.
Atreides advances to mount.
Atreides wants to control the pace but Polo is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo tries to reverse the position but Atreides maintains control.
Atreides trying to control but Polo is having none of it.
Atreides is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Polo is surviving well by controlling Atreides's body position as best he can.
Polo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Atreides jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Polo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Atreides wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Polo is looking to reverse the position.
Atreides is looking to take a break and control but Polo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atreides has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Polo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Atreides yanks on the arm and Polo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Atreides.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Atreides!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sapp misses with a left hand
and Grey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grey.
Sapp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sapp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sapp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jon Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sapp.
Grey breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Sapp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sapp.
It looks like Jon Grey has been cut.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sapp is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Sapp circles away and we're back to standing.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey shoots for a takedown but Sapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grey duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Grey scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Grey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
Sapp throws a shot from downtown. Grey moves away and avoids it.
Grey cracks Sapp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob Sapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sapp misses the jab.
Grey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapp tries to avoid it but Grey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapp to the ground. Sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sapp is just out of range.
A jab from Sapp misses.
Sapp misses with a hook.
Grey walks into a jab.
OH! Grey has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sapp smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sapp unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Grey sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Sapp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen Big Pun - Glamor Life as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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224 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalek needs to keep his hands up - Blaze had a free shot at his head there.
Michalek connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaze has managed to clinch.
Michalek pulls guard effortlessly.
Blaze wants to stand but Michalek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blaze preventing the sweep.
Michalek seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Michalek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michalek is looking for a triangle but Blaze pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Michalek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalek managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michalek is trying to control the position but Blaze postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Michalek lands with a straight right. Blaze didn't see that one coming.
Michalek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michalek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Michalek.
Blaze takes a swing at Michalek's ribcage but misses.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michalek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blaze is just riding it out for now. Michalek eventually gives up the hold.
Michalek looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michalek wants to pass the guard but Blaze is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Michalek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blaze is trying to keep Michalek in close.
Our spies down at at Evil Empire: �AWAKENING� inform us that Blaze has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Blaze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michalek is one step ahead there.
Michalek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michalek wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Michalek stands and throws Blaze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Michalek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Michalek working the head with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Michalek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Michalek slips the punch.
Michalek throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Michalek moved out of range nicely.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Michalek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Blaze.
Michalek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Michalek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blaze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Michalek has control of the leg.
Milan Michalek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaze actively working from the bottom here.
Michalek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to control Michalek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
Michalek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michalek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michalek seems to be looking for submissions.
Blaze wants to improve his position but Michalek is controlling well.
Blaze trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blaze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Michalek trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze trying to strike off his back.
Michalek prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
Blaze moves out of range as Michalek strikes.
Michalek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Michalek.
Blaze throws a jab when Michalek was well out of range.
Blaze swings for the body but Michalek moves out of range.
Blaze misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Michalek scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michalek.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Michalek.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michalek to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michalek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Blaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Michalek off the cage and back into range.
Michalek staying out of range there.
Johnny Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michalek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Michalek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michalek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Michalek throws a monster overhand right that drops Blaze! Michalek follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Michalek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Milan Michalek waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Melcher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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161 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Melcher!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melcher tries to work over Caesar's front leg with a kick but Caesar checks it.
Melcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melcher tries to clinch but Caesar moves away
so Caesar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Melcher keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Melcher has wrist control.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
Caesar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Melcher has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caesar advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
Caesar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Melcher for as long as he can get away with.
Caesar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Melcher has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caesar controlling the position.
Caesar in side control, throwing shots but Melcher defends.
Melcher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Melcher throws a hook to the side of Caesar's head but Caesar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher loads up on a big right hand but Caesar slips the punch.
Melcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Melcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Caesar checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melcher.
Melcher is looking to clinch.
Melcher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caesar quickly recovers to half guard.
Caesar is looking for a sweep. Melcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caesar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caesar seems keen to control Melcher's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar has his hands on Melcher's head, controlling the position.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
Melcher stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
Caesar is pulling down on Melcher's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Alberto Caesar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caesar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melcher.
Melcher throws a chopping leg kick but Caesar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caesar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Caesar lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melcher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Caesar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Melcher fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melcher parries the strikes from Caesar easily there. Caesar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Melcher to escape.
Caesar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melcher to see if he's OK.
Melcher wants to get back to his feet.
Caesar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Melcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Caesar wants to control but Melcher is keeping him busy.
Melcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caesar working the ground and pound but Melcher is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is letting Caesar control him for a moment.
Caesar is looking to take a break and control but Melcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caesar controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melcher looks to land a left hand but Caesar moved out of range nicely.
Melcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Caesar. Caesar gets slowly back to his feet.
Caesar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caesar misses with a hook. Melcher ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caesar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melcher.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Melcher.
Melcher misses with a two punch combination.
Melcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Caesar pushes down on Melcher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Melcher to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melcher wants to get back to his feet but Caesar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Caesar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Melcher throws a series of punches but Caesar avoids them all with ease.
Melcher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caesar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caesar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Melcher wants to control but Caesar is keeping him busy.
Caesar manages to get back to half guard.
Caesar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar has his hands clasped together around Melcher's back. He's all about the action.
Melcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caesar defending well though.
Caesar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Caesar is pulling down on Melcher's head to control his posture.
Melcher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Caesar is controlling Melcher's posture.
Caesar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Melcher controlling him for the moment.
Melcher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melcher won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Caesar controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Melcher tries to clinch
and Caesar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caesar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melcher has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Caesar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Caesar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Melcher wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Caesar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jon Melcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caesar is staying tight to Melcher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Caesar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caesar works to advance to full mount. Melcher defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Caesar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caesar, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Caesar!
During a confident post fight interview, Alberto Caesar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jon Melcher was interviewed post fight and said 'We tried. We failed. I guess it's back to the ol' drawing board!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
We've been told by Drake's head coaches at M Jay's Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown blocking some punches.
Drake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Drake.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Drake lands a nice elbow.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown gets control of Drake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Drake misses with the combination.
Brown misses with a body shot.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
A nice combination there by Brown.
It looks like David Drake has been cut.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Brown misses.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Drake tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Brown misses.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown misses the jab.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Drake wants to clinch.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Drake misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake avoids the body shot from Brown.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Brown scores with a jab. Drake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown misses with a straight left.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake is rocked!
Brown fakes the body blow, causing Drake to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Drake goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalti Eyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyj's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Sexy and I Know It. Overeem has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cees Overeem enters the cage!
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265 lbs
38 - 36 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hjalti Eyj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Eyj slams his shin into Overeem's torso.
Overeem leaves Eyj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eyj tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eyj has managed to clinch.
Eyj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eyj fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Overeem sprawls well initially but Eyj persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eyj looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eyj is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Eyj tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eyj moves to the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eyj looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Eyj controlling the positon.
Overeem is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Eyj's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eyj is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Eyj's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Overeem trying to get back to his feet but Eyj is in full control for now.
Overeem is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyj patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Overeem is trying to defend against the choke here but Eyj has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Eyj Tightens the hold and Overeem taps out furiously! Eyj displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hjalti Eyj!
Hjalti Eyj gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Corey Jr's choice of entrance music: La La La Girl by Paffendorf. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Corey Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr connects with a high kick.
Corey Jr scores with a takedown into Ward's guard.
Ward throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corey Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corey Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Corey Jr stands up over Ward, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corey Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Corey Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Corey Jr from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Ward's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Corey Jr trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corey Jr is one step ahead there.
Corey Jr wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ward looking for subs off his back but Corey Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is defending against the submission attempts here by Corey Jr.
Ward is trying to get back to full guard.
Corey Jr is keen to just control but Ward is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to control Corey Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Corey Jr has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward gets back to full guard.
Corey Jr wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Corey Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Corey Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corey Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr advances nicely into full mount.
Ward tries to reverse the position but Corey Jr maintains control.
Corey Jr tries to control but Ward wriggling away.
Corey Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ward has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corey Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corey Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ward is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Corey Jr is staying active underneath Ward, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corey Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corey Jr is looking to improve his position.
Ward is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corey Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ward is working away from the top position though.
Corey Jr is looking to get back to full guard here but Ward has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Corey Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corey Jr stops Ward from passing to mount.
Corey Jr tries to buck Ward off but Ward is having none of it.
Ward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Corey Jr tries to buck Ward off but Ward is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corey Jr.
Ward preventing the sweep.
Corey Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corey Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ward.
Ward trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corey Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Ward is proving a slippery customer.
Corey Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ward is aware though and is defending well.
Ward postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Corey Jr, not yet.
Corey Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corey Jr has his foot on Ward's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ward works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward trying to move into half guard but instead Corey Jr has managed to sweep!
Ward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corey Jr looking to pass the guard.
Ward lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corey Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corey Jr is keeping the position for now.
Corey Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ward doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ward manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corey Jr looking for a guillotine here but Ward defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corey Jr looking for a guillotine here but Ward defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ward dominated that second round.
That's time! Ward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ward dives in and scores a takedown into Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ward has passed into half guard!
Corey Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Corey Jr is looking for a sweep. Ward is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ward looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mr Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corey Jr actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corey Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Corey Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corey Jr gets back to full guard.
Our spies down at at Bruize Brothers inform us that Corey Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ward throws a strike but Corey Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corey Jr is sitting in close to Ward's body. Ward has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Corey Jr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Corey Jr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ward.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mr Ward!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's entrance music is Petter - Det g�r bra nu. A fine choice. James has chosen Tuesday's Gone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tommy James enters the cage!
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206 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Axelsson throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
Axelsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsson slips a jab and a cross from James.
Axelsson throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
Axelsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Axelsson misses.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from James.
James scores with a kick to the midsection.
Axelsson lands with a good body shot.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut.
James throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axelsson staying out of range there.
Donk. Axelsson catches James right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Axelsson swings for the body but James moves out of range.
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!
Axelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Axelsson swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Tommy James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Axelsson misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Axelsson lands a jab.
Axelsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James finds it's way through Axelsson's defenses.
Axelsson throws a jab when James was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Axelsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsson.
A jab from James misses.
James throws a series of punches but Axelsson avoids them all with ease.
Axelsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by James.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
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 Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson'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.
Axelsson lands with a cross.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Axelsson takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James loads up on a big right hand but Axelsson slips the punch.
Axelsson scores with a takedown into James's guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James controlling Axelsson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Axelsson.
Axelsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Axelsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Axelsson throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Axelsson's guard. Nice move by James!
James postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Axelsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James wanted to stand there but Axelsson had control of the position.
Axelsson working a defensive guard here.
James wanted to stand there but Axelsson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James connects with a leg kick. Axelsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from James does no damage.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
A jab from Axelsson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Axelsson.
James looks to land a right hand but Axelsson moved out of range.
Johan Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Axelsson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Axelsson throws a big shot that misses.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James works over Axelsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Axelsson catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Axelsson throws a big shot that misses.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Axelsson throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James avoids the body shot from Axelsson.
Donk. James catches Axelsson right on the button with a cross.
James throws a right hand that Axelsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Axelsson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James moves away from the strike by Axelsson.
Axelsson takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Tommy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsson throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Axelsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson slips a straight right by James.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Axelsson misses.
Axelsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Axelsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Axelsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but James is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Axelsson wants to take a breather but James manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Axelsson.
Axelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Axelsson forces his way into half guard.
Axelsson trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
Johan Axelsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Axelsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johan Axelsson.
Well Axelsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Axelsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Axelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tommy James spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Fury for helping me be strong,the gang at Canadian Top Team, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in the HMFL!! I really wanted the win tonight, I'll get it next time.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Ivan ORourke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos scores with a shot to the body.
Cronos looks to land a body kick but ORourke moved away.
Cronos misses with a hook. ORourke ducked under it nicely.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Cronos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Cronos in a clinch.
Cronos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
Cronos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke prevents Cronos from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to ORourke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
ORourke lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cronos breaks the clinch.
ORourke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ORourke loads up on a big right hand but Cronos slips the punch.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORourke moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a lazy body kick
and Cronos counters with a nice leg kick.
Cronos slips a jab and a cross from ORourke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORourke, right into the meat.
Cronos blocks a leg kick.
Cronos scores with a sloppy right hand. ORourke should have avoided that one.
ORourke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from ORourke is predictable there
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cronos's sensitive parts.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
ORourke moves into the clinch.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos wants to get back to striking at distance but ORourke won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos is trying to push ORourke away but ORourke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ORourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cronos.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
ORourke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cronos's efforts to push away.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
Cronos is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
ORourke cracks Cronos with a nice body shot.
Cronos blocks a body shot from ORourke.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos breaks from the clinch.
ORourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORourke.
Cronos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
ORourke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but ORourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ORourke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
ORourke takes one on the button.
Cronos loads up on a big right hand but ORourke slips the punch.
Cronos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cronos misses with a hook. ORourke ducked under it nicely.
That's four 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!
Cronos scores with a jab. ORourke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Cronos circles away.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cronos walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORourke lands with a slapping head kick.
ORourke looks to land a combination but Cronos avoids it well.
Donk. Cronos catches ORourke right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
Cronos digs a good body shot into ORourke's ribs.
Cronos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
ORourke misses with a low kick as Cronos jumps back.
ORourke throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
ORourke blocks a jab.
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 Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
ORourke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose Cronos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ORourke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORourke. That's going to slow Cronos down.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Cronos pushes him off.
ORourke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
Cronos blocking some punches.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan ORourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a leg kick.
ORourke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Cronos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORourke feints and then cracks Cronos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cronos down.
Cronos lands a really nice looking cross but ORourke seems unphased.
ORourke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cronos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORourke manages to avoid it.
ORourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cronos can do to turn this around?
ORourke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
ORourke misses with a looping right.
Cronos cracks a nice hook into ORourke's ribs.
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Cronos tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Cronos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cronos is rocked!
It looks like Jose Cronos has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cronos is still on wobbly legs! Can ORourke finish him?
ORourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
ORourke clinches up with Cronos and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cronos seems to have recovered his senses.
Cronos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ORourke slips a jab and a cross from Cronos.
ORourke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ORourke there as he acknowledges the shot.
ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
ORourke keeps control of Cronos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.
Cronos is trying to force a seperation but ORourke has the dominant position.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.
Cronos breaks from the clinch.
Cronos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
ORourke cracks Cronos with an open hand slap.
ORourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cronos.
Cronos walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORourke.
ORourke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cronos.
ORourke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cronos at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ORourke throws a leg kick
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos defending well as ORourke loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORourke rushes Cronos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cronos manages to break the clinch.
Cronos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by ORourke!
ORourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cronos looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
Cronos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
ORourke blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ORourke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cronos counters with a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Cronos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronos. That did some damage!
ORourke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ORourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cronos.
Cronos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ORourke.
Cronos punishes ORourke's body with a nice straight punch.
Cronos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORourke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ORourke!
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORourke lands with a straight right. Cronos didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORourke lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Cronos circles away.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Cronos pushes him off.
Cronos moves out of range of the leg kick from ORourke.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cronos checks a leg kick.
Cronos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ORourke feints and then cracks Cronos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cronos down.
Cronos scores with a nice right hand.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but ORourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Cronos.
ORourke misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ORourke checks the leg kick nicely there.
ORourke has Cronos up against the cage in a clinch.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cronos's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivan ORourke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
Cronos working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos breaks the clinch.
Cronos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ORourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ORourke lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from ORourke.
ORourke misses with a leg kick
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Cronos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cronos.
Cronos throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORourke tries to clinch but Cronos is having none of it.
Ivan ORourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ORourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ORourke throws a sloppy head kick and Cronos moves out of range easily.
ORourke forces Cronos back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Cronos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.
Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Cronos misses.
Cronos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for ORourke.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from ORourke does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ORourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back, stronger then ever.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry comes to the cage accompanied by Where I'm From, Marcy Son. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashy Larry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Moonra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larry gets tackled into the cage by Moonra. Moonra maintains the clinch.
Moonra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larry prevents Moonra from breaking the clinch.
Larry tries a body shot but Moonra blocks it.
Larry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larry blocks the elbow strike.
Larry lands with a left to the head.
Larry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larry blocks an uppercut.
Moonra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larry.
Moonra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moonra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larry backwards.
Moonra tries to work over Larry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larry tries a body shot but Moonra blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moonra.
I was talking to Larry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Larry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larry dodges an elbow strike from Moonra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larry working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larry managing to block the knees to the body from Moonra.
Larry misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra is trying to break free.
Larry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larry misses with a body punch.
Moonra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moonra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larry backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moonra.
Moonra misses with an elbow over the top.
Moonra breaks the clinch.
Moonra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moonra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moonra throws a body shot but no joy.
Moonra swings for the body but Larry moves out of range.
Larry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moonra manages to avoid it.
Moonra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moonra. Larry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larry cracks a nice hook into Moonra's ribs.
Moonra looks winded!
Larry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Moonra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larry.
Larry connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonra looks to throw the jab but Larry is out of range.
Larry blocks a leg kick.
Moonra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Larry rather than just go for the knockout.
Moonra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moonra really felt that one!
Larry jabs Moonra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larry throws a body shot but no joy.
Larry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larry thows a body kick. Moonra tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Larry lands with a good body shot.
Larry lands a big uppercut and Moonra crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Moonra looks OK. Larry waves Moonra back to his feet!
Larry darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Moonra's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Larry before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashy Larry!
Ashy Larry is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ashy Larry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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