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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Batista Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingsley.
Batista Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Batista Da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingsley's waist but Kingsley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batista Da Silva off to one side.
Kingsley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Kingsley keeps control of Batista Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingsley controlling the action here for a moment.
Batista Da Silva jumps guard but Kingsley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingsley misses the target.
Batista Da Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kingsley defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kingsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James Kingsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva throws a right and a left that Kingsley avoids nicely.
Kingsley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingsley leaves Batista Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Batista Da Silva throws a series of punches but Kingsley moves out of range.
Batista Da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingsley counters with a straight right hand.
Kingsley dodges the punch combination from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Kingsley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Batista Da Silva.
Kingsley ducks right into an uppercut from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Kingsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Kingsley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kingsley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Batista Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingsley pulls his head out easily.
Batista Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kingsley stalling.
Batista Da Silva is staying active underneath Kingsley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley trying to pass the guard but Batista Da Silva defending well.
Batista Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Batista Da Silva is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Batista Da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Batista Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batista Da Silva thows a leg kick but Kingsley checks it
and Kingsley counters with a straight right hand.
Kingsley stuffs the takedown attempt from Batista Da Silva. Batista Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Kingsley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batista Da Silva dives in and grabs Kingsley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kingsley pushes down on Batista Da Silva's head and hops out.
Batista Da Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kingsley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Batista Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kingsley ducks down to avoid it.
Batista Da Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kingsley doesn't seem bothered though.
Batista Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kingsley counters with a straight right hand.
Batista Da Silva defending well as Kingsley loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva misses with a left hand
and Kingsley counters with a right hand to the body.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingsley but Kingsley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batista Da Silva looks winded!
Batista Da Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Kingsley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista Da Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Kingsley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kingsley drops Batista Da Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Batista Da Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Kingsley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Batista Da Silva is rocked!
It looks like Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has been cut.
Batista Da Silva walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Batista Da Silva limp body while Kingsley jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Kingsley!
James Kingsley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristoff Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Troy Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristoff Klinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Klinkhammer is just out of range.
Klinkhammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobsen tries to avoid it but Klinkhammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobsen to the ground. Jacobsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobsen lands a nice shot that snaps Klinkhammer's head back.
Jacobsen digs a good hook to Klinkhammer's body.
Klinkhammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jacobsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Klinkhammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jacobsen is in Klinkhammer's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobsen stands and throws Klinkhammer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Klinkhammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacobsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Klinkhammer strikes from the bottom but Jacobsen takes advantage and advances to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen controlling from the full mount.
Klinkhammer tries to improve his position but instead Jacobsen has taken his back!
Klinkhammer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Klinkhammer tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jacobsen controlling the positon.
Klinkhammer trying to control the hands but Jacobsen won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jacobsen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Klinkhammer could be in trouble here!
Good control from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen looking for the choke from the back.
Jacobsen looking to break Klinkhammer's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Klinkhammer remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jacobsen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jacobsen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Klinkhammer is trying to remain composed but Jacobsen is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jacobsen has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen is hanging on to Klinkhammer's back as he tries to escape.
Klinkhammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klinkhammer staying busy and making it hard for Jacobsen to control.
Jacobsen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Klinkhammer is doing well to defend. Jacobsen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Klinkhammer is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Troy Jacobsen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Troy Jacobsen made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Gomez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez tries a quick counter leg kick but Hughes is wise to it.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Rafael Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Hughes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughes takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez checks a low kick from Hughes.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomez.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Gomez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hughes moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Hughes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rafael Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Hughes attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Hughes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hughes is in Gomez's guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hughes manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomez defending well though.
Hughes working Gomez over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomez pushes Hughes off looking to stand but Hughes dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Gomez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gomez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Gomez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomez.
Hughes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gomez 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.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four 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.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Gomez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomez throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes controlling the action here for a moment.
Hughes is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control.
Gomez sneaks out the side door and pushes Hughes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gomez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hughes working Gomez over with strikes here.
Hughes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomez?
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hughes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gomez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
Gomez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hughes looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Hughes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hughes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gomez is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hughes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez is squirming around, avoiding Hughes's attempts to control the action.
Gomez is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hughes! Gomez is hurt baaadly! Hughes is firing away with more strikes - Gomez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Hughes!
Rafael Gomez spoke after the fight, saying 'F*** Jiu Jitsu'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (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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195 lbs
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World class MT
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sum Yung Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gai throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gai swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman moves into the clinch.
Gai lands a left hand.
Freeman gets through Gai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gai misses with a body punch.
Gai misses with a body punch.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Gai lands a head kick!
Gai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Freeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gai wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Gai is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gai is retaining full guard.
Freeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice straight punches there by Gai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gai.
Freeman gets the takedown into side control.
Freeman trying to control the position but Gai is working away.
My spies in DiscoClub inform me that Freeman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Freeman is staying tight to Gai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai tries to improve position but can't.
Gai strikes from the bottom but Freeman takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Freeman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gai working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gai tries to hold on but Freeman postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman landing shots from mount.
Freeman looking to control but Gai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gai regains half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Freeman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freeman wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Gai.
Gai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gai connects with a body shot.
Freeman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Gai.
A good leg kick by Gai.
Gai misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gai sizes up Freeman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gai 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 Freeman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Freeman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gai throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Freeman darts in and clinches Gai up against the cage.
Freeman slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gai cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Gai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Freeman to keep the fight standing.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Freeman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gais head.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Gai.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gai wants to stall.
Gai lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Yung Gai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Gai lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Gai misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gai.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Gai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Gai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sum Yung Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gai gets tackled into the cage by Freeman. Freeman maintains the clinch.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gai avoids it.
Freeman is trying to trip Gai. He has hold of a leg but Gai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Freeman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gai pushes Freeman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sum Yung Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gai tries to land a leg kick but Freeman saw it coming and moves away.
Freeman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Gai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freeman. That did some damage!
Gai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gai throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gai misses with a low kick as Freeman jumps back.
Freeman throws a big counter head kick but Gai avoids it with no problem.
Gai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Freeman.
Matt Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gai trying to control but Freeman flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gai fending off the submission attempt from Freeman.
Gai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Freeman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gai is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has the hooks in. Gai is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Freeman passes his arm under Gai's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Gai taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Freeman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matt Freeman made sure he mentioned Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Dead Yet? by Children of Bodom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Moody tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moody is looking to improve his position.
Moody is trying is best to control the position here.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moody keeps working.
Moody trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moody pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
Jokinen trying to mount his opponent but Moody defends it.
Moody is trying to stand up here but Jokinen is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moody avoid being mounted?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moody pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen tries to counter by clinching up but Moody breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moody.
Moody moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Moody swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Moody counters with a body kick.
Jokinen 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.
Dwight Moody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jokinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Moody moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Moody.
Dwight Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
Moody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moody.
Jokinen shoots in but Moody avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moody throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moody napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
Moody is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Moody holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
You can see the frustration on Moody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jokinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jokinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moody is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is working to tighten his grip on Moody's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Moody has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jokinen is really squeezing tight and eventually Moody passes out! Jokinen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Orpo Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy comes into the arena with The Black Mages - Force Your Way blaring out of the sound system. Seifer Almasy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy scores with a nice head shot.
Takaraivo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almasy lands a jab.
Almasy misses with a two punch combination.
Almasy throws a right and a left that Takaraivo avoids nicely.
Almasy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takaraivo, pushing him back against the cage.
Takaraivo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks with his arms.
Takaraivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takaraivo is stalling here.
Almasy has Takaraivo pressed against the cage, preventing Takaraivo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almasy crunches a lovely knee into Takaraivo's ribcage.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaraivo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaraivo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takaraivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almasy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks it.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy misses with a punch on the inside.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takaraivo.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Takaraivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almasy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takaraivo tries to break the clinch but Almasy is controlling the position.
Almasy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takaraivo's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo blocks a body shot from Almasy.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takaraivo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy misses with a body punch.
Almasy prevents Takaraivo from breaking the clinch.
Almasy tries to work over Takaraivo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almasy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takaraivo wants to get back to striking at distance but Almasy won't allow it.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Almasy stalls.
Almasy connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nyyrikki Takaraivo has been cut.
Takaraivo wants to break free but Almasy has control.
Almasy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takaraivo is defending well for now.
Almasy taking a breather.
Takaraivo is looking to break free of the clinch but Almasy has double underhooks.
Almasy is leaning against Takaraivo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takaraivo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Almasy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaraivo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takaraivo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takaraivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaraivo blocks it with crossed arms.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almasy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyyrikki Takaraivo'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.
Almasy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almasy clinches with his opponent.
Takaraivo blocking some punches.
Almasy controlling the action here for a moment.
Seifer Almasy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Almasy wants a takedown but no success here.
Takaraivo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takaraivo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaraivo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takaraivo blocks an uppercut.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy trying to control the position but instead, Takaraivo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almasy into the cage.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takaraivo breaks from the clinch.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Almasy.
Takaraivo wants to clinch up but Almasy keeps it at a distance.
Almasy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Almasy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Almasy throws a series of punches but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Takaraivo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takaraivo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Almasy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takaraivo sprawls well. Takaraivo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almasy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaraivo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takaraivo is looking for the big counter here.
Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takaraivo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almasy clinches up with Takaraivo and pushes him back against the cage.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Takaraivo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Takaraivo manages to break the clinch.
Takaraivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Almasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo is looking to slow Almasy down with leg kicks.
Takaraivo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takaraivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Almasy obliges.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy is looking for a takedown.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Takaraivo avoids the damage to the body.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Takaraivo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Almasy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaraivo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Takaraivo avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks it.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takaraivo avoids it.
Takaraivo is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy goes for a takedown attempt but Takaraivo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Almasy blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takaraivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Almasy lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Almasy misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nyyrikki Takaraivo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Almasy blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Almasy is looking for a counter combo.
Almasy tries to clinch but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Takaraivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almasy.
Almasy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takaraivo unleashes a big counter combination but Almasy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Almasy wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaraivo slips a straight right by Almasy.
Almasy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takaraivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almasy moves into the clinch.
Almasy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo prevents the takedown attempt.
Takaraivo letting Almasy take a breather here.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takaraivo tries to keep at a distance but Almasy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takaraivo stalling in the clinch but Almasy improves position.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks with his arms.
Almasy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takaraivo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to clinch up but Takaraivo circles away and keeps his distance.
Almasy blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
It looked like Almasy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Almasy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takaraivo did well to prevent Almasy getting side control.
Almasy trying to control the pace.
Seifer Almasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almasy stands up and beckons Takaraivo to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaraivo unleashes a big counter combination but Almasy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Almasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaraivo throws a body punch but Almasy moves out of range.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaraivo looks to throw a body kick
and Almasy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almasy shoots in looking for a takedown but Takaraivo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Almasy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Almasy gets a clinch.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takaraivo breaks from the clinch.
Almasy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaraivo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takaraivo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Almasy moves into range and clinches up with Takaraivo.
Almasy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takaraivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takaraivo blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takaraivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almasy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takaraivo counters with a left and a right that stings Almasy.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaraivo throws a sloppy head kick and Almasy moves out of range easily.
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 Seifer Almasy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almasy, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seifer Almasy!
A very excited looking Seifer Almasy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Kim 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Peltola misses the target.
Kim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peltola sprawls and moves away.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DiscoClub in the buildup to the fight.
Kim goes for a double leg but Peltola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peltola continues to drive forward.
Peltola throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Peltola lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim throws a big counter combination but Peltola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peltola's waist but Peltola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kim off to one side.
Peltola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Peltola.
The crowd cheers as Peltola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kim doesn't seem phased though.
Peltola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Peltola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kim is rocked!
Kim ducks into an uppercut from Peltola and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mertsi Peltola!
During a confident post fight interview, Mertsi Peltola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilmster comes to the cage accompanied by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Supermies is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by D12 - Fight Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilmster throws out the jab.
Supermies tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kilmster misses with a right hand
enabling Supermies to counter with a crisp jab.
Supermies drops Kilmster with a beautiful combination! Kilmster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Supermies is looking for the KO!
Supermies's coach down at DiscoClub was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Supermies's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Supermies.
Kilmster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilmster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Supermies changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilmster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Supermies moves forwards but Kilmster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Supermies slips a jab and a cross from Kilmster.
And Supermies tries to counter it with a takedown but Kilmster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kilmster defending well as Supermies loads up on a big left hand.
Supermies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supermies closes the distance and pushes Kilmster back into the cage.
Supermies is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilmster.
Supermies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Supermies.
Kilmster managing to block the knees to the body from Supermies.
Supermies can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Supermies.
Supermies utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kilmster is breathing heavily.
Supermies works on Kilmster's body with a couple of short punches.
Supermies is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kilmster can't fight it off and eventually Supermies manages to take the fight to the floor. Kilmster looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Supermies throws a big elbow that misses.
Supermies chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Supermies passes into half guard.
Supermies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilmster keeps working.
Supermies prevents Kilmster from improving his position.
Kilmster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Supermies working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Supermies throwing shots but Kilmster is blocking nicely.
Supermies throwing shots but Kilmster is blocking nicely.
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.
Kilmster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilmster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Supermies takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kilmster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Supermies seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Supermies is looking to advance position but Kilmster won't allow it.
Kilmster tries to roll over but Supermies keeps him under control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Supermies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilmster is not content to let Supermies control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Supermies connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Supermies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Supermies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supermies throws a right hand that Kilmster ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilmster also avoids with ease.
Supermies throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilmster counters with a three punch combo that has Supermies backing up. Supermies nods at Kilmster to acknowledge the strikes.
Kilmster looks to land a body kick but Supermies moved away.
Supermies lands a big head kick that sends Kilmster tumbling to the mat! Supermies takes a step backwards and waves Kilmster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Supermies misses with a takedown
and Kilmster counters with a nice uppercut.
Jake Kilmster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Supermies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies 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.
Kilmster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Supermies counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kilmster! Supermies lets Kilmster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kilmster is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kilmster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Supermies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Kilmster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supermies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmster manages to avoid it.
Kilmster seems to have got his legs back now.
Supermies throws a shot from downtown. Kilmster moves away and avoids it.
Supermies connects with the punch.
Supermies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilmster misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilmster throws out a loose jab but Supermies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilmster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Supermies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Supermies throws a head kick but Kilmster moves out of range.
Supermies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilmster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies loads up on a big right hand but Kilmster slips the punch.
Kilmster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Supermies tests Kilmster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Supermies scores with a decent looking hook.
Jake Kilmster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supermies clinches up with Kilmster and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilmster is trying to push Supermies away but Supermies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kilmster is pressed up against the cage. Supermies has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilmster down to the mat. Kilmster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Supermies is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Kilmster misses its target.
Supermies moves into the clinch.
Supermies slows down the pace here.
Supermies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kilmster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake Kilmster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Supermies throws a series of punches but Kilmster moves out of range.
Kilmster works the jab nicely.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Kilmster digs a good body shot into Supermies's ribs.
Kilmster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Supermies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supermies misses with a hook to the body
and Kilmster counters with a nice uppercut.
Supermies throws a wild body kick that Kilmster sees coming a mile off.
Kilmster misses with a combination
and Supermies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Supermies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilmster misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kilmster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supermies.
Kilmster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Supermies - that will leave a mark!
Supermies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Supermies throws a head kick that Kilmster semi-blocks.
Supermies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supermies throws a series of punches but Kilmster avoids them all with ease.
Supermies looks for the body kick but Kilmster saw that one coming.
Supermies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Supermies slips under a jab.
Supermies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilmster doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supermies throws a shot from downtown. Kilmster moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster throws a right and a left that Supermies avoids nicely.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
Kilmster moves out of range as Supermies throws a body kick.
Supermies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilmster circles away.
Kilmster slips a jab from Supermies.
Kilmster tries to score with a low kick but Supermies moves his leg out of the way.
Supermies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilmster eats them both and turns towards Supermies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kilmster cracks Supermies with an open hand slap.
Supermies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supermies tries to counter with a clinch but Kilmster shakes him off and moves away.
Supermies slips a jab and a cross from Kilmster.
Kilmster with a jab.
A left and a right from Kilmster both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies'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!
Supermies tries to clinch up.
Kilmster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Supermies drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Supermies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilmster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilmster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Supermies is one step ahead there.
Kilmster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies throws a big elbow that misses.
Supermies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilmster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Supermies landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilmster keeping moving, preventing Supermies from controlling successfully.
Supermies postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Supermies pushes down on Kilmster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Supermies throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies shoots in but Kilmster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kilmster appears to be looking for a big counter.
Supermies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supermies misses with the body kick
so Kilmster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Supermies wriggles free and stands up.
Kilmster misses with a double jab.
Supermies feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Kilmster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Supermies tries to bum rush Kilmster with a series of wild strikes but Kilmster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Supermies fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kilmster sprawls well initially but Supermies persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Supermies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilmster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies is nestled in close to Kilmster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Supermies connects with a nice short shot to Kilmster's temple.
Supermies is looking to take a break and control but Kilmster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilmster tries to get to full guard but Supermies has control of the leg.
Jake Kilmster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supermies content to control rather than advance.
Supermies winds up and cracks Kilmster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Supermies sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kilmster is looking for a sweep. Supermies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Supermies is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kilmster sees it coming and defends easily.
Kilmster wants to get back to full guard.
Supermies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Supermies throwing shots but Kilmster is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilmster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Supermies shoots in for a takedown but Kilmster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Supermies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Supermies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Supermies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Supermies!
A very excited looking Simo Supermies 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a hook. McLauglin ducked under it nicely.
McLauglin is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker tries a quick counter leg kick but McLauglin is wise to it.
Walker cracks the inside of McLauglin's front leg.
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McLauglin misses with a straight left.
A big left from McLauglin misses.
Walker slips a jab from McLauglin.
Walker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from McLauglin tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
We've been told by McLauglin's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walker blocks a head kick by McLauglin.
Walker feints a counter leg kick.
McLauglin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
McLauglin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLauglin throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and McLauglin only half commits.
McLauglin is looking to clinch.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker checks a low kick from McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McLauglin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from McLauglin misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McLauglin is looking for a counter combo.
McLauglin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker thinks about the counter body kick.
McLauglin ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
McLauglin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker slips a jab from McLauglin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walker counters with a good low kick that McLauglin was not able to check.
Walker tries to clinch up but McLauglin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLauglin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
McLauglin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
McLauglin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Walker responds with a good body kick, but McLauglin manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick from McLauglin is predictable there
and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLauglin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped McLauglin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
Walker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
Walker prevents a body shot from McLauglin.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from McLauglin.
Walker tries to stall but McLauglin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker taking a breather.
Walker effectively controlling the action here.
McLauglin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin is working Walker over against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a looping right.
McLauglin motions for Walker to come forward. McLauglin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
McLauglin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
McLauglin misses with a low kick.
McLauglin misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McLauglin rather than just go for the knockout.
McLauglin is looking to land body kicks.
McLauglin throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
McLauglin misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and McLauglin counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
A lazy left from McLauglin finds it's target.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLauglin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from McLauglin.
Walker tries a low kick but McLauglin avoids it.
McLauglin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin lands with a nice body punch.
McLauglin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker slips under a jab from McLauglin.
Walker throws a front kick that sends McLauglin stumbling back into the cage.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLauglin circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker has closed the distance and engaged McLauglin in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but McLauglin has double underhooks.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin checks a low kick from Walker.
McLauglin works the jab nicely.
McLauglin throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
McLauglin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Walker moves out of range as McLauglin strikes.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McLauglin looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walker dips to his left and cracks McLauglin with an uppercut!
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
McLauglin lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLauglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLauglin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a leg kick but McLauglin checks it.
A left lands for McLauglin.
McLauglin throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McLauglin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker looks for the body kick but McLauglin saw that one coming.
McLauglin misses with a body shot.
McLauglin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLauglin.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McLauglin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLauglin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McLauglin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
Walker looks to land a combination but McLauglin avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
McLauglin misses the jab.
Walker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McLauglin blocks it well.
Walker tries to work over McLauglin's front leg with a kick but McLauglin checks it.
McLauglin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLauglin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edward McLauglin's cut is getting worse.
McLauglin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
McLauglin takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLauglin misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLauglin is looking to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch.
McLauglin misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLauglin. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McLauglin is rocked!
Walker throws a powerful right kick. McLauglin tried to block low but the kick was high! McLauglin was taken right off of his feet! Walker jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Walker!
Shane Walker is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Walker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Payens comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. Some has chosen Von Hertzen Brothers - Coming Home as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some just misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens throws a head kick but Some moves out of range.
De Payens takes a swing at Some's ribcage but misses.
De Payens has managed to clinch.
De Payens trying to land knees to the body.
De Payens pushes Some back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Payens walks away with a smile on his face. Some gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Some misses.
De Payens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Payens scores with a shot to the body.
De Payens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Some counter with a right hand.
Some takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some stuns De Payens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Payens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Payens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Payens.
Some throws a hook but De Payens blocks it.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
De Payens throws a combination that misses
and De Payens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Payens looks to throw a body kick
and Some counters with a solid body kick.
A jab from Some does it's job there.
Crunch! De Payens slams his shin into Some's torso.
Good shot there by Some.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Payens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Some lands a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Some blocks the leg kick.
Some cracks a nice hook into De Payens's ribs.
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!
De Payens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Some's calf.
Some catches De Payens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wants to slow De Payens down by chopping away at his legs.
De Payens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Some connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some misses with a kick to the body
and De Payens counters with a takedown into side control.
De Payens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Some keeps working.
De Payens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Some, who protects the arm well.
De Payens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Some tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Some stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens wants to control but Some is keeping him busy.
De Payens working the body and head with strikes.
De Payens working away.
De Payens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Payens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Some keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some looks to land a right hand but De Payens moved out of range.
Trouble Some seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Payens.
De Payens moves into the clinch.
De Payens misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from De Payens as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike.
Some lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Payens backwards.
Some misses with a punch on the inside.
De Payens looking to throw knees to the head but Some is blocking nicely.
Some scores with a shoulder strike.
De Payens tries a body shot but Some blocks it.
De Payens lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Payens breaks the clinch.
Some throws a jab but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
Some slips a jab from De Payens.
De Payens tries to clinch there but Some circles away.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Some moves away.
Some is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Payens throws a leg kick but Some moved away.
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 Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Payens shoots in for a takedown but Some shows good takedown defense.
De Payens backing away here, and Some unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Some.
De Payens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than De Payens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Some is trying to control De Payens's posture but De Payens avoids it.
Some is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De Payens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Some is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some is not content to let De Payens control the position.
Some tries to bench press De Payens off him but De Payens keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Some keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Payens scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Payens laying and praying for a moment but Some takes advantage and regains half guard.
De Payens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
De Payens wants to take a breather but Some is having none of it.
De Payens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Some is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some works De Payens's body with a nice hook.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Some was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
De Payens connects with a body shot that sends Some's belly button to the back.
Some misses with a kick to the body
and De Payens counters with a thumping low kick.
De Payens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Payens clinches.
Some fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Payens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.
De Payens breaks from the clinch.
Some's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Payens under the eye.
De Payens defending well as Some loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Some.
De Payens lands with a right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - De Payens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Payens is looking to wear down Some with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Payens lands a glancing blow to the side of Some's head.
Some throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Some tries to get set, De Payens tries to push him back and clinch up but Some manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Payens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some misses with a straight left.
De Payens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some thinks about the counter body kick.
Jab by De Payens.
De Payens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some pushes De Payens away with a front kick.
A slow jab from Some misses its intended target.
Trouble Some seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Payens moves out of range as Some throws a body kick.
Some avoids a kick to the body.
De Payens tries to clinch but Some is having none of it.
Some misses the jab.
De Payens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some tries to land a body kick
and De Payens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Payens checks a low kick from Some.
Some scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Payens tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Payens or perhaps it was just good defense by Some, which made it look bad.
De Payens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Some sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Payens blocks a leg kick.
Some takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Payens shoots in looking for a takedown. Some tries to sprawl out of it but De Payens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Some manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Payens connects with the punch.
Some blocks a head kick by De Payens.
Some looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
Some attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
De Payens throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Some now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Payens moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Payens throws a nice looking combination but Some bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
Some scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some misses with the body kick
and De Payens counters with a body kick.
Some closes the distance and clinches.
De Payens tries a knee to the head but Some blocks it.
Some prevents a body shot from De Payens.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Some.
De Payens trying to land knees to the body.
De Payens letting Some take a breather here.
De Payens tries to work over Some's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some misses with some punches.
Hugues De Payens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some swings wildly with an uppercut but De Payens uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Payens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Payens prevents a body shot from Some.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some blocks a body shot from De Payens.
Some struggles to land a body shot inside as De Payens controls his hands.
De Payens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Some's elbow.
Some pushes De Payens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
Some on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Payens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Some or not.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens misses with a body punch.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens misses with a knee strike.
De Payens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Payens scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some can't find room to land a body shot as De Payens controls the action.
Some misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Some lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Some.
De Payens working aggressively here.
Some pulls De Payens into guard.
Some manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Payens manages to get himself to full guard.
De Payens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Some manages to get himself to full guard.
De Payens is in close to Some's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Some not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries to free his leg and advance position but Some is retaining full guard.
De Payens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Payens scoring with some ground and pound.
De Payens gets to his feet. Some looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Payens checks a leg kick.
Some throws a body shot but no joy.
De Payens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Some circles away quickly and effectively.
Some raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Payens shoots in for a takedown but Some shows good takedown defense.
Some doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wants to land a leg kick but De Payens is out of range.
De Payens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Payens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some ducks under a wild hook from De Payens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Payens's head.
De Payens lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens cracks Some with an open hand slap.
De Payens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens has managed to clinch.
Some tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Payens's elbow.
De Payens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for De Payens.
De Payens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Payens pushes Some back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Payens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens tries to land knees in the clinch but Some avoids the damage to the body.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.
Some breaks the clinch.
Some tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some motions for De Payens to come forward. Some throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens closes the distance and clinches up with Some, looking for a takedown. De Payens pushes Some against the cage but Some circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Payens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Some.
Some will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some throws a low kick but De Payens moves out of range easily.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Some doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Payens.
De Payens motions for Some to come forward. De Payens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some tries to keep at a distance but De Payens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some wants to take the fight to the mat but De Payens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Payens lands with a right to the head.
Some blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a body punch.
De Payens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for De Payens.
Some is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Some blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Payens.
De Payens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Payens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some prevents a body shot from De Payens.
Some avoiding damage as De Payens throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens has a couple of punches blocked by Some.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Some avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
Some is pushing De Payens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by De Payens.
De Payens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as De Payens blocks the low kick.
Some throws the kick towards the body but De Payens avoids it.
Some tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Payens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some circles away from the clinch attempt
and Some counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Payens tries to bum rush Some with a series of wild strikes but Some uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Payens wants to clinch
and Some cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens misses with a wild body shot.
De Payens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Payens tries to clinch up but Some circles away and keeps his distance.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
A big left from De Payens misses.
Some misses with a straight right.
Some keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Some lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens had his way with Trouble Some in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of De Payens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Payens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Some counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
De Payens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Some.
Some scores with a punch to the head.
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Some manages to avoid it.
De Payens tries to clinch up.
Some goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Some staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Some misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some misses with an uppercut.
De Payens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Payens tries to clinch but Some is having none of it.
De Payens with a nice cross.
De Payens checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some connects with the punch.
Some keeps the fight on the outside.
De Payens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Some sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Payens somewhat.
De Payens lands with a nice body kick.
De Payens throws the left hand but Some avoids the punch easily.
De Payens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Payens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Payens throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Some avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Payens jabs at Some's body.
Some rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Payens counters with a two punch combo.
Some throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Some cracks De Payens with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some keeps De Payens at a distance using the push kick.
De Payens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Payens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Payens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Some.
Some throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some avoids the body shot from De Payens.
De Payens backing away here, and Some unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Some misses with a low kick.
De Payens tries to clinch but Some is having none of it.
Some appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Some.
Some appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Payens.
De Payens falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Some counter with a right hand.
Some tries to clinch but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Payens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some's corner calls for a 1-2. Some obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some misses with a leg kick
and De Payens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some avoids the body shot from De Payens.
Some takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Payens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some thows a body kick. De Payens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Some. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Payens forces Some back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
De Payens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Payens is leaning against Some and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from De Payens.
Some's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens is working Some over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trouble Some has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens scores with a shot to the side of Some's head.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some has a couple of punches blocked by De Payens.
Some misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Payens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Payens lands a body shot.
Some working aggressively here.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
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 Hugues De Payens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Payens, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens retains his middleweight title!
Hugues De Payens took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's no secret that my opponent had the plan to take me down and lay and pray! Well I'm here and I'm the one who is victorious! Hemmo, you are like a hemmeroid, your time is not yet arrived. I admire your spirit, but not your fighting style, you are a human slug my friend! One love! Broken Ha'.
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