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LEGACY! 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giraldo Costanzo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
Costanzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Browne.
Browne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costanzo.
Costanzo feints the counter takedown.
Costanzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Browne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Costanzo looking to pass the guard.
Costanzo throws an elbow that misses. Browne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanzo's guard. Nice move by Browne!
Costanzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Browne manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanzo throws an elbow that misses. Browne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanzo's guard. Nice move by Browne!
Costanzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne wants to get up but he can't break Costanzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Browne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Costanzo controlling Browne's posture.
Browne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Costanzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costanzo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two 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.
Costanzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Costanzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costanzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Browne is keeping the position for now.
Costanzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Costanzo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Browne's head.
Costanzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costanzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costanzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Costanzo is controlling him.
Costanzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costanzo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Browne's head.
Travis Browne's cut is getting worse.
Browne has momentary wrist control but Costanzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Travis Browne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Costanzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costanzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanzo distracts Browne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Costanzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Browne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costanzo.
Costanzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Browne is rocked!
Jeez, Travis Browne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis Browne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giraldo Costanzo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Wong 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli scores with a decent looking hook.
Vitalli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vitalli throws a leg kick but Wong sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Vitalli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vitalli.
Wong drives through with a takedown into Vitalli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vitalli wants to stand up but Wong is controlling him.
Vitalli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Vitalli lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalli misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vitalli.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wong fails to land.
Vitalli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wong being controlled against the cage.
Vitalli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vitalli is defending well.
Vitalli can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong misses with the head strike.
Vitalli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Vitalli prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitalli works on Wong's body with a couple of short punches.
Vitalli pushes Wong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vitalli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vitalli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitalli scores with a hook to the body.
Wong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vitalli is defending well.
Vitalli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Wong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vitalli tries to land knees in the clinch but Wong avoids the damage to the body.
Vitalli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vitalli pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vitalli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vitalli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vitalli circles away.
Wong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vitalli avoids it really well and circles away.
Vitalli moves into the clinch.
Vitalli tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vitalli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vitalli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vitalli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but Vitalli avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wong is defended easily by Vitalli.
Wong walks into a stiff left hand from Vitalli.
and Vitalli counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wong! He's just covering up as Vitalli starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Vitalli!
An out of breath Vincenzo Vitalli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Mouth For War. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juntusen Viljo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Viljo moved away.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viljo moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Viljo throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Viljo throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viljo lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to work over Viljo's front leg with a kick but Viljo checks it.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Viljo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
That kick from Viljo tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Viljo has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Anderson.
Viljo lands with a right to the head.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viljo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viljo has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljo lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Viljo throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viljo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Viljo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viljo has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Viljo.
Viljo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Viljo.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Viljo!
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Viljo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Viljo avoids it well.
Viljo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Viljo misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Viljo punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Viljo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viljo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Anderson slips a jab from Viljo.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Viljo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viljo drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Viljo.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Viljo.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Viljo controls the action.
A short right from Viljo.
Viljo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juntusen Viljo 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.
Viljo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Viljo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick by Viljo misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Juntusen Viljo has been cut.
Viljo throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Viljo cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Viljo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Viljo's shoulder, as Viljo tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Viljo slips the punch.
Viljo feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viljo cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson is rocked!
Viljo connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Viljo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Viljo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a jab to Viljo's midsection.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Viljo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Viljo.
Viljo throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viljo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Viljo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Viljo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viljo wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Viljo lands with a right that hurts Anderson. Anderson looks to clinch but Viljo throws a short knee that drops Anderson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Juntusen Viljo!
A determined Juntusen Viljo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Do has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with the body kick
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Do finds it's way through Oliveira's defenses.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Do tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Do in a clinch.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Do misses with some punches.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Do into the cage.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
Oliveira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is pushing Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Do.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira drops Do onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Do is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Do is rocked!
Do will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveira up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Do is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Do with a big uppercut! Do tries to clinch up but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Do to the mat! Do covers up and Oliveira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ernesto Oliveira!
A victorious Ernesto Oliveira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Haas's choice of entrance music: Małpa - Sztorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas throws an overhand right that lands on Tonga's shoulder, as Tonga tries to avoid the shot.
Tonga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haas lands a lovely overhand right.
Haas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tonga is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haas throws a solid leg kick but Tonga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haas.
Haas is looking to slow Tonga down with leg kicks.
Tonga blocks the body kick.
As Haas backs away, Tonga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haas finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonga's head.
Tonga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haas throws a leg kick but Tonga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tonga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haas.
Haas throws a low kick but Tonga avoids it.
Haas throws a leg kick which misses Tonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonga tries to avoid it.
Tonga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haas lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haas takes a step back to recover.
Tonga lands a nice looking body kick.
Tonga wants to slow Haas down by chopping away at his legs.
Haas lands a high kick!
Haas moves out of range of the body kick.
Haas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tonga tries to land a body kick
and Haas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Haas moved away.
Tonga backing away here, and Haas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tonga misses with a leg kick
and Haas counters with a nice leg kick.
Tonga throws a shot from downtown. Haas moves away and avoids it.
Haas misses with a low kick.
Tonga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonga delivers a nice body kick.
Tonga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Haas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tonga tries to clinch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tonga if he has to take too many more of those.
Tonga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tonga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonga misses with a kick to the body.
Tonga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vaas Haas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haas throws a front kick aimed at Tonga's knee but Tonga avoids it well.
Tonga's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tonga punishes Haas's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Haas coming out on top.
Tonga throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haas checks a leg kick.
Haas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tonga with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga moves away from the strike by Haas.
Tonga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Haas - just one landing.
Tonga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Haas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas takes a swing at Tonga's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonga misses the target.
Tonga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haas looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Tonga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haas under the eye.
Tonga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tonga moves into the clinch successfully.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Haas lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga pulls guard effortlessly.
Haas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tonga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haas preventing the sweep.
Tonga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haas has passed into half guard!
Haas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonga actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaas Haas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonga misses with an uppercut. Haas saw that one coming.
Tonga moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHaas.
Tonga is looking to chop away at Haas's legs.
Tonga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haas thuds his right hand into Tonga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haas is looking to score with low kicks.
Haas throws a sloppy head kick and Tonga moves out of range easily.
Tonga throws a lazy body kick
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonga misses with a kick to the body
and Haas counters with a head kick.
Haas pushes Tonga away with a front kick.
Haas cracks Tonga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tonga lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga throws a front kick that sends Haas stumbling back into the cage.
Tonga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tonga throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas tries to land a leg kick but Tonga saw it coming and moves away.
Haas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Haas.
Haas throws a leg kick that misses.
Haas misses with a body shot.
Haas thumps Tonga with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haas.
Tonga slips a jab from Haas.
Tonga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haas. That's going to slow Tonga down.
Tonga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tonga throws the kick towards the body but Haas avoids it.
Tonga throws a jab when Haas was well out of range.
Tonga lands a jab to the head.
Haas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tonga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga thuds his shin into the meat of Haas's side.
Haas is breathing heavily.
Tonga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Haas.
Haas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tonga.
Tonga jabs at Haas's body.
Haas misses with a right hand
and Tonga counters with a straight right hand.
Tonga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Tonga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Haas misses.
Nice jab there from Haas.
Haas moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonga checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonga throws a leg kick
and Haas counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga tries to land a front kick but Haas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Tonga is predictable there
and Haas counters with a good low kick that Tonga was not able to check.
Haas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haas sprawls and moves away.
Haas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Tonga blocks the low kick.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Haas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonga is looking to chop away at Haas's legs.
Haas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haas throws a big shot that misses.
Haas misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonga misses its target.
Haas thows a leg kick but Tonga checks it
and Tonga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonga's sensitive parts.
Tonga clinches up with Haas and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Haas.
Tonga jumps guard.
Tonga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haas passes Tonga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tonga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonga is looking to control Haas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tonga avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vaas Haas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haas pushes Tonga away with a front kick.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Haas.
Haas misses with a leg kick
and Tonga counters with a good low kick that Haas was not able to check.
Haas throws a low kick, looking for Tonga's leg but Tonga calmly moves out of range.
Tonga misses with a kick to the body.
Tonga throws a head kick but Haas moves out of range.
Tonga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tonga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haas on his heels. He'll look to pass Haas's guard now, I'm sure.
Haas has his hands on Tonga's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas is trying to control the position but Tonga postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonga connects with a couple of short punches.
Haas working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tonga wants to control from the top but Haas keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haas throws an overhand right that lands on Tonga's shoulder, as Tonga tries to avoid the shot.
Tonga throws a low kick but Haas avoids it.
Kukulcan Tonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Tonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tonga takes a step back to recover.
Tonga misses with a right hand
and Tonga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haas motions for Tonga to come forward. Haas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonga misses with a hook to the body
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonga lands a jab to Haas's midsection.
Tonga misses with the body kick
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Haas blocks the leg kick.
Haas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haas lands a leg kick that knocks Tonga off balance momentarily.
Haas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonga.
Tonga misses with a wild body shot.
Haas checks a leg kick.
Vaas Haas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonga.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonga 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 Haas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Haas throws the kick towards the body but Tonga avoids it.
Tonga tries to counter with a takedown but Haas is quick to defend against it.
Haas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haas cracks Tonga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tonga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tonga throws a combination that misses
and Haas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonga lands a nice shot that snaps Haas's head back.
Tonga avoids a kick to the body.
Haas misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tonga!
Haas throws a lazy right hand but Tonga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haas dodges the punch combination from Tonga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands with a nice body kick.
Haas throws a leg kick which misses Tonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonga tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga connects with a solid leg kick.
Haas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Haas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonga. Tonga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonga. Tonga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tonga swings widly with a right hand
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonga is rocked!
Tonga throws a hook but Haas avoids it easily.
Haas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonga blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vaas Haas.
I've got Haas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaas Haas!
A very excited looking Vaas Haas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Horizon has chosen Bring your whole crew 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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279 lbs
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249 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Horizon moves out of range easily.
Horizon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Blaylock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horizon forces Blaylock back against the cage and clinches.
Horizon is trying to break free.
Blaylock looking to throw knees to the head but Horizon is blocking nicely.
Blaylock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Horizon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horizon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaylock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horizon.
Blaylock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Horizon will feel that in the morning.
Horizon fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock lunges at Horizon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horizon's hand.
Horizon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a head kick but Horizon moves out of range.
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Horizon pushes Blaylock away with a front kick.
Oooooh!!! Horizon has knocked Blaylock down with a huge combo! Horizon steps away and waves a wobbly Blaylock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Blaylock is rocked!
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horizon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaylock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horizon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaylock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Blaylock throws a right hand that misses
and Horizon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Horizon.
Oh Blaylock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaylock looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaylock, not yet.
Horizon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blaylock seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaylock controlling the position.
Horizon trying to control but Blaylock is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horizon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blaylock in particular looking to stall.
Blaylock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Horizon trying to hold on to Blaylock's head to control him but Blaylock postures up.
Blaylock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon gets full guard.
Blaylock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaylock stays in close to Horizon's body and controls the position.
Blaylock looking to pass the guard.
Blaylock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blaylock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horizon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horizon tests Blaylock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock works Horizon's body with a nice hook.
Horizon tries to move into range but Blaylock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaylock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaylock throws a head kick but Horizon moves out of range.
Horizon defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
Horizon avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Horizon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horizon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon tries to land a front kick but Blaylock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaylock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Blaylock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaylock lands with a shot to the body.
Blaylock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Horizon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mookie Blaylock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horizon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaylock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaylock is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Blaylock shuts the power down on Horizon. Lights out, game over! Blaylock is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mookie Blaylock!
An out of breath Mookie Blaylock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Bruyne has chosen Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi looks to land a combination but Bruyne avoids it well.
Qasi throws a right hand that Bruyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruyne also avoids with ease.
Qasi 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.
Qasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Qasi under the eye.
Bruyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Qasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Qasi misses.
Bruyne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Qasi's hands.
Nice shot lands for Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a lunging right hand
and Qasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi clinches with his opponent.
Bruyne blocking some punches.
Bruyne tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qasi misses with a body punch.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Qasi works on Bruyne's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi lands with a left to the head.
Bruyne lands a right hand.
Bruyne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Qasi.
Bruyne misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
Qasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruyne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruyne throws a punch but it's blocked by Qasi.
Bruyne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bruyne stops a takedown attempt from Qasi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruyne lands a body punch.
Qasi lands a nice uppercut.
Qasi is working for takedown but Bruyne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruyne lands an uppercut.
Qasi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruyne has him pressed against the cage.
Bruyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Qasi misses with a body punch.
Bruyne tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Qasi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bruyne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qasi.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruyne.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Bruyne misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruyne blocking some punches.
Bruyne breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Qasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruyne defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi scores with a nice strike.
Qasi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Qasi works the jab nicely.
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Qasi blocks the low kick.
Qasi moves forwards but Bruyne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Bruyne lands a lovely overhand right.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qasi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bruyne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Qasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Qasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruyne controls the position for a moment.
Qasi swings around for an armbar but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Qasi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qasi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bruyne uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Qasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Qasi misses with a two punch combination.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
A jab from Bruyne does it's job there.
Qasi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruyne.
Qasi throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Bruyne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qasi connects with a nice looking jab.
Qasi misses with a straight left.
Bruyne thumps Qasi with a low kick.
Qasi blocks a jab.
Qasi throws a series of punches but Bruyne avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Bruyne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Qasi misses.
Bruyne slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi shoots in but Bruyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruyne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Bruyne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Qasi if he has to take too many more of those.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruyne throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruyne.
Qasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
Bruyne scores with a decent looking hook.
Qasi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruyne. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi gets a double leg takedown into Bruyne's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruyne seems keen to control Qasi's posture.
Let's hope that Bruyne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bruyne keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
Qasi is fighting to break Bruyne's control of his arms but Bruyne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Qasi pushing down on Bruyne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Bruyne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bruyne is defending against the submission attempts here by Qasi.
Bruyne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qasi is working away from the top position though.
Qasi is working for an americana but Bruyne has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Qasi was thinking about the submission.
Qasi looking to pass the 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.
Qasi drops back looking for a leg! Bruyne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruyne manages to kick Qasi off! Qasi jumps back into Bruyne's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruyne seems keen to control Qasi's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruyne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bruyne cracks a nice hook into Qasi's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Bruyne throws a sloppy head kick
and Qasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bruyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruyne.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
Bruyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruyne.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruyne circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Bruyne finds it's target.
Qasi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruyne shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bruyne throws a body kick that misses.
Qasi closes the distance and pushes Bruyne back into the cage.
Bruyne blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bruyne.
Nice body punch from Bruyne - that landed with a thud.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruyne.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Bruyne digs a right hand into Qasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Qasi's gas tank.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruyne scores with a shot to the side of Qasi's head.
Bruyne lands an uppercut.
Bruyne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qasi.
Bruyne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Qasi misses with some punches.
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!
A short left from Bruyne.
Qasi takes a shot to the head.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a body punch.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Qasi blocks it.
Qasi tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruyne scores with a shot to the side of Qasi's head.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
De Bruyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Bruyne throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi lands with a right to the head.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruyne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qasi missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Bruyne ducks right into an uppercut from Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick.
Qasi fails with the takedown
and Bruyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qasi defending well as Bruyne loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi walks into a stiff left hand from Bruyne.
Bruyne gets tackled into the cage by Qasi. Qasi maintains the clinch.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
Bruyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruyne lands a nice uppercut.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruyne works on Qasi's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruyne.
Bruyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruyne blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Qasi controls his hands.
Bruyne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qasi.
Qasi takes a shot to the head.
Bruyne prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruyne lands a body punch.
Bruyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Qasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qasi has hold of one of Bruyne's legs. Bruyne is fighting the takedown attempt but Qasi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Qasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruyne is keeping the position for now.
Qasi throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruyne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blake's choice of entrance music: Dead Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
132 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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23
141 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Kim misses.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kim misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blake fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Blake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard.
Kim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim is adopting a defensive guard.
Blake connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blake trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blake working his ground and pound in the gym.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blake landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blake has picked Kim up and slammed him! Kim can't keep hold of the triangle and Blake manages to pass to side control!
Blake working the ground and pound.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blake tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim has hold of Blake's hands but Blake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blake is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kim reverses the position - he's now on top in Blake's guard.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim digs a good hook to Blake's body.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Blake throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Kim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blake.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim lands a head shot.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Kim thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim misses with a hook
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
Kim avoids the body shot from Blake.
Kim swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Blake.
Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with a straight right.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kim misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with the body kick
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Blake.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Kim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Blake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jong Un Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kim defends well and Blake ends up having to push Kim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kim defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim tried to counter with a leg kick but Blake avoided it.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blake showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blake.
Kim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blake trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
Blake is just content to waste time from the top position. Kim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blake postures up.
Blake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Blake feints the counter takedown.
Kim takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
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 Jong Un Kim.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Norton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brown's chin.
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26
265 lbs
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300 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown staying out of range there.
A jab from Norton misses.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norton takes one to the side of the head.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
As Norton backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Norton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norton throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton misses with a straight left.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thuds his right hand into Norton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Norton looks winded!
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown slips a jab from Norton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Brown throws a low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Good work by Norton as he checks the leg kick.
Norton connects with a jab.
Norton throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Norton misses with a hook
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Norton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Norton does it's job there.
Brown gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Norton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney's entrance music is Four Star Mary - Pain. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
Sweeney feinted with a counter takedown.
Sweeney misses with a body punch
and Dyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dyson there.
Sweeney throws a sloppy body shot
and Dyson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
We've been informed that Dyson 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.
Sweeney tries to move into range but Dyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sweeney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dyson throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Dyson finds it's way through Sweeney's defenses.
Sweeney lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dyson takes a step back to recover.
Sweeney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweeney staying out of range there.
Sweeney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dyson.
Nice takedown defense from Dyson. No joy for Sweeney on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sweeney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dyson sprawls well initially but Sweeney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sweeney working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dyson's thigh. Dyson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sweeney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dyson wants to control but Sweeney passes easily into half guard.
Sweeney wants to control but Dyson is keeping him busy.
Dyson is looking to improve his position.
Sweeney throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dyson to regain full guard.
Sweeney is fighting to break Dyson's control of his arms but Dyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dyson trying to strike off his back.
Sweeney postures up in Dyson's guard and throws a big left but Dyson blocks it.
Sweeney tries to free his leg and advance position but Dyson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson has his hands on Sweeney's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dyson looks to land a combination. Sweeney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sweeney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philip Dyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeney tries to clinch up.
Sweeney throws out a loose jab but Dyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sweeney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dyson throws out a loose jab but Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweeney lands with a shot to the body.
Dyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Sweeney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Sweeney.
Nice shot by Dyson.
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!
Sweeney misses with a body kick.
Dyson misses with a hook.
Dyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Declan Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyson digs a good hook to Sweeney's body.
Good work by Sweeney as he checks the leg kick.
Dyson misses with a hook.
Sweeney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dyson.
Sweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dyson! But no joy.
Dyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sweeney's sensitive parts.
Sweeney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sweeney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dyson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philip Dyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a wild body kick that Dyson sees coming a mile off.
Dyson takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Dyson misses with a body shot.
Dyson scores with a kick to the body.
Dyson scores with a body shot.
Sweeney throws a body shot but no joy.
Sweeney misses with a wild body shot.
Sweeney gets a takedown into half guard.
Dyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sweeney throws a strike but Dyson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Dyson blocks nicely.
Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney is working Dyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but Dyson keeps moving.
Sweeney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dyson managing to control the position.
Dyson can't keep his opponent in guard - Sweeney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sweeney throws a strike but Dyson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but Dyson keeps moving.
Dyson is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
Dyson has Sweeney pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sweeney just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney throws the kick towards the body but Dyson avoids it.
Dyson moves out of range as Sweeney throws a body kick.
Sweeney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Dyson.
Dyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dyson misses with a low kick.
Dyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Philip Dyson's cut even more.
Sweeney is looking to wear down Dyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dyson tried to score with a low kick but Sweeney checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philip Dyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dyson lands a body shot.
Dyson jabs Sweeney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sweeney scores with a nice right hand.
Dyson clobbers Sweeney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dyson throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Sweeney scores with a hook.
Sweeney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Declan Sweeney's cut is getting worse.
Sweeney throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philip Dyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sweeney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sweeney blocks the body kick.
Sweeney tries a low kick but Dyson avoids it.
Dyson lands a nice hook to Sweeney's body. Sweeney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sweeney slips under a jab from Dyson.
Dyson looks to land a left hand but Sweeney moved out of range nicely.
Dyson misses with a looping left.
Sweeney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sweeney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dyson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson working a defensive guard here.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but Dyson keeps moving.
Dyson keeping full guard, as Sweeney tries to pass.
Sweeney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dyson is controlling Sweeney's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sweeney controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dyson checks a leg kick.
Dyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweeney connects with the punch.
The cut above Philip Dyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
As Dyson tries to get set, Sweeney tries to push him back and clinch up but Dyson manages to avoid the attempt.
Dyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweeney just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyson throws a hook but Sweeney blocks it.
Sweeney shoots for a double leg takedown but Dyson sprawls well. He's pushed Sweeney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dyson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sweeney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson stuns Sweeney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeney lands with a nice body punch.
Sweeney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Sweeney. Those never looked like landing.
Dyson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sweeney throws a hook but Dyson avoids it easily.
Sweeney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Dyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sweeney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dyson connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Sweeney as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson scores with a body shot.
Sweeney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sweeney digs a good body shot into Dyson's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Dyson as he connects with a hook.
Dyson throws a hook but Sweeney avoids it easily.
Dyson throws a good cross that connects.
Sweeney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sweeney.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown but Dyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Declan Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Dyson lands a jab to the head.
Dyson misses with an uppercut.
Sweeney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dyson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sweeney misses the shot to the body.
Dyson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dyson throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Dyson tries to sprawl but Sweeney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sweeney lands strikes from half guard.
Sweeney content to control rather than advance.
Dyson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dyson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson wants to improve his position but Sweeney is controlling well.
Sweeney seems to be working for a kimura but Dyson defends the submission attempt.
Sweeney winds up and cracks Dyson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sweeney trying to control from half guard but Dyson is working away.
Sweeney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sweeney is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dyson reverses the position - he's now on top in Sweeney's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dyson is one step ahead there.
Declan Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeney looking for a guillotine here but Dyson defends easily.
Sweeney wants to control but Dyson passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson is trying to control. Sweeney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sweeney wants to get back to full guard.
Dyson is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sweeney is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dyson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson turns into Sweeney and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney wants to sweep here but Dyson controlling him for the moment.
Dyson postures up.
Sweeney wants to hit a switch here but Dyson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sweeney there!
Sweeney is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweeney wants to hold on but Dyson pushes him away.
Dyson tries to control but Sweeney wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Declan Sweeney will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sweeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Declan Sweeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyson manages to break the clinch.
Dyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sweeney.
Sweeney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyson can pounce on him.
Dyson missing with a left hand there. Sweeney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sweeney throws out a loose jab but Dyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Sweeney takes a swing at Dyson's ribcage but misses.
Dyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sweeney scores with a nice strike.
Philip Dyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sweeney looks to score with a jab to the body but Dyson is just out of range.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Dyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney has a takedown stuffed.
Dyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sweeney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dyson.
Dyson works Sweeney's body with a nice hook.
Dyson walks into a left hand.
Sweeney lands the left hand.
Dyson misses with an uppercut. Sweeney saw that one coming.
Sweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Sweeney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dyson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sweeney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweeney tries to clinch but Dyson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyson cracks a nice hook into Sweeney's ribs.
Dyson connects with a jab.
Sweeney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dyson is looking to improve his position.
Dyson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson wants to get back to full guard.
Sweeney is looking to take a break and control but Dyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sweeney working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dyson's thigh. Dyson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sweeney advances to half guard.
Sweeney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sweeney wants to take a breather but Dyson is having none of it.
Dyson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Philip Dyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sweeney is stalling here. Dyson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sweeney seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dyson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sweeney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sweeney is working hard here to advance position.
Sweeney is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dyson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philip Dyson.
I think Dyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Dyson!
Philip Dyson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Philip Dyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Declan Sweeney stepped up to the mic, saying 'It feels so good to get a big victory tonight, I want to thank my sponsors, my fans my fam....... Hey what??? What do you mean I didn't win??? This is an outrage!!'.
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