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UGD 40:Escobarre Vs Munson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synyx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Scarlet Storm. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierce Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Dall with a jab.
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dall showed some decent athleticism there.
Quincy is trying is best to control the position here.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Quincy defending well.
Dall is working for a kimura but Quincy is defending it quite comfortably.
Dall prevents Quincy from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quincy is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Dall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quincy sees it coming and defends easily.
Dall tries to pass to full mount but Quincy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quincy trying to control from the bottom.
Dall works his way into full mount!
Dall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Quincy has worked his arm free - good work by Quincy!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Quincy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dall's guard! Nice work there by Quincy!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quincy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quincy defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quincy defends well.
Quincy wants to pass the guard but Dall is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synyx Dall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quincy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Quincy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Dall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quincy doesn't seem phased though.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall misses with a shot to the body
and Quincy counters with an outside leg kick.
Dall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quincy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dall somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Quincy misses
and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. Quincy didn't expect that.
Dall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Quincy prevents Dall from improving position.
Dall swings around for an armbar but Quincy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
Quincy wants to stand but Dall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quincy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy stays in close to Dall's body and controls the position.
Quincy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quincy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quincy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quincy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dall on the ground.
Quincy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dall's guard.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall looking for subs off his back but Quincy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Quincy seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Quincy has control of the leg.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Quincy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Synyx Dall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quincy moves out of range of the body kick from Dall.
As Dall backs away, Quincy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quincy moves away.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quincy lands with an overhand left.
Dall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quincy rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Quincy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Synyx Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall connects with a crisp jab.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall thuds his right hand into Quincy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall lands with a good body shot.
Quincy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
It appears Quincy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Quincy lands an overhand right.
Quincy throws a leg kick but Dall moved away.
Dall lands a jab to the nose.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quincy moves away.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Quincy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy body kick from Dall
and Quincy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall checks a low kick from Quincy.
Dall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dall tries to work over Quincy's front leg with a kick but Quincy checks it.
Quincy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quincy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut.
Quincy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall misses the body punch
and Quincy counters with a leg kick.
Quincy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Quincy as he connects with a hook.
Quincy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Quincy misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dall swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Quincy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Synyx Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Quincy.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Quincy.
Dall dips to his left and cracks Quincy with an uppercut!
Dall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quincy to score with a decent uppercut.
Quincy misses with a hook
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy motions for Dall to come forward. Quincy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quincy moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.
A low kick from Quincy misses
and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. Quincy didn't expect that.
Quincy working a defensive guard here.
Dall wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Pierce Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dall content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Synyx Dall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Synyx Dall!
A victorious Synyx Dall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Squibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higgs Boson 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Squibb!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Meyer Squibb has been cut.
A low kick from Boson is predictable there
and Squibb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Squibb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Squibb changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Boson throws a hook to the side of Squibb's head but Squibb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boson takes a swing at Squibb's ribcage but misses.
Squibb changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgs Boson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squibb lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boson 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 Squibb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Squibb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Squibb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boson finds it's way round the side to connect with Squibb's head.
Boson misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Boson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squibb scores with a jab. Boson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boson looks to score with a jab to the body but Squibb is just out of range.
Boson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Squibb 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.
Boson misses with a straight left.
A big left from Boson misses.
Squibb changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boson throws a wild body kick that Squibb sees coming a mile off.
Boson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Squibb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Squibb throws a lazy right hand but Boson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boson slaps away a takedown attempt from Squibb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boson moves out of range of the body kick.
Boson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boson misses with a low kick.
Boson drops his shoulder and cracks Squibb with a huge uppercut! Squibb goes down! Can Boson finish him?
Squibb is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Squibb is still in real trouble! Can Boson finish him?
Boson trying to control but Squibb is working from the bottom.
Squibb seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squibb being controlled here, momentarily.
Squibb working a defensive guard here.
Boson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boson stopping the sweep attempt from Squibb.
Squibb is trying to control the position but Boson postures up.
Boson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boson lands with a nice body punch.
Boson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Squibb's jaw. Squibb's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Boson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Higgs Boson!
Higgs Boson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mills Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mills Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills Jr.
Barrera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mills Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mills Jr wants to control from the top but Barrera keeps moving.
Mills Jr throwing strikes from guard but Barrera blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mills Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.
Mills Jr is trying to keep Barrera in close.
Mills Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mills Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Mills Jr, not yet.
Mills Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barrera's guard.
Mills Jr trying to control but Barrera is working from the bottom.
Barrera has Mills Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Mills Jr trying to control but Barrera is working from the bottom.
Barrera has a closed guard, preventing Mills Jr from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Barrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mills Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mills Jr is controlling Barrera's posture.
Barrera is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mills Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrera 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 Mills Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mills Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mills Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barrera's waist but Barrera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mills Jr off to one side.
Mario Barrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Mills Jr slips under a jab.
Barrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mills Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mills Jr.
Barrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mills Jr throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera works Mills Jr's body with a nice hook.
Mills Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Mills Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrera scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills Jr slips a jab from Barrera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera.
Mills Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Barrera gets double underhooks and turns Mills Jr into the cage.
Barrera jabs Mills Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mills Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills Jr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mills Jr wants to control from the top but Barrera keeps moving.
Barrera has control of Mills Jr's left arm, preventing Mills Jr from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr trying to control but Barrera is working from the bottom.
Carl Mills Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barrera wants to sweep here but Mills Jr controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barrera throws a front kick that sends Mills Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Mario Barrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills Jr tries to move into range but Barrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mario Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrera.
Mills Jr with a poor takedown
and Barrera counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Barrera as Mills Jr shoots in.
Barrera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Mills Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills Jr looks for the body kick but Barrera saw that one coming.
Mills Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrera connects with a body shot that sends Mills Jr's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Mills Jr off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills Jr with a poor takedown
and Barrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Barrera coming out on top.
It looks like Carl Mills Jr has been cut.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera cracks Mills Jr with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr darts in and clinches Barrera up against the cage.
Mills Jr letting Barrera take a breather here.
Mills Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mills Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barrera avoids the elbow strike from Mills Jr, against the cage.
A short left from Barrera.
Mills Jr gets control of Barrera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mills Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mills Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Mills Jr, not yet.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera pushes down on Mills Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrera prevents Mills Jr from improving his position.
Well, if Barrera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mills Jr wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Mills Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Mills Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Barrera, looking for a takedown. Mills Jr pushes Barrera against the cage but Barrera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mills Jr throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrera lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Mills Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mills Jr has managed to clinch.
Mills Jr is working for takedown but Barrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mills Jr jumps guard but Barrera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Mills Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Barrera - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Barrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barrera pushes Mills Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Barrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mills Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mills Jr is looking for a takedown.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills Jr's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Barrera.
Mills Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Mills Jr takes a shot to the head.
Mills Jr takes a shot to the head.
Barrera controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrera.
Barrera tries a body shot but Mills Jr blocks it.
A short right from Barrera.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills Jr backwards.
Mills Jr has Barrera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barrera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barrera cracks Mills Jr with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera lands with a light punch inside.
Barrera tries a body shot but Mills Jr blocks it.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills Jr.
Mills Jr fails to pull guard.
Barrera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
Barrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills Jr backwards.
Barrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrera.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrera.
Carl Mills Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills Jr takes a shot to the head.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera lands a nice uppercut.
Carl Mills Jr's cut is getting worse.
Mario Barrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrera lands a nice uppercut.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mills Jrs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills Jr backwards.
Barrera just leaning against Mills Jr, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills Jr's elbow.
Barrera lands an uppercut.
Mills Jr is rocked!
Barrera lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Mills Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Mills Jr avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Barrera lands a nice uppercut.
Barrera lands a left hand.
Barrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrera is working Mills Jr over against the cage.
Barrera throws a big uppercut that drops Mills Jr! More strikes from Barrera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mills Jr lies dazed against the cage as Barrera celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Barrera!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ouje Bougoumou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immortal Technique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Technique is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye in the sky . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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164 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouje Bougoumou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immortal Technique!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougoumou misses with a series of wild punches.
Bougoumou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Bougoumou tries to move into range but Technique moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ouje Bougoumou has been cut.
Technique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Technique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bougoumou tries for a takedown but Technique sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Technique listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Technique throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Bougoumou stumbling backwards into the cage! Bougoumou bounces back off the cage towards Technique, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Technique lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Technique celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Immortal Technique!
Post fight, Immortal Technique took to the microphone: 'The voice of racism preaching the Gospel is devilish. A fake church called the prophet Muhammad a terrorist, for "getting God" is not religion, but a spiritual bond and Jesus is the most quoted prophet in the Quran.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Kjaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kjaer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Führe Mich (Nymphomaniac Version). Leonardo Atunes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Kjaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a low kick as Kjaer jumps back.
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kjaer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Atunes takes a swing at Kjaer's ribcage but misses.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Atunes.
Atunes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kjaer moves into the clinch.
Atunes digs a right hand into Kjaer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjaer's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjaer.
Kjaer misses with some punches.
Kjaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Atunes taking a breather.
Kjaer misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjaer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjaer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kjaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjaer scores with a shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Kjaer tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
I was talking to Kjaer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kjaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjaer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Kjaer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atunes slowing the pace effectively.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kjaer takes a step back to recover.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but Kjaer saw it coming and moves away.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kjaer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Atunes misses
and Kjaer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjaer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kjaer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atunes lands with a right to the head.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.
Kjaer lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Kjaer misses with the head strike.
Kjaer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjaer's elbow.
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes's coach down at The Studio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atunes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kjaer.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Atunes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKjaer.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kjaer slips a jab and a cross from Atunes.
Kjaer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Atunes manages to circle out of the way.
Atunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Kjaer tries to counter by clinching up but Atunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Atunes scores with a head kick. Kjaer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Edwin Kjaer has been cut.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjaer.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Kjaer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes works the jab nicely.
Atunes throws the left hand but Kjaer avoids the punch easily.
Atunes tries a low kick but Kjaer avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Kjaer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Kjaer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Kjaer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kjaer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Atunes manages to circle out of the way.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Kjaer saw that one coming.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kjaer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kjaer checks a leg kick.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Kjaer jumps back.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kjaer counters with a big head kick but Atunes shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kjaer.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Kjaer seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Kjaer checks it.
Kjaer tries to counter by clinching up but Atunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kjaer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
Atunes motions for Kjaer to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Kjaer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kjaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kjaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjaer has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes tests Kjaer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Kjaer.
Kjaer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Kjaer is out of range.
Atunes feints and then cracks Kjaer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kjaer down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer drops his hands momentarily and Atunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as Kjaer blocks the low kick.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Atunes.
Atunes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Atunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kjaer's head.
Kjaer is rocked!
Atunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes throws a hook but Kjaer avoids it easily.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Atunes.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Kjaer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Kjaer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
Atunes throws a right hand that misses
and Kjaer moves into the clinch.
Kjaer pushes Atunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer takes a shot to the head.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kjaer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjaer misses with a knee strike.
Kjaer lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes throws a push kick but Kjaer slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes 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 Kjaer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kjaer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Atunes tries to get set, Kjaer tries to push him back and clinch up but Atunes manages to avoid the attempt.
Atunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edwin Kjaer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Atunes looks for the body kick but Kjaer saw that one coming.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Kjaer moved out of range nicely.
Kjaer throws a counter high kick but Atunes was just alert enough to avoid it.
Atunes scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Kjaer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kjaer - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Atunes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. Wu Fei Chung acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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27
147 lbs
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26
146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung misses with a straight left.
Fei Chung motions for Haze to come forward. Fei Chung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Haze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fei Chung momentarily.
Fei Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Chung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze throws a good cross that connects.
Haze takes a swing at Fei Chung's ribcage but misses.
Fei Chung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haze.
Haze thuds his right hand into Fei Chung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze slips under a jab from Fei Chung.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fei Chung swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Fei Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung lands a nice shot that snaps Haze's head back.
Fei Chung lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haze throws a push kick but Fei Chung slaps the foot to one side.
Fei Chung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haze connects with a crisp jab.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Chung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Fei Chung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fei Chung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fei Chung to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze is looking to wear down Fei Chung with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haze with a hook.
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!
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fei Chung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fei Chung counters by moving into the clinch.
Fei Chung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Fei Chung.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Fei Chung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fei Chung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fei Chung tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Fei Chung back against the cage.
Fei Chung lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fei Chung.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Fei Chung.
Haze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Fei Chung.
Haze cracks Fei Chung with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
Haze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze tries to work over Fei Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fei Chung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Fei Chung avoiding damage as Haze throws knees to the body.
Fei Chung just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
A short right from Fei Chung on the inside.
Fei Chung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fei Chung blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung goes for a takedown attempt but Haze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haze swings for the body but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Fei Chung works Haze's body with a nice hook.
Fei Chung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei Chung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze lands a head shot.
Haze lands a nice looking body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Fei Chung counters with a body kick.
Haze lands a nice shot that snaps Fei Chung's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haze.
Fei Chung scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haze tries to land a body kick
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Haze defending well as Fei Chung loads up on a big left hand.
Fei Chung blocks the body kick.
Fei Chung replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haze blocks it well.
Haze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haze scores with a kick to the body.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze with a hook.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Fei Chung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Haze misses
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fei Chung looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Fei Chung ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Fei Chung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Fei Chung looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Haze throws the left hand but Fei Chung avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Haze misses.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fei Chung.
Haze lands a jab.
Haze misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fei Chung to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fei Chung feints a counter leg kick.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Fei Chung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung with a jab.
Fei Chung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fei Chung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fei Chung. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fei Chung can do to turn this around?
Fei Chung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fei Chung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze throws a hook but Fei Chung blocks it.
Fei Chung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haze finds it's way round the side to connect with Fei Chung's head.
Jerry Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Fei Chung misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fei Chung jabs at Haze's body.
Fei Chung looks to land a body kick but Haze moved away.
Haze thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chung.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fei Chung tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fei Chung defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Fei Chung is looking for the big counter here.
Fei Chung throws a solid leg kick but Haze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fei Chung.
Haze throws a hook but Fei Chung avoids it easily.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Fei Chung avoids it.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Chung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Haze tries to improve position but can't.
Fei Chung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well.
Haze is looking to regain half guard here but Fei Chung keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Haze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fei Chung's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze is looking for a sweep. Fei Chung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haze throws a leg kick
enabling Fei Chung to counter with a crisp jab.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Fei Chung counters with a body kick.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Haze misses with a hook to the body
and Fei Chung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
Fei Chung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haze's sensitive parts.
Haze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chung.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fei Chung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze misses with a kick to the body
and Fei Chung counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Fei Chung staying out of range there.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fei Chung with a nice cross.
Fei Chung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Fei Chung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fei Chung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fei Chung ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wu Fei Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze scores with a sloppy right hand. Fei Chung should have avoided that one.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fei Chung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze throws a jab when Fei Chung was well out of range.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei Chung manages to avoid it.
Fei Chung takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fei Chung 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fei Chung throws a big shot that misses.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Fei Chung throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Fei Chung blocks the body kick.
Haze lands a jab to Fei Chung's midsection.
Fei Chung slips a jab from Haze.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Haze.
Fei Chung defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Haze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fei Chung's head.
A swing and a miss from Haze.
Fei Chung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Fei Chung's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fei Chung throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Fei Chung manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Fei Chung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fei Chung is looking for the big counter here.
Fei Chung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze misses with a shot to the body
and Fei Chung counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fei Chung misses with a low kick.
Haze throws a hook but Fei Chung blocks it.
Haze throws a jab when Fei Chung was well out of range.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Haze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze thumps Fei Chung with a low kick.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Paulsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Paulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Paulsen avoids it well.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Paulsen's ribs.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferreira swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
A left lands for Paulsen.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Paulsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira clinches up with Paulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Paulsen.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen is trying to break free.
Paulsen blocks an uppercut.
Paulsen is trying to force a seperation but Ferreira has the dominant position.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Paulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Paulsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Paulsen takes one on the button.
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!
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Paulsen moved out of range.
Paulsen tried to counter with a leg kick but Ferreira avoided it.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Paulsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferreira won't allow it.
Paulsen has had enough of the clinch but Ferreira keeps him there for the moment.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen working aggressively here.
Paulsen is trying to break free.
Paulsen manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira scores with a decent looking hook.
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen misses with a body punch.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paulsen misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Ferreira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira drops Paulsen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Paulsen looks back up at him and smiles so Ferreira waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Paulsen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Paulsen out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marco Ferreira!
As Marco Ferreira got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nice to fuck up a Wolf fighter but I hope he will be OK, but he went down so fucking hard man. I bring WAR!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fifth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dont Stop Me Now. Fifth Fist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Richmond's chin.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fifth Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist with a jab.
Richmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fist thuds his right hand into Richmond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richmond misses with a two punch combination.
Richmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richmond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Fifth Fist has been cut.
Richmond drops Fist with a beautiful combination! Fist stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Richmond is looking for the KO!
Fist is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist blocks a head kick by Richmond.
Richmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Richmond feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Fist collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Richmond!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Richmond thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Fifth Fist was interviewed post fight and said 'My daddy can win ur daddy!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hooper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hooper misses the body punch
and Man counters with a good low kick that Hooper was not able to check.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Hooper cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Man.
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!
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Hooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man throws a head kick that Hooper semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hooper scores with a jab.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man checks a low kick from Hooper.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hooper throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hooper is looking to score with low kicks.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Hooper.
Hooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Hooper.
Man throws a low kick but Hooper avoids it.
Man tries to move into range but Hooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Hooper.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Hooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man works Hooper's body with a nice hook.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Hooper. Beautiful body shot.
Hooper cracks Man with a good jab.
Hooper misses with a body kick.
Man scores with a jab. Hooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Man jabs Hooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man checks a low kick from Hooper.
Man slips a jab from Hooper.
Man leaves Hooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Hooper.
Man is looking to wear down Hooper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A clash of legs there as Hooper blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hooper cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hooper misses with a kick to the body
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hooper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Man might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hooper ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man thows a body kick. Hooper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hooper.
Hooper misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Hooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Man is looking to slow Hooper down with leg kicks.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hooper lands with a shot to the body.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hooper throws a body kick that misses.
Hooper moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Hooper blocks the low kick.
Hooper blocks a head kick by Man.
Man looks to land a right hand but Hooper moved out of range.
A big right from Hooper misses.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Man lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hooper will feel that in the morning.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper checks it.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hooper avoids a kick to the body.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper takes one to the chin there.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Man catches Hooper right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Hooper tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Hooper.
It seemed like Hooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Hooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Hooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Man manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Hooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
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 Fook Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man throws a head kick but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Man
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Hooper misses.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Man looks to land a body kick but Hooper moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper swings widly with a right hand
and Hooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man thuds a left hand into Hooper's body.
Hooper dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Hooper avoids it.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Hooper off the cage and back into range.
Man throws out a leg kick but Hooper moves out of range and Man only half commits.
The fighters circling - Hooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Hooper shrugs it off though.
Hooper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooper. That did some damage!
Hooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hooper scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Hooper misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man looks for the body kick but Hooper saw that one coming.
Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man misses the jab.
Hooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man is looking to clinch.
Hooper throws an off balance right hand
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooper throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Hooper misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Fook Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Hooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooper throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Hooper throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hooper's knee momentarily.
Hooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man thumps Hooper with a low kick.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hooper's head.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hooper throws a shot to the body.
Man takes a swing at Hooper's ribcage but misses.
Man tries to clinch but Hooper moves away
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Man lands but Hooper takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man throws a push kick but Hooper slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Hooper seems unphased.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man slips under a jab.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man cracks Hooper with a good jab.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a big counter combination but Hooper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Hooper throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hooper slips the punch.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Hooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper lands a shot to the body.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Hooper lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land.
Man misses with a body punch.
Hooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Nice body punch from Hooper.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
Hooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hooper.
Hooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Troy Hooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man pushes Hooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Troy Hooper 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!
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hooper can pounce on him.
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Hooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Hooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hooper's leg but Hooper calmly moves out of range.
Hooper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hooper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hooper connects with an inside leg kick.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Hooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Man looks to land a body kick but Hooper moved away.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Hooper moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
A cross from Man lands.
Hooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man misses with the body kick
and Hooper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Hooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Man keeping full guard, as Hooper tries to pass.
Hooper is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man stands and throws Hooper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Hooper's face as Man controls the position.
Man working away.
Hooper is looking for a sweep.
Hooper is trying to work for a sweep but Man has mounted him!
Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hooper misses
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Man jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hooper misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hooper down.
Hooper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hooper scrambles back to his feet.
Hooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fook Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Fook Man thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xzibit- Alcoholic . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Munson tenderised Escobarre's leg. Escobarre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobarre misses with a looping left.
Munson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Munson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Munson keeps Escobarre at a distance using the push kick.
Munson misses with a body kick.
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobarre's sensitive parts.
Escobarre blocks a head kick by Munson.
Escobarre misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Munson.
Escobarre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobarre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobarre misses its target.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Escobarre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson misses with a right hand
and Escobarre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munson tries to throw a body punch but Escobarre avoids it by throwing Munson back against the cage.
Escobarre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobarre jumps guard.
Escobarre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escobarre seems keen to control Munson's posture.
Escobarre has an active guard here but Munson has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munson trying to mount his opponent but Escobarre defends it.
Escobarre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobarre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre is trying to keep Munson in close.
Munson controlling from the top position.
Escobarre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munson is one step ahead there.
Munson trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobarre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre has his foot on Munson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munson works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobarre has his foot on Munson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munson works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobarre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobarre can't keep his opponent in guard - Munson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Escobarre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munson pulls his head out easily.
Munson trying to mount his opponent but Escobarre defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre looking for submissions off his back.
Escobarre wants to get back to full guard.
Escobarre is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, if Munson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Munson lands a nice shot that snaps Escobarre's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobarre misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
Escobarre misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobarre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobarre lands with an uppercut that bounces Munson off the cage and back into range.
Munson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobarre's head.
It looks like Pablo Escobarre has been cut.
A jab from Escobarre misses.
Munson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobarre was well out of range. Poor timing from Munson.
Escobarre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Munson.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobarre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munson throws a head kick that half lands.
A slow jab from Escobarre misses its intended target.
Escobarre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobarre is in Munson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobarre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobarre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escobarre's guard.
Escobarre wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobarre has his foot on Munson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munson works his way back into a safe position though.
Munson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munson wants to pass the guard but Escobarre is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escobarre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Munson doesn't defend quickly enough and Escobarre has managed to lock this one up! Can Munson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Escobarre on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Escobarre!
Pablo Escobarre retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo Escobarre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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