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HFC Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (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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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bakunin.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bakunin throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Bakunin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakunin takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bakunin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakunin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones slips under a jab from Bakunin.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bakunin in his tracks.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bakunin misses with a looping left.
Bakunin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bakunin moved out of range nicely.
Bakunin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Bakunin slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bakunin counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bakunin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakunin throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Bakunin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones moves out of range as Bakunin strikes.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bakunin lands with a good body shot.
Bakunin jabs at Jones's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Bakunin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bakunin duly obliges.
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Bakunin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Bakunin finish him?
Bakunin lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bakunin throws a shot to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakunin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Bakunin lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Bakunin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bakunin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones wants to clinch.
Bakunin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bakunin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones slips under a jab from Bakunin.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bakunin defends it well.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bakunin under the eye.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Bakunin.
Bakunin looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bakunin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the ropes. Bakunin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones with the counter takedown but Bakunin avoids it easily.
Bakunin throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bakunin counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bakunin is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bakunin tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bakunin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bakunin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Bakunin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bakunin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin misses with a series of wild punches.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Bakunin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakunin looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bakunin.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakunin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bakunin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bakunin.
Bakunin misses with the head strike.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bakunin.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Bakunin lands an uppercut.
Bakunin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bakunin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bakunin.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakunin controls his hands.
Bakunin working aggressively here.
Bakunin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bakunin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones blocking some punches.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Bakunin's ribcage. Bakunin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakunin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bakunin lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakunin.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bakunin controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones prevents Bakunin from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Bakunin fails to land.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones cracks Bakunin with a nice body shot.
Bakunin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakunin can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Mikhail Bakunin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakunin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Bakunin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakunin controls his hands.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakunin has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Bakunin lands a body punch.
Bakunin wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Bakunin lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Bakunin avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
Bakunin misses with the head strike.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Bakunin.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakunin or not.
Bakunin tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Bakunin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakunin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakunin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakunin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bakunin lands an uppercut.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bakunin.
Bakunin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones misses with a hook.
Bakunin throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bakunin defends it well.
A left lands for Jones.
Bakunin jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Jones misses.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bakunin!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Bakunin needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Bakunin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakunin misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bakunin defends it well.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Bakunin.
Mikhail Bakunin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakunin scores with a three punch combo!
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Bakunin staying out of range there.
Bakunin throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones with the counter takedown but Bakunin avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Jones.
Bakunin throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a right hand that Bakunin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bakunin also avoids with ease.
Jones takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
letting Bakunin counter with a right hand.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a combination
and Bakunin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Bakunin lands a right hook to the body.
Bakunin takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Bakunin misses.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bakunin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones wants to clinch up but Bakunin keeps it at a distance.
Bakunin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakunin.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakunin.
Jones punishes Bakunin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
Tom Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakunin throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Bakunin throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Bakunin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones pushes Bakunin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakunin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bakunin.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Bakunin blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bakunin controls the action.
Bakunin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakunin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bakunin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Mikhail Bakunin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakunin has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Bakunin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakunin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Bakunin!
Mikhail Bakunin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari has chosen Do You Call My Name by Ra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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298 lbs
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayflower tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nazari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Nazari misses.
Mayflower attempts a counter takedown but Nazari avoids it well and moves away.
Mayflower tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nazari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayflower.
As Nazari tries to get set, Mayflower tries to push him back and clinch up but Nazari manages to avoid the attempt.
Nazari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nazari stalks Mayflower and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mayflower's face. Mayflower staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Mayflower tries to clinch but Nazari moves out of range.
A punch combination from Nazari misses.
Nazari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayflower was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazari .
Nazari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nazari is thwarting Mayflower's attempts to control the position.
Nazari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower tries to roll over but Nazari keeps him under control.
Nazari passes to side control.
Mayflower manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nazari 's best efforts.
Mayflower landing strikes from the bottom.
Nazari wants to pass the guard but Mayflower is defending well.
Nazari is looking to take a break and control but Mayflower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nazari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayflower sees it coming and defends easily.
Nazari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mayflower wants to get back to full guard.
Nazari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayflower defending well though.
Nazari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazari is trying to work for a kimura but Mayflower is defending well.
Nazari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower is looking to improve his position.
Nazari seems to be looking for submissions.
Nazari is working for a submission of some sort.
Mayflower might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mayflower is looking to control Nazari 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayflower avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nazari is looking to take a break and control but Mayflower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayflower trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayflower tries to clinch up but Nazari circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazari misses with a double jab.
Nazari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazari has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mayflower is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Abioye Nazari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazari throws a front kick that sends Mayflower stumbling back into the ropes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazari .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazari throws a front kick that sends Mayflower stumbling back into the ropes.
Nazari lands a jab-cross combination.
Nazari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nazari .
Nazari punishes Mayflower's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abioye Nazari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Mayflower's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayflower takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nazari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mayflower feinted with a counter takedown.
A left and a right from Nazari both land. Nice combination.
Mayflower 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.
Nazari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayflower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nazari feints and then cracks Mayflower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayflower down.
Abioye Nazari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nazari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nazari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayflower manages to avoid it.
Nazari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazari tries for a kimura but Mayflower is defending well.
The referee asks Nazari politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nazari prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower struggling a bit here.
Nazari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayflower, who protects the arm well.
Nazari has hold of Mayflower's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mayflower seems comfortable defending it but Nazari has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mayflower is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mayflower is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nazari couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abioye Nazari !
An out of breath Abioye Nazari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a head kick that Tiernan semi-blocks.
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Tiernan.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands a high kick!
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
Man avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan gets tackled into the ropes by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
A short right from Tiernan.
Man tries to stall but Tiernan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiernan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiernan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiernan's defenses.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tiernan can turn it around.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiernan.
Man landing knees to the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiernan avoids the damage to the body.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan works Man's body with a nice hook.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man is looking to clinch.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Tiernan with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man slips a jab from Tiernan.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Tiernan and move into the clinch.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
A jab from Man misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Man.
Tiernan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Jontte Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Man.
Man wants to clinch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiernan lands a high kick!
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiernan lands with a cross.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the ropes.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man working Tiernan over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man being controlled against the ropes.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Tiernan tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Tiernan managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man is trying to stall.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Man has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man tries to pull guard but Tiernan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiernan as Man tries to tie him up.
Tiernan misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Man wants to clinch up but Tiernan keeps it at a distance.
Man backing away here, and Tiernan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Tiernan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Tiernan and move into the clinch.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters by clinching up.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiernan avoids it.
Man tries to stall but Tiernan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiernan walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiernan, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man is trying to control the position but Tiernan postures up.
Tiernan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiernan passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Tiernan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tiernan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controls Tiernan momentarily but Tiernan frees himself.
Man wants to control the position but Tiernan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Man looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tiernan pushes past his half guard into mount!
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Tiernan's attempts to control the action.
Man tries to reverse the position but Tiernan maintains control.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiernan looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Tiernan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man is looking to improve his position but Tiernan isn't that keen on the idea.
Man tries to hold on but Tiernan postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!
During a confident post fight interview, Conor Tiernan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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#R1#
O' Brien misses with an uppercut.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O' Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O' Brien jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
O' Brien scores with a hook to the body. Bang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O' Brien.
O' Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O' Brien slaps away a takedown attempt from Bang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O' Brien counters with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O' Brien 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.
Bang slips under a jab from O' Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O' Brien's waist but O' Brien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bang off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Bang closes the distance and pushes O' Brien back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O' Brien. #T1##BC2#
O' Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O' Brien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bang.
Bang shoots for a takedown but O' Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O' Brien is looking for the big counter here.
O' Brien slips a jab from Bang.
Billy O' Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bang goes for a double leg but O' Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as O' Brien continues to drive forward.
Bang misses with a right hand
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Bang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bang shoots in and drives through. O' Brien sprawls well.
The fighters circling - O' Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O' Brien throws a hook but Bang blocks it.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bang thuds a left hand into O' Brien's body.
O' Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
O' Brien changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Bang drives through and clinches with O' Brien against the ropes.
O' Brien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O' Brien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O' Brien throws out a counter right but Bang avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Bang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O' Brien to the mat! O' Brien manages to get full guard.
O' Brien is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
O' Brien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bang looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Bang postures up.
O' Brien pulls Bang in close to his closed guard and prevents Bang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but O' Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD#
Bang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bang trying to mount his opponent but O' Brien defends it.
Bang is trying to control the action in half guard but O' Brien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O' Brien is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bang trying to control from O' Brien's half guard. O' Brien has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O' Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelvin Bang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bang lands the left hand.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
O' Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O' Brien misses the jab.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O' Brien tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O' Brien to the ground. O' Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bang dodges the punch combination from O' Brien.
Bang misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang throws a jab when O' Brien was well out of range.
O' Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bang with a body shot.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but O' Brien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O' Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Bang shoots in looking for a takedown. O' Brien tries to sprawl out of it but Bang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. O' Brien manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bang dives in for a single leg takedown but O' Brien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bang blocks a jab.
Bang misses with a leg kick
and O' Brien counters with a nice body shot.
O' Brien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bang wants to clinch.
O' Brien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bang.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Bang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O' Brien's half guard.
O' Brien is not content to let Bang control the position.#T2#
Bang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on O' Brien's thigh. O' Brien counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bang is looking to pass into half guard but O' Brien pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O' Brien is in guard.#REVB#
O' Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Bang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O' Brien slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
O' Brien advances nicely into full mount. #T3#
O' Brien manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bang to take his back!
Kelvin Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
O' Brien tries to keep control of the position but Bang is staying busy.
O' Brien keeps control of the position as Bang tries to break free.
Bang looking very determined here, making life difficult for O' Brien.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O' Brien has the hooks in. Bang is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Bang right now.
Bang trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O' Brien is hanging on to Bang's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy O' Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
O' Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelvin Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Bang has O' Brien up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC#
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
O' Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang shoots in but O' Brien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O' Brien swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Bang throws a low kick, looking for O' Brien's leg but O' Brien calmly moves out of range.
O' Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bang with a body shot.
Bang throws a head kick but O' Brien moves out of range.
Bang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T1#
Bang looks to throw a body kick
and O' Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from O' Brien. No joy for Bang on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O' Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Bang wants to clinch but O' Brien slips to the side
and O' Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O' Brien scores with a kick to the body.
O' Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang misses with a low kick.
As Bang backs off O' Brien throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
O' Brien swinging wildly here.
A big right from O' Brien misses. #TD#
O' Brien gets caught napping as Bang dives in and scores a takedown. O' Brien manages to retain guard.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bang wants to control from the top but O' Brien keeps moving. #T2#
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O' Brien trying to keep a closed guard but Bang is proving a slippery customer.
Bang trying to control but O' Brien is working from the bottom.
O' Brien wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang shoots in but O' Brien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like O' Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bang is defended easily by O' Brien.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O' Brien sprawls well. O' Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O' Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O' Brien misses with a straight right.
Kelvin Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Bang thows a leg kick but O' Brien checks it
enabling O' Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O' Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang misses with a kick to the body.
O' Brien throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O' Brien tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O' Brien to the ground. O' Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and O' Brien moves out of range easily.
O' Brien blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
O' Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O' Brien.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang is looking to clinch.
O' Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy O' Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O' Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy O' Brien!
Billy O' Brien looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Your welcome, ladies and gents! Mature, but not old yet, you're gonna see a whole lot more of me around here. The Boston Badass is out for some overdue waste gold! All you motherfuckers in my path better bounce, I am coming for you!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probong comes to the ring accompanied by Bodhi Mandala. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probong manages to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to slow Probong down with leg kicks.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson pushes Probong away with a front kick.
Probong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Probong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Probong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Probong looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
We've been informed that Johnson 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.
Probong misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Probong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Probong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Probong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Probong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Probong walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson cracks Probong with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Probong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Probong checks it
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probong manages to avoid it.
Probong staying out of range there.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Probong's sensitive parts.
Probong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probong throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probong throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Probong throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Probong connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probong is looking to score with low kicks.
Probong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Probong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Probong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Probong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Probong.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probong lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Probong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probong can pounce on him.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson clobbers Probong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sni Probong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Probong's defenses.
Johnson motions for Probong to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probong misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Probong.
Nice body kick there by Probong.
Probong cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Probong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Probong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Probong slips under a jab from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Probong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Probong lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
Probong avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Probong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Probong did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Probong is trying to control but can't.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson working over Probong with some ground and pound. Probong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Probong trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing shots but Probong is blocking nicely.
Probong trying to control here.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Probong wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working over Probong with some ground and pound. Probong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Probong is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Probong gets back to full guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Probong's control of his arms but Probong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Probong keeps moving.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson stands up over Probong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Probong is controlling Johnson's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Probong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
An attempted straight right counter from Probong misses the target.
Nick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Probong lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Probong counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Probong moved out of range.
And Probong counters with a quick kick to the body but Johnson blocks it.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson catches Probong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Probong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson slips a straight right by Probong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Probong blocks the low kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probong lands with a good body shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Probong's front leg but catches the back leg as Probong tries to avoid it.
Probong looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Probong counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Probong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Probong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Probong is looking to counter punch.
Probong lands a slapping body shot.
Probong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Probong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Probong misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a body kick. Probong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Johnson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Probong.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Probong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Probong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Probong avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Probong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Probong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Probong's calf.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Probong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Probong tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Johnson misses
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probong momentarily.
Johnson throws the left hand but Probong avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Probong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Probong scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Probong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Probong tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Probong.
Probong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Probong counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Probong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Probong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Probong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Probong is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson checks a low kick from Probong.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Probong checks it.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Probong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sni Probong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Probong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Johnson!
Nick Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Notorious by Duran Duran. Franklin has chosen Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Franklin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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159 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin feints the counter takedown.
MacAuliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MacAuliffe scores with a three punch combo!
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacAuliffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
MacAuliffe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Franklin's head.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but MacAuliffe pushes his legs off easily.
MacAuliffe is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin is rocked!
MacAuliffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacAuliffe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can MacAuliffe finish him?
MacAuliffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacAuliffe drops back looking for a leg! Franklin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franklin manages to kick MacAuliffe off! MacAuliffe jumps back into Franklin's guard.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacAuliffe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franklin working for a triangle but MacAuliffe defends it easily.
Franklin is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! MacAuliffe rolls with it to try and escape but Franklin cranks on the arm and MacAuliffe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Franklin!
A victorious James Franklin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bourdain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stannis Baratheon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bourdain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdain looks to throw the jab but Baratheon is out of range.
Baratheon misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourdain counters with a left to the body.
Bourdain throws a right hand that Baratheon ducks under and follows up with a left that Baratheon also avoids with ease.
Bourdain defending well as Baratheon loads up on a big left hand.
Bourdain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hope MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Baratheon.
It looks like Anthony Bourdain has been cut.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baratheon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bourdain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baratheon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourdain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bourdain throws out a loose jab but Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Bourdain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baratheon throws a counter combo.
Bourdain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baratheon.
Bourdain lands a leg kick that knocks Baratheon off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourdain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourdain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baratheon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bourdain has time to react.
Baratheon misses with an uppercut
and Bourdain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourdain throws a jab when Baratheon was well out of range.
A punch combination from Baratheon misses.
A nice combination there by Baratheon.
Bourdain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bourdain is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baratheon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourdain circles away quickly and effectively.
Baratheon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bourdain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourdain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourdain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baratheon manages to avoid it.
Baratheon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anthony Bourdain's cut is getting worse.
Bourdain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baratheon stalks Bourdain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bourdain's face. Bourdain staggers backwards, shaken.
Bourdain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bourdain cracks the inside of Baratheon's front leg.
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Baratheon throws a body punch but Bourdain moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Baratheon. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bourdain to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourdain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Baratheon scores with a four punch combination!
Baratheon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Baratheon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bourdain eats them both and turns towards Baratheon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bourdain misses with the combination.
Baratheon misses the shot to the body.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baratheon dodges the punch combination from Bourdain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baratheon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourdain circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Bourdain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a jab when Bourdain was well out of range.
Bourdain is looking for a counter combo.
Bourdain misses with a wild body shot.
Baratheon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bourdain eats them both and turns towards Baratheon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anthony Bourdain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baratheon misses the jab.
Bourdain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baratheon throws a nice looking combination but Bourdain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourdain looks for the body kick but Baratheon saw that one coming.
Bourdain connects with an inside leg kick.
Baratheon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourdain misses with an uppercut.
Baratheon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bourdain throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baratheon misses with a series of wild punches.
Baratheon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stannis Baratheon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bourdain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Bourdain misses.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baratheon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baratheon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourdain.
Bourdain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bourdain defending well as Baratheon loads up on a big left hand.
Bourdain defending well as Baratheon loads up on a big left hand.
Bourdain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Baratheon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourdain circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourdain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bourdain might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourdain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baratheon is out of range.
A big head kick from Bourdain and Baratheon is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Stannis Baratheon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baratheon working a defensive guard here.
Baratheon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bourdain defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bourdain preventing the sweep.
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing Bourdain from controlling successfully.
Baratheon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bourdain looking to sit in guard and control but Baratheon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baratheon tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourdain is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bourdain is on top in guard.
Bourdain drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Baratheon dives on top into guard.
Bourdain looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourdain, not yet.
Baratheon wants to control from the top but Bourdain keeps moving.
Baratheon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bourdain looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bourdain looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bourdain!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain wants to control but Baratheon is keeping him busy.
Bourdain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bourdain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baratheon, who protects the arm well.
Baratheon is trying to get back to half guard.
Bourdain taking a break here but Baratheon is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baratheon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baratheon moves into full guard.
Bourdain slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bourdain is looking to advance position but Baratheon won't allow it.
Baratheon is looking for a sweep. Bourdain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bourdain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bourdain is working for a submission of some sort.
Bourdain prevents Baratheon from improving his position.
Baratheon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anthony Bourdain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourdain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baratheon defends it well.
Baratheon tries to get to full guard but Bourdain has control of the leg.
Baratheon gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bourdain dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baratheon dodges the punch combination from Bourdain.
Baratheon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourdain.
Bourdain throws a head kick that misses.
Baratheon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourdain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bourdain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Baratheon.
Baratheon lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon throws the left hand but Bourdain avoids the punch easily.
Bourdain misses with a few strikes there.
Bourdain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baratheon throws a poor cross that misses
and Bourdain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baratheon's knee momentarily.
Baratheon misses with a double jab.
Bourdain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baratheon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baratheon misses with a few strikes there.
Bourdain blocks a jab.
As Baratheon looks to move away, Bourdain throws a big counter combo but Baratheon just gets out of the way.
Bourdain throws a good cross that connects.
Bourdain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baratheon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourdain scores with a head kick.
Bourdain throws a wild body kick that Baratheon sees coming a mile off.
Baratheon unleashes a big counter combination but Bourdain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bourdain misses with a double jab.
Baratheon throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Baratheon misses.
Bourdain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baratheon blocks a head kick by Bourdain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Baratheon misses with a left hand
and Bourdain counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Baratheon scores with a jab. Bourdain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baratheon misses with a wild combination.
Bourdain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bourdain misses with a kick to the body.
Baratheon moves out of range as Bourdain throws a body kick.
Baratheon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bourdain counters with a left to the body.
Bourdain avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bourdain misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain misses the jab.
Bourdain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bourdain throws a series of punches but Baratheon avoids them all with ease.
Baratheon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourdain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a right hand that Bourdain ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourdain also avoids with ease.
Baratheon throws a right hand that misses
and Bourdain counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourdain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baratheon throws a combination that misses
and Bourdain counters with a three punch combo that has Baratheon backing up. Baratheon nods at Bourdain to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourdain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourdain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourdain throws a sloppy head kick and Baratheon moves out of range easily.
Baratheon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baratheon jabs Bourdain right on the nose. Bourdain blinks but takes it well.
Baratheon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baratheon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourdain counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourdain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourdain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Bourdain.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourdain counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Baratheon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baratheon.
Baratheon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Bourdain.
I think Bourdain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stannis Baratheon!
Stannis Baratheon 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 Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Not again - You all ready dropped? as his entrance music. Wade Garrett is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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153 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garrett clinches with his opponent.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Garrett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garrett blocks it with crossed arms.
Garrett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Harris tries to stall but Garrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Garrett.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Garrett throws an elbow but misses.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Garrett is blocking nicely.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Harris cracks Garrett with a nice body shot.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Garrett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the ropes.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garrett is working Harris over against the ropes.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris gets through Garrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Garrett working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrett.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Harris tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garrett tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Harris works on Garrett's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Harris feints and then cracks Garrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrett down.
Garrett tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrett is able to avoid easily.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett is rocked!
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Derek Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Garrett.
Garrett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garrett.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrett. That did some damage!
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris cracks Garrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrett throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wade Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Harris takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrett thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the ropes.
Garrett tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Garrett does no damage.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
Garrett misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris slips a jab from Garrett.
Harris looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrett wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Garrett lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Garrett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris moves away from the strike by Garrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrett. That did some damage!
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Harris works Garrett's body with a nice hook.
Garrett tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris slips a jab from Garrett.
Harris throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working Garrett over against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Derek Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris working aggressively here.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris stalling against the ropes.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Garrett improves position.
Wade Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris gets through Garrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris looking to stall.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett missing with knees to the body.
Garrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A short left from Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Garrett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
After winning the bout, Derek Harris 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Jensen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way.
Hussain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at YOUNG GUNS in the buildup to the fight.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Jensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain slips under a jab from Jensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Hussain misses its target.
Jensen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen shoots and misses
and Hussain counters with a three punch combo that has Jensen backing up. Jensen nods at Hussain to acknowledge the strikes.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jensen.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Jensen feints the counter takedown.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hussain.
Hussain lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hussain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain shoots in and bounces Jensen off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hussain preventing the sweep.
Hussain trying to control the position from guard on top but Jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hussain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hussain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hussain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jensen is trying to control the position but Hussain postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jensen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hussain has passed into side control.
Jensen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hussain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hussain controlling the action here.
Hussain prevents Jensen from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hussain working over Jensen with some ground and pound. Jensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Jensen has hold of Hussain's hands but Hussain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jensen is looking for a sweep. Hussain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hussain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Hussain seems content to control.
Jensen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jensen manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Jensen avoids them all with ease.
Jensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussain. Hussain obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain connects with a single shot there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hussain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hussain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussain throws a series of punches but Jensen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
Jensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussain defends it nicely.
Emre Hussain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain leaves Jensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jensen is trying to defend but Hussain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hussain is pressing down on Jensen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jensen is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is not content to let Hussain control the position.
Jensen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hussain pulls his head out easily.
Jensen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jensen looking for subs from the bottom but Hussain mounts him!
Jensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Emre Hussain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hussain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hussain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to improve his position but Hussain isn't that keen on the idea.
Hussain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hussain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jensen hang on?
Jensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Hussain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jensen working to try and regain half guard.
Hussain with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to escape the mount.
Hussain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jensen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jensen working to try and regain half guard.
Hussain avoids the attempt from Jensen to control.
Hussain tries to control but Jensen wriggling away.
Jensen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hussain working the ground and pound effectively.
Hussain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jensen walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Hussain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jensen goes for a double leg but Hussain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Hussain continues to drive forward.
Hussain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jensen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hussain is in Jensen's guard.
Hussain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hussain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hussain is aware though and is defending well.
Hussain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Hussain is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jensen wants to improve his position but instead Hussain has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control but Hussain is keeping busy.
Jensen manages to get to full guard.
Jensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussain trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Hussain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jensen is looking for a triangle but Hussain pushes his legs off easily.
Hussain lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain with a nice head shot there.
Hussain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Hussain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jensen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hussain uses it to pass to side control.
Hussain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jensen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hussain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hussain controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jensen trying to control from the bottom.
Jensen looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hussain pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brian Jensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jensen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Emre Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Post fight, an emotional Emre Hussain said 'you dont say NUTHIN''.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Gniewek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Keene.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
Keene misses the jab.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Keene.
Gniewek clinches with his opponent.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gniewek pulls guard.
Keene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gniewek is on top in guard.
Gniewek won't allow Keene to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek advances to half guard.
Gniewek is looking to advance position but Keene won't allow it.
Gniewek is keen to just control but Keene is a slippery customer.
Gniewek is trying to work for a kimura but Keene is defending well.
Keene wants to get back to his feet.
Keene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gniewek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keene is refusing to be controlled, as Gniewek sits in half guard.
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.
Gniewek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gniewek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keene keeps working.
Gniewek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keene has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keene is staying active underneath Gniewek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to free his trapped foot but Keene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gniewek looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gniewek is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Keene still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Keene has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gniewek is trying to control Keene's posture but Keene avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to bench press Keene off him but Keene keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gniewek is working hard here to advance position.
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keene gets to mount! Gniewek was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keene looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keene to score with a decent uppercut.
Keene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Keene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keene tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keene's elbow.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keene swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Keene improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Keene gets through Gniewek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gniewek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keene can do to turn this around?
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Keene misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keene.
Keene tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Keene is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek wants to stall.
Keene has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek looking to slow down the pace here.
Keene is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Keene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek throws a punch but it's blocked by Keene.
Gniewek wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Gniewek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Julian Gniewek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
Gniewek trying to control the position but instead, Keene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gniewek into the ropes.
Gniewek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Keene.
Keene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Keene improves position.
Gniewek pulls guard successfully.
Keene stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gniewek tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Gniewek slips a jab and a cross from Keene.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Gniewek backs off Keene throws a huge counter combo but Gniewek manages to avoid it all.
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julian Gniewek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to clinch
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gniewek swings widly with a right hand
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keene misses with a hook.
Keene lands with a nice body punch.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Keene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Keene misses with a hook.
Keene throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Keene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keene throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a left to the body.
Gniewek darts in trying to clinch
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Keene staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek throws a hook but Keene avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Gniewek.
A jab from Gniewek does it's job there.
A big left from Keene misses.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keene walks into a jab.
Gniewek is looking to chop away at Keene's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Keene misses.
Gniewek clobbers Keene with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Keene.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gniewek defending well as Keene loads up on a big left hand.
Gniewek cracks Keene with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keene lands a jab to Gniewek's midsection.
Gniewek looks to clinch
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Keene misses.
Keene lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gniewek backs up against the ropes.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gniewek. Gniewek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Gniewek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keene misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Keene throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gniewek lands a jab.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
Keene keeps the fight on the outside.
Keene let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gniewek misses with a right hand
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gniewek throws a nice looking combination but Keene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Keene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keene has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scott Keene!
A relieved looking Scott Keene 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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