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QFC Tournament 831 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Breezy (ranked 6497 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Wusky (ranked 6109 p4p, 578 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rex Breezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Wusky!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breezy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wusky's half guard.
Wusky is trying to maintain the position but Breezy is very close to passing his half guard.
Wusky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breezy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breezy content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wusky wants to sweep but no luck.
Wusky trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breezy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Breezy preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wusky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Breezy sprawls well initially but Wusky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wusky trying to mount his opponent but Breezy defends it.
Breezy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wusky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breezy won't allow Wusky to pass to mount.
Wusky wants to take a breather but Breezy is having none of it.
Breezy tries to roll over but Wusky keeps him under control.
Wusky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breezy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breezy is looking for a sweep. Wusky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Breezy does no damage.
Wusky is looking to clinch but Breezy is avoiding it.
Breezy tries to clinch up but Wusky circles away and keeps his distance.
Breezy tries to clinch but Wusky is having none of it.
Wusky wants to counter with a clinch but Breezy pushes him away.
Wusky slips a jab and a cross from Breezy.
Wusky doesn't manage to clinch there - Breezy circles away.
Wusky tries for a takedown but Breezy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Breezy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wusky misses with a head kick.
Breezy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Breezy throws a nice looking combination but Wusky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wusky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Breezy tries to get to full guard but Wusky has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wusky is trying to control. Breezy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Breezy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, if Wusky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breezy wants to control but Wusky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters 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 Rex Breezy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Breezy clinches.
Breezy is trying to pull guard but Wusky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Breezy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wusky's efforts to push away.
Wusky tries for a takedown but Breezy manages to get underhooks.
Wusky stalls.
Wusky misses with a punch to the body.
Breezy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wusky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wusky tries to break free but Breezy pushes him back against the cage.
Wusky fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wusky is trying to stall.
Breezy has Wusky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wusky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Breezy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breezy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wusky regains guard.
Wusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wusky seems keen to control Breezy's posture.
Breezy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Breezy content to stall in guard here.
Wusky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breezy is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breezy trying to control but Wusky is working from the bottom.
Wusky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wusky keeping moving, preventing Breezy from controlling successfully.
Breezy won't allow Wusky to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wusky leaves Breezy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wusky shoots in for a takedown but Breezy shows good takedown defense.
Breezy throwing a counter right hand but Wusky manages to avoid it.
Wusky wants to clinch.
Wusky blocks a head kick by Breezy.
Wusky shoots in and drives through. Breezy sprawls well.
Wusky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wusky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Breezy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Breezy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wusky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breezy is trying is best to control the position here.
Breezy has hold of Wusky's hands but Wusky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wusky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Breezy is just riding it out for now. Wusky eventually gives up the hold.
Wusky is breathing heavily.
Wusky trying to mount his opponent but Breezy defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breezy gets back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rex Breezy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wusky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wusky tries for a takedown but Breezy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wusky shoots in looking for a takedown but Breezy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wusky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Breezy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wusky.
Wusky is looking to land body kicks.
Breezy clinches up against the cage.
Breezy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Breezy misses with a body punch.
Breezy pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wusky throws a big right hand that misses.
Wusky drops back looking for a leg! Breezy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Breezy manages to kick Wusky off! Wusky jumps back into Breezy's guard.
Wusky passes Breezy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breezy wants to improve his position but Wusky is controlling well.
Larry Wusky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wusky thows a huge punch but Breezy dodges it nicely.
Breezy controlling the position well.
Wusky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Breezy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wusky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wusky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breezy wants to improve his position but Wusky is controlling well.
Breezy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Breezy tries to get out of the position.
Breezy trying to control here.
Wusky controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Breezy 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 Wusky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wusky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breezy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wusky tries to keep at a distance but Breezy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wusky manages to break the clinch.
Breezy moves out of range as Wusky strikes.
Breezy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wusky.
Rex Breezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Wusky.
Wusky scores with a head kick. Breezy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wusky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Breezy sprawls well. Breezy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wusky gets slowly back to his feet.
Wusky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breezy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wusky.
Wusky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Breezy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wusky doesn't seem phased though.
Breezy looks to land a combination but Wusky avoids it well.
Wusky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rex Breezy is winning the standup battle so far.
Breezy closes the distance and pushes Wusky back into the cage.
Wusky prevents a body shot from Breezy.
Breezy just leaning against Wusky, taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wusky looking for a takedown.
Breezy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larry Wusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rex Breezy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breezy can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Breezy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breezy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rex Breezy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rex Breezy!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Rex Breezy!
Rex Breezy wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Hansson (ranked 6239 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Faber (ranked 6535 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber drives through with a takedown into Hansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hansson pushes Faber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faber if he has to take too many more of those.
Faber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hansson's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hansson looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Hansson.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Faber manages to pass to side control.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Hansson is defending well.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Faber content to control rather than advance.
Faber is thwarting Hansson's attempts to control the position.
Hansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hansson tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Hansson trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Faber breaks from the clinch.
Faber throws a head kick but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Faber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansson wants to stand back up but Faber manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson has his arm trapped.
Faber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Faber controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Faber 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.
Hansson gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Faber has eaten all the pies!
Faber wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Faber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson looking to control.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber preventing the sweep.
Faber postures up and lands a big shot to Hansson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Faber presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Faber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber controlling from the top position.
Faber advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson gets back to full guard.
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Faber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Faber advances position into side control!
Faber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber cracks Hansson with a big elbow.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson is controlling his arm.
Hansson struggling a bit here.
Hansson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here as Faber stalls from top position.
Faber working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the ground and pound from side control.
Faber landing strikes.
Hansson is trying to improve his position.
Faber cracks Hansson with a big elbow.
Faber controlling from side mount.
Hansson tries to bench press Faber off him but Faber keeps the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Faber 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick from Hansson lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Hansson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hansson dives in and grabs Faber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes down on Hansson's head and hops out.
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Hansson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Faber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hansson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faber showed some decent athleticism there.
Faber winds up and cracks Hansson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faber is working for a kimura but Hansson is defending it quite comfortably.
Faber trying to mount his opponent but Hansson defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faber in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson trying to control from the bottom.
Hansson tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber wants to pass to mount but Hansson is defending the position.
Faber prevents Hansson from improving his position.
Hansson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Faber is going to stand back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hansson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faber controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uriah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansson wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carl Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uriah Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faber content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faber 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Uriah Faber!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Uriah Faber!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Uriah Faber!
Uriah Faber wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Krol (ranked 6026 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaha Ackbar (ranked 6378 p4p, 0 weight class). Ackbar has chosen Bloody Strean as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alaha Ackbar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ackbar throws a hook but Krol blocks it.
Ackbar takes a swing at Krol's ribcage but misses.
Krol seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ackbar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krol sprawls well. Krol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ackbar gets slowly back to his feet.
Krol drops Ackbar with a left right combo! Krol follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ackbar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krol decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ackbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Krol finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Ackbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krol misses with a two punch combination.
Ackbar slips a jab and a cross from Krol.
Krol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ackbar circles away quickly and effectively.
Krol misses with a series of wild punches.
Krol fails to land with a series of punches.
Krol rushes Ackbar with punches - Ackbar moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ackbar goes down! Krol follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateusz Krol!
Alaha Ackbar spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCK OFF BLACK CUNT'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Allen (ranked 6216 p4p, 584 weight class) and Suuri Saatana (ranked 6167 p4p, 582 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suuri Saatana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saatana tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Saatana on that attempt.
Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Saatana can't do much from the bottom here.
Allen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Saatana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saatana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saatana seems a little lost for a moment, as Allen dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saatana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saatana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saatana keeps working.
Saatana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Saatana actively working from the bottom here.
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saatana actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saatana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Allen wants to control but Saatana is keeping him busy.
Allen slows the pace down in half guard.
Allen is looking for a kimura here.
Saatana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saatana looking for submissions off his back.
Allen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Saatana.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Saatana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Allen just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saatana tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Saatana can't do much from the bottom here.
Allen trying to control the action but Saatana is working from the bottom.
Saatana is trying to get back to half guard.
Saatana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saatana looking for submissions off his back.
Saatana trying to control here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Allen 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.
Allen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saatana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Saatana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Allen.
Allen working the strikes but Saatana uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Allen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Saatana moves into full guard.
Allen is sitting in close to Saatana's body. Saatana has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Allen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Allen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Saatana.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Suuri Saatana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toki Yo (ranked 6232 p4p, 585 weight class) and Michiko Kawai (ranked 6536 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toki Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michiko Kawai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Yo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawai wants to counter the offense by Yo and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Yo misses.
Kawai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yo lands a knee to the head.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai managing to block the knees to the body from Yo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Yo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawai.
Yo trying to land knees to the body.
Yo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Yo stalling against the cage.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawai.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawai taking a breather.
Yo looking to throw knees to the head but Kawai is blocking nicely.
Yo is stalling here.
Kawai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawai pushes off an throws an elbow but Yo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Yo slowing the pace effectively.
Kawai managing to block the knees to the body from Yo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo stalling in the clinch.
Kawai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yo as Kawai tries to tie him up.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Yo misses with a knee to the head.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yo has Kawai pushed against the cage.
Yo lands a knee to the body.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Yo slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries a knee to the head but Kawai blocks it.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo missing with knees to the body.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Yo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yo stalling the fight.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yo.
Yo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yo stalling in the clinch.
Kawai stalling in the clinch but Yo improves position.
Come on Yo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawai is defending well for now.
Kawai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Yo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawai avoids the damage to the body.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.
Yo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo avoiding damage.
Yo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michiko Kawai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kawai drives through and clinches with Yo against the cage.
Yo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawai throws an elbow but it misses.
Yo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kawai up against the cage.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawai avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo misses with a knee to the head.
Yo tries a body shot but Kawai blocks it.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawai blocks it with crossed arms.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawai blocks it with crossed arms.
Yo blocks the elbow strike.
Yo scores with a shot to the side of Kawai's head.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo misses with a knee strike.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kawai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo stalling in the clinch.
Kawai lands an elbow just above Yo 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Yo throws a head punch that misses.
Yo missing with knees to the body.
Kawai lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawai avoiding damage as Yo throws knees to the body.
Kawai managing to block the knees to the body from Yo.
Kawai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawai stalling in the clinch but Yo improves position.
Kawai looking to stall.
Yo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawai.
Michiko Kawai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yo looking to throw knees to the head but Kawai is blocking nicely.
Yo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Kawai lands an elbow inside that Yo shrugs off.
Yo misses with a knee to the head.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Yo working aggressively here.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawai lands a damaging elbow.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but Kawai blocks with his arms.
Yo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yo.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai lands an elbow just above Yo 's eye.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kawai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kawai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yo's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Yo trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawai is trying to maintain a safe position but Yo gets an underhook and turns Kawai into the cage.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawai letting Yo take a breather here.
Yo taking a breather.
Yo controlling the action here for a moment.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but Kawai blocks with his arms.
Yo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yo looking to throw knees to the head but Kawai is blocking nicely.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michiko Kawai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Yo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kawai misses with a looping right.
Yo tries to keep at a distance but Kawai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawai forces Yo back against the cage and clinches.
Yo tries a knee to the head but Kawai blocks it.
Kawai lands an elbow inside that Yo shrugs off.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo has Kawai pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kawai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Kawai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Yo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawai's elbow.
Yo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yo's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Kawai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Kawai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawai avoiding damage as Yo throws knees to the body.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
Yo scores with a knee to the head.
Yo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawai avoids the damage to the body.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kawai misses with an elbow 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!
Yo effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Yo.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kawai throws an elbow but misses.
Yo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Yo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kawai is keeping busy.
Yo blocks the elbow strike.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Kawai, against the cage.
Yo is trying to stall.
Yo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawai avoids it.
Yo tries to throw a body punch but Kawai avoids it by throwing Yo back against the cage.
Kawai lands an elbow just above Yo 's eye.
Kawai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Kawai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kawai up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yo's brow.
Kawai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yo blocks the elbow strike.
Yo trying to land knees to the body.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Kawai.
Kawai throws an elbow that misses.
Yo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kawai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawai is looking to control Yo's arms but Yo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawai has his back to the cage.
Kawai lands a damaging elbow.
Yo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toki Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawai avoiding damage as Yo throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawai lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michiko Kawai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kawai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Michiko Kawai!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Michiko Kawai!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Michiko Kawai!
Michiko Kawai wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teevo Talli (ranked 6168 p4p, 581 weight class) and Pixa Daco (ranked 6438 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teevo Talli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pixa Daco!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talli is looking to clinch but Daco is avoiding it.
Talli clinches.
Talli tries to land a knee to the head but Daco blocks with his arms.
Talli looking to throw knees to the head but Daco is blocking nicely.
Talli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talli lands a knee to the head.
Talli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daco has a couple of punches blocked by Talli.
Talli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Talli to keep the fight standing.
Daco wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daco wants to get back to striking at distance but Talli won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talli as Daco tries to tie him up.
Daco avoids the elbow strike from Talli, against the cage.
Daco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Talli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Teevo Talli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pixa Daco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daco, pushing him back against the cage.
Talli landing knees to the head.
Talli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talli is struggling to control the position.
Talli tries to throw a body punch but Daco avoids it by throwing Talli back against the cage.
Daco taking a breather.
Daco is looking to break free of the clinch but Talli has double underhooks.
Daco tries to stall but Talli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daco is looking for a takedown.
Daco tries to pull guard but Talli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Talli misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talli works on Daco's body with a couple of short punches.
Daco looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daco.
Talli scores with a shot to the side of Daco's head.
Talli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Talli lands a knee to the body.
Talli lands a body shot.
Talli scores a nice knee to the body.
Talli lands an elbow just above Daco 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talli with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Talli.
Talli tries to throw a body punch but Daco avoids it by throwing Talli back against the cage.
Talli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daco blocks the elbow strike.
Daco is trying to break the clinch but Talli has him pressed against the cage.
Talli lands a knee to the head.
Talli lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Talli.
Talli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Talli scores with a knee to the head.
Talli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dacos head.
Talli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Talli.
Talli with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Talli landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talli smiles and moves away.
Talli rushes Daco and presses him up against the cage.
Talli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talli pushes off an throws an elbow but Daco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Talli landing knees to the head.
Talli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daco avoids the elbow strike from Talli, against the cage.
Talli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daco blocks an uppercut.
Daco tries to pull guard but Talli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Talli is pushing Daco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Teevo Talli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daco looks for a takedown but Talli sprawls well.
Talli scores with a hook to the body. Daco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daco darts in looking for a takedown but Talli gets double underhooks and turns Daco into the cage.
Talli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Talli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talli is looking to control Daco's arms but Daco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talli has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daco tries to pull guard but Talli won't allow it.
Teevo Talli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pixa Daco.
Daco is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Talli.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daco can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Talli.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teevo Talli.
Talli darts in and clinches Daco up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Talli.
Talli lands a nice shot to the body.
Talli lands a nice shot to the body.
Talli looking to throw knees to the head but Daco is blocking nicely.
Talli misses with a body punch.
Daco tries to score a body lock takedown but Talli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Talli throws an elbow but misses.
Talli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Talli.
Talli presses Daco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talli with a knee to the head.
Talli lands an elbow that stopped Daco in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talli looking to throw knees to the head but Daco is blocking nicely.
Talli landing knees to the body.
Talli lands a knee to the body.
Talli connects with a knee to the head.
Talli has Daco pressed against the cage, preventing Daco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talli lands a left hand.
Talli has Daco pushed against the cage.
Daco dodges an elbow strike from Talli.
Talli effectively controlling the action here.
Talli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talli misses with a knee strike.
Daco blocks an elbow strike from Talli.
Talli lands a right hand.
Talli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daco tries to score a body lock takedown but Talli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Talli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Talli swings wildly with an uppercut but Daco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talli is leaning against Daco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Talli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daco's efforts to push away.
Teevo Talli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talli lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daco tries to pull guard but Talli holds him up against the cage and eventually Daco drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Talli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Talli lands an elbow that stopped Daco in his tracks for a moment.
Talli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talli misses with a punch to the body.
Talli connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Talli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daco's face.
Talli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talli has Daco pressed against the cage, preventing Daco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talli tries a knee to the head but Daco blocks it.
Talli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talli misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Teevo Talli dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Talli tries to clinch up but Daco circles away and keeps his distance.
Daco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Talli misses with a body punch.
Daco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Talli to keep the fight standing.
Talli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Talli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talli looking to throw knees to the head but Daco is blocking nicely.
Talli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daco or not.
Talli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daco's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daco misses with the head strike.
Daco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Talli misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Talli is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talli scores with a shoulder strike.
Talli gets through Daco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talli presses Daco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talli scores with a knee to the head.
Talli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daco blocks it with crossed arms.
Talli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daco's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daco fails to pull guard.
Teevo Talli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pixa Daco.
Talli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Talli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Daco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talli smiles and moves away.
Talli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talli misses with a punch on the inside.
Talli misses with a body punch.
Talli landing knees to the head.
Talli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Talli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talli misses with a knee strike.
Daco goes for a takedown attempt but Talli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Talli moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Talli fails to land.
Daco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Talli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Daco is working for takedown but Talli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Talli stalling against the cage.
Talli tries to throw a body punch but Daco avoids it by throwing Talli back against the cage.
Talli tries to work over Daco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Talli walks away with a smile on his face. Daco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Talli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talli is looking to clinch but Daco is avoiding it.
Daco fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talli wants to clinch up but Daco keeps it at a distance.
Talli jabs at Daco's body.
Daco keeps the fight on the outside.
Talli tries to clinch but Daco is having none of it.
Daco swats away the attempt to clinch by Talli.
Daco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Talli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talli wants to clinch.
Pixa Daco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talli drives through and clinches with Daco against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teevo Talli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talli 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Teevo Talli!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Teevo Talli!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Teevo Talli!
Teevo Talli wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Berhol (ranked 6315 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Oken (ranked 6291 p4p, 530 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Berhol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Oken!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oken tries for a takedown but Berhol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berhol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berhol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oken is trying to force a seperation but Berhol has the dominant position.
Berhol prevents Oken from breaking the clinch.
Berhol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berhol slips a jab and a cross from Oken.
Berhol thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oken shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oken throws a right and a left that Berhol avoids nicely.
Berhol half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oken slips a jab and a cross from Berhol.
Oken unleashes a big counter combination but Berhol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown but Oken shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Julius Berhol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berhol.
Berhol scores with a takedown into Oken's guard.
Oken wriggles free and stands up.
Berhol has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Berhol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berhol closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhol manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berhol has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oken off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berhol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oken pinned against the cage. Oken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berhol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berhol is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oken to keep the fight standing.
Berhol tries to pull guard but Oken holds him up against the cage and eventually Berhol drops back down to his feet.
Berhol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Berhol connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berhol tries to pull guard but Oken won't allow it.
Oken is looking to break free of the clinch but Berhol has double underhooks.
Berhol breaks the clinch.
Berhol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, jab by Oken - just one landing.
Berhol throws a poor cross that misses
and Oken counters with a three punch combo that has Berhol backing up. Berhol nods at Oken to acknowledge the strikes.
Oken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oken scores with a hook to the body. Berhol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berhol is fending him off so far but Oken persists. Nope, Berhol circles away and we're back to standing.
As Oken tries to get set, Berhol tries to push him back and clinch up but Oken manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berhol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berhol shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berhol showed some decent athleticism there.
Oken kicks off Berhol and gets to his feet.
Berhol is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oken!
Oken tries to land a front kick but Berhol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oken as he avoids it easily.
Oken gets a clinch.
Oken has had enough of the clinch but Berhol keeps him there for the moment.
Oken wants to get back to striking at distance but Berhol won't allow it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Oken dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berhol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Oken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julius Berhol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berhol swinging wildly here.
Oken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berhol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berhol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhol tries to clinch
and Oken counters with a two punch combo.
Oken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berhol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Oken as Berhol shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berhol tries to counter with a takedown but Oken is quick to defend against it.
Oken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berhol closes the distance and clinches.
Oken is trying to break the clinch but Berhol is controlling him.
Oken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Berhol.
Berhol pulls Oken into guard.
Berhol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oken with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Oken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oken.
Berhol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berhol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oken is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Berhol wants to control but Oken is keeping him busy.
Oken is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berhol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oken is not content to let Berhol control the position.
Berhol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oken defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oken tries to roll over but Berhol keeps him under control.
Berhol stands up out of the half guard.
Oken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berhol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berhol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oken's efforts to push away.
Berhol is trying to maintain a safe position but Oken gets an underhook and turns Berhol into the cage.
Berhol ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berhol no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berhol is working an open guard so Oken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oken tries to clinch but Berhol moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berhol dodges the punch combination from Oken.
Berhol seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Berhol fails with an attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oken enables Berhol to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oken manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Julius Berhol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berhol trying to control the position from guard on top but Oken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berhol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oken is keeping the position for now.
Berhol looking to sit in guard and control but Oken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Oken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Oken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oken tries to clinch up but Berhol circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Berhol tenderised Oken's leg. Oken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown but Oken shows good takedown defense.
Berhol moves forwards but Oken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berhol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berhol feinted with a counter takedown.
Berhol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berhol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oken did well to prevent Berhol getting side control.
Oken is trying is best to control the position here.
Berhol passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhol tries to control but Oken wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oken is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhol looking to control but Oken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berhol working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oken trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oken defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berhol.
Berhol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oken is looking to escape.
Berhol throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Berhol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berhol looking to control but Oken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oken wants to hold on but Berhol pushes him away.
Berhol working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Berhol trying to control but Oken is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berhol swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oken is now in Berhol's guard. A big mistake from Berhol there, giving up the dominant position!
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 Julius Berhol.
I think Oken 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Julius Berhol!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Tony Oken wins by split decision!
Tony Oken bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willis Knight (ranked 6346 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severe (ranked 6169 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by Migos - Stir Fry. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willis Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Severe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Severe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Severe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Severe gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Severe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Severe off to one side.
Willis Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severe.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Severe dodges the punch combination from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Severe doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severe looking to score a takedown here. Knight is defending well but Severe drives through and ends up in Knight's guard.
Severe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knight is proving hard to escape from.
Severe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Severe is looking to stand up but Knight won't let him.
Severe drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Severe off! Severe jumps back into Knight's guard.
Severe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severe trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Severe drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Severe off! Severe jumps back into Knight's guard.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Severe is controlling him.
Severe drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Severe off! Severe jumps back into Knight's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knight is proving hard to escape from.
Severe trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight keeping full guard, as Severe tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Severe wants to get up but he can't break Knight's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Severe gets a double leg takedown into Knight's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knight's guard.
Severe stops Knight from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severe wanted to stand there but Knight had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Severe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severe wants to get up but he can't break Knight's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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 Willis Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Severe.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight sizes up Severe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Severe blocks a head kick by Knight.
Severe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Severe gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Severe pushes him off.
Severe scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severe trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Knight haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing Severe from standing up.
Severe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Severe prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Severe scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Severe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knight is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Severe, into his guard.
Severe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Severe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knight has managed to get both his arms back between Severe's legs - danger averted.
Severe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Severe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
Severe is breathing heavily.
Severe is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Severe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Severe working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Knight wants to get up but he can't break Severe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Severe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Knight is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Severe pulls down on the head and he's put Knight to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Severe!
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