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AFC #23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoru Takada (ranked 4228 p4p, 321 weight class) and Ole NKone (ranked 6381 p4p, 386 weight class). NKone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Money's Too Tight To Mention kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoru Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ole NKone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NKone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takada defends it nicely.
Takada tries to move into range but NKone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
NKone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takada takes a jab right on the kisser.
NKone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takada as he jumps to the side.
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
NKone throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Takada seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
NKone misses with a jab to the body
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Takada's head coaches at Psycho’s Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takada blocks a jab.
NKone throws a shot from downtown. Takada moves away and avoids it.
Takada scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by NKone as he connects with a hook.
Takada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. NKone doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by NKone.
Takada throws a hook to the side of NKone's head but NKone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
NKone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
NKone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takada.
NKone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takada blocks a jab.
NKone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NKone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satoru Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole NKone.
NKone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takada throws out the jab.
NKone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by NKone.
Takada throws a body shot but no joy.
Takada takes a swing at NKone's ribcage but misses.
Takada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NKone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from NKone. Takada does a little dance to reset his feet.
NKone takes a swing at Takada's ribcage but misses.
NKone misses with a looping left.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by NKone.
Takada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
NKone just misses with a punch to the body.
NKone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from NKone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada connects with a body shot that sends NKone's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from NKone misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NKone throws out a loose jab but Takada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
NKone misses with a body punch
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
NKone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
NKone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada is looking to counter punch.
Satoru Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NKone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takada.
NKone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
NKone misses with a lunging right hand
and Takada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Takada finds it's way through NKone's defenses.
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but NKone was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
NKone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada connects with a body shot.
NKone walks into a jab.
NKone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takada has time to react.
A jab from Takada does it's job there.
NKone walks into a left hand.
Takada throws a jab when NKone was well out of range.
NKone misses the shot to the body.
NKone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
NKone is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops NKone! Takada dives in looking to finish! NKone is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoru Takada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Satoru Takada made sure he mentioned Aspire Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Ole NKone was interviewed post fight and said 'I may have lost, but at least I'll get to keep my career earnings this time around! I finally get to earn a damn thing with the fucking leeches off my back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatfield McCoy (ranked 3152 p4p, 343 weight class) and Boxing Spar (ranked 4918 p4p, 485 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Dueling Banjos. Boxing Spar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Boxing Spar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hatfield McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boxing Spar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy's corner calls for a 1-2. McCoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spar connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spar scores with a hook to the body. McCoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spar misses with a body shot
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Spar misses its intended target.
As Spar looks to move away, McCoy throws a big counter combo but Spar just gets out of the way.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
McCoy throws a counter high kick but Spar was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spar.
Spar connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spar, as that shot connected.
It looks like Hatfield McCoy has been cut.
Spar looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCoy moves forwards but Spar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spar tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spar connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCoy is rocked!
Spar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh McCoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCoy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spar.
Spar connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks McCoy out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxing Spar!
Boxing Spar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Gormsson (ranked 3540 p4p, 447 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1689 p4p, 266 weight class). Gormsson comes to the cage accompanied by Saor - Children of the Mist. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gormsson cracks Tsuruta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
Gormsson lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Tsuruta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gormsson throws out the jab.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gormsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuruta walks into a left hand.
Gormsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tsuruta throws a looping overhand right but Gormsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gormsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tsuruta scrambles back to his feet.
Gormsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gormsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a poor cross that misses
and Gormsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gormsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gormsson throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gormsson missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch
and Gormsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Gormsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Gormsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a looping left.
Gormsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Gormsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gormsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gormsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gormsson misses with an uppercut.
Gormsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Gormsson throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Gormsson throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Gormsson ducked under it nicely.
Gormsson throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Jab from Tsuruta.
Gormsson slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta swinging wildly here.
Gormsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Gormsson slips the punch.
Gormsson misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsuruta circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsuruta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gormsson misses with a left hand
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gormsson.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gormsson misses the target.
Gormsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Gormsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gormsson punishes Tsuruta's body with a nice straight punch.
Gormsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Gormsson.
It looked like Gormsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
A big right from Gormsson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Tsuruta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gormsson slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gormsson throws a shot from downtown. Tsuruta moves away and avoids it.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Harald Gormsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gormsson misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gormsson cracks Tsuruta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Gormsson. That snapped Tsuruta's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Gormsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gormsson.
Gormsson throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Gormsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gormsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gormsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Gormsson - just one landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tsuruta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gormsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Gormsson swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Gormsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gormsson.
Gormsson throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Gormsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gormsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a nice body shot.
Gormsson throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gormsson.
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Gormsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Gormsson throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
Gormsson blocks a jab.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gormsson's head backwards.
Gormsson throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta throws a series of punches but Gormsson avoids them all with ease.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gormsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Gormsson there.
Gormsson connects with a right hand. Tsuruta shakes it off.
Harald Gormsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta misses the body punch
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.
Gormsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Gormsson feints a jab promting Tsuruta to slip. Gormsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tsuruta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gormsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gormsson digs a good hook to Tsuruta's body.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gormsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Gormsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gormsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gormsson swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gormsson thinking.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Gormsson throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.
Gormsson avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Gormsson looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Gormsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a body shot.
Tsuruta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsuruta lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
Gormsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gormsson looks to land a left hand but Tsuruta moved out of range nicely.
Gormsson staying out of range there.
Gormsson scores with the left hand. Tsuruta knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuruta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gormsson moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.
Gormsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gormsson thuds a left hand into Tsuruta's body.
Tsuruta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsuruta defending well as Gormsson loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gormsson misses the target.
Tsuruta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gormsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsuruta's head.
Jab, jab by Tsuruta - just one landing.
Tsuruta throws the left hand but Gormsson avoids the punch easily.
Gormsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gormsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gormsson throws a right hand that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gormsson.
Tsuruta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gormsson misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Gormsson is just out of range.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Gormsson.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Gormsson.
Tsuruta throws a jab when Gormsson was well out of range.
Gormsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Gormsson swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Gormsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Tsuruta slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson scores with a hook.
Gormsson lands with a good body shot.
Gormsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gormsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gormsson throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuruta momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gormsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Gormsson punishes Tsuruta's body with a nice straight punch.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Gormsson ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Gormsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsuruta tries to move into range but Gormsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Gormsson avoids it with no problem.
Gormsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gormsson throws the left hand but Tsuruta avoids the punch easily.
Gormsson swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta swings widly with a right hand
and Gormsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gormsson lands a slapping body shot.
Gormsson misses with a double jab.
Gormsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsuruta on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
Tsuruta defending well as Gormsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gormsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Gormsson connects with a right hand. Tsuruta shakes it off.
Tsuruta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuruta tries to move into range but Gormsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsuruta walks into a stiff left hand from Gormsson.
Gormsson slips a jab and a cross from Tsuruta.
Gormsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gormsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gormsson needs to keep his hands up - Tsuruta had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Gormsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gormsson 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Gormsson!
After winning the bout, Harald Gormsson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Reborn (ranked 4125 p4p, 477 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 4646 p4p, 520 weight class). Ragnar Danneskjöld acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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200 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
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danneskjöld is looking to clinch but Reborn is avoiding it.
Reborn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danneskjöld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danneskjöld throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reborn misses with a two punch combination.
Reborn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reborn looks to throw the jab but Danneskjöld is out of range.
Reborn rushes Danneskjöld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reborn working aggressively here.
Reborn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reborn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reborn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Danneskjöld wants to take the fight to the mat but Reborn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Danneskjöld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reborn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reborn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reborn being controlled against the cage.
Danneskjöld misses with the head strike.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danneskjöld has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reborn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danny Reborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjöld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Reborn.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Reborn misses the target.
Reborn tries to keep at a distance but Danneskjöld has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Reborn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn looking to slow down the pace here.
Danneskjöld has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reborn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld is trying to maintain a safe position but Reborn gets an underhook and turns Danneskjöld into the cage.
Reborn has had enough of the clinch but Danneskjöld keeps him there for the moment.
Reborn lands a shoulder strike.
Danneskjöld has clasped his hands together around Reborn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reborn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reborn prevents Danneskjöld from improving position.
Reborn pushes Danneskjöld away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Danneskjöld gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reborn parries the strikes from Danneskjöld easily there. Danneskjöld is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reborn to escape.
Reborn tries to escape but Danneskjöld is in control.
Danneskjöld throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld wants to control but Reborn is keeping him busy.
Reborn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Danneskjöld wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reborn keeps working.
Reborn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reborn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Danneskjöld has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Danneskjöld tries to advance to mount but can't.
Danneskjöld looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reborn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Danneskjöld asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Reborn throws a body punch but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Danneskjöld shoots in and drives through. Reborn sprawls well.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown but Reborn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danneskjöld's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danneskjöld ducks under a wild hook from Reborn.
Danneskjöld scores with a jab to the head.
Reborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danneskjöld was well out of range. Poor timing from Reborn.
Reborn drives through and clinches with Danneskjöld against the cage.
Danneskjöld is working for takedown but Reborn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Danneskjöld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reborn has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjöld.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Reborn 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.
Danneskjöld bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reborn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Danneskjöld tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reborn is trying to get back to his feet.
Danneskjöld wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reborn, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld is chipping away with strikes.
Reborn wants to get back to his feet but Danneskjöld drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
Danneskjöld has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reborn tries to escape but Danneskjöld is in control.
Danneskjöld wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reborn keeps working.
Danneskjöld tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reborn is trying to buck Danneskjöld off.
Danneskjöld working the head with strikes.
Reborn throws Danneskjöld to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reborn 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.
Danneskjöld ducks under a wild hook from Reborn.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reborn misses with a double jab.
Danneskjöld lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reborn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Reborn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danneskjöld doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reborn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danneskjöld.
Reborn moves in looking to clinch but Danneskjöld pushes him off.
Reborn gets caught flat footed, as Danneskjöld shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reborn wants to stand and escape but Danneskjöld is having none of it.
Reborn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn jabs Danneskjöld to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reborn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danneskjöld can do to turn this around?
Reborn lands with a shot to the body.
Reborn throws a series of punches but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Reborn avoids it easily.
Reborn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjöld counters with a stiff right hand.
Reborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danneskjöld dives in and grabs Reborn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reborn pushes down on Danneskjöld's head and hops out.
Reborn takes a swing at Danneskjöld's ribcage but misses.
Danneskjöld tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reborn is looking to clinch.
Danneskjöld is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reborn tries to bum rush Danneskjöld with a series of wild strikes but Danneskjöld uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danneskjöld will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danny Reborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Nice defenses there by Danneskjöld.
Danny Reborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reborn misses with a two punch combination.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches.
Danneskjöld prevents a body shot from Reborn.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danny Reborn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reborn lands an elbow inside that Danneskjöld shrugs off.
Danneskjöld is looking to control Reborn's arms but Reborn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danneskjöld has his back to the cage.
Reborn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Danneskjöld can't get the takedown.
Danneskjöld is breathing heavily.
Danneskjöld throws a head punch that misses.
Reborn lands an elbow that stopped Danneskjöld in his tracks for a moment.
Reborn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Reborn working aggressively here.
Reborn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reborn blocking some punches.
Reborn prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Reborn as the two fighters clinch.
Reborn lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Reborn dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Reborn looks to land a combination but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Reborn misses with a straight right.
Reborn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danneskjöld misses with a body shot.
Reborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danneskjöld was well out of range. Poor timing from Reborn.
Reborn instigates a clinch.
Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn misses with an uppercut.
Danneskjöld drives through and clinches with Reborn against the cage.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reborn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ragnar Danneskjöld has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danneskjöld is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Reborn can't fight it off and eventually Danneskjöld manages to take the fight to the floor. Reborn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danneskjöld prevents Reborn from getting back to his feet.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the guard.
Danneskjöld won't allow Reborn to get back to his feet.
Reborn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danneskjöld tries to free his leg and advance position but Reborn is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Danneskjöld working his ground and pound in the gym.
Danneskjöld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reborn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Danneskjöld is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reborn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Danneskjöld.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Reborn. That snapped Danneskjöld's head back.
Danneskjöld is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reborn's half guard.
Danneskjöld thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danneskjöld wants to control but Reborn is keeping him busy.
Danneskjöld prevents Reborn from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danneskjöld moves away from the strike by Reborn.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Reborn avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reborn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danneskjöld tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reborn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn misses with the combination.
Danneskjöld throws a lazy head kick
and Reborn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danneskjöld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reborn.
Reborn stuns Danneskjöld with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reborn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danneskjöld's head backwards.
Reborn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danneskjöld throws a leg kick but Reborn checks it.
Reborn has managed to clinch.
Danneskjöld misses with a body punch.
Danneskjöld is looking to control Reborn's arms but Reborn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danneskjöld has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Reborn.
Reborn is pressed up against the cage. Danneskjöld has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reborn down to the mat. Reborn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danneskjöld moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reborn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danneskjöld, pushing him back against the cage.
Danny Reborn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Reborn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn'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.
Reborn gets through Danneskjöld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld is working for takedown but Reborn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Danny Reborn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Still in the clinch, Danneskjöld scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danneskjöld misses with a body punch.
Reborn stalls.
Reborn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reborn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reborn lands with a good body shot.
Danneskjöld shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reborn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Reborn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reborn, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Reborn!
Danny Reborn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ragnar Danneskjöld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 1916 p4p, 263 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 3071 p4p, 389 weight class). D Amato has chosen Machine Gun - Hated as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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197 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petersen momentarily.
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
D Amato slips a jab from Petersen.
D Amato avoids the body shot from Petersen.
D Amato gets a double leg takedown into Petersen's guard.
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet.
Petersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. D Amato manages to get himself to full guard.
D Amato wants to get back to his feet but Petersen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petersen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petersen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Petersen pushes down on D Amato's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen is trying to control the action in half guard but D Amato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Petersen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but D Amato sees it coming and defends easily.
Petersen stops D Amato from getting back to his feet.
D Amato is holding on to half guard well.
D Amato is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can D Amato avoid being mounted?
D Amato is defending against the submission attempts here by Petersen.
We've been hearing good reports from Petersen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
D Amato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petersen pulls his head out easily.
Petersen wants to control but D Amato is keeping him busy.
D Amato taking some punishment here, with Petersen in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
D Amato trying to control from the bottom.
Petersen is trying to control. D Amato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Amato is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can D Amato avoid being mounted?
D Amato taking some punishment here, with Petersen in his half guard.
D Amato tries to roll over but Petersen keeps him under control.
Petersen winds up and cracks D Amato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
D Amato is trying to get back to full guard.
Petersen not doing much here.
Petersen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato has hold of Petersen's hands but Petersen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Petersen connects with a nice short shot to D Amato's temple.
Petersen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Petersen trying to control from half guard but D Amato is working away.
Petersen 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.
Petersen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
D Amato looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato tries to get to full guard but Petersen has control of the leg.
Petersen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
D Amato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
D Amato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amato is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.
Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and D Amato defends it well.
Petersen wants to pass to mount but D Amato is defending the position.
Petersen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
D Amato is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petersen drops an elbow to the side of D Amato's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersen moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
That's time! Petersen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petersen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck D Amato on the side of the head.
Petersen throws a nice looking combination but D Amato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D Amato moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petersen fails to land.
Petersen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt D Amato or not.
D Amato looking for a takedown.
Petersen is pressed up against the cage. D Amato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petersen down to the mat. Petersen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Petersen shoots in and drives through. D Amato sprawls well.
Petersen feints and as D Amato raises his hands in defense, Petersen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petersen landing some decent shots from guard.
Petersen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petersen controlling from the top position.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but D Amato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Amato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darrel Petersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen stays in close to D Amato's body and controls the position.
D Amato scrambles and gets back to his feet.
D Amato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petersen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Petersen finds it's target.
Petersen throws a shot to the body.
Petersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petersen lands a nice hook to D Amato's body. D Amato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
D Amato clinches up with Petersen and pushes him back against the cage.
D Amato stalling against the cage.
D Amato is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petersen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darrel Petersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael D Amato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Amato avoids the body shot from Petersen.
D Amato wants to counter with a clinch but Petersen pushes him away.
Petersen tests D Amato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
D Amato fails with the takedown.
D Amato stuffs the takedown.
Petersen staying out of range there.
Petersen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petersen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Petersen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
D Amato is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petersen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Petersen lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries to control but D Amato wriggling away.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D Amato can do to turn this around?
D Amato wants to hold on but Petersen pushes him away.
D Amato is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Petersen is staying active.
D Amato is bucking up trying to escape but Petersen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the head.
Petersen trying to control but D Amato is having none of it.
D Amato can't escape the position.
Petersen working the ground and pound effectively.
D Amato is in a horrible position here. Petersen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Petersen controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato is trying desperately to improve position.
Petersen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Petersen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and D Amato is now in Petersen's guard. A big mistake from Petersen there, giving up the dominant position!
Petersen keeping moving, preventing D Amato from controlling successfully.
Petersen is pulling down on D Amato's head. It's preventing any offense from D Amato, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
Petersen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from D Amato.
D Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Petersen misses the body punch
and D Amato moves into the clinch.
D Amato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Petersen goes for a takedown in the clinch but D Amato prevents it.
Petersen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
Petersen has picked D Amato up - he's going for a ride! Petersen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Petersen prevents D Amato from improving his position.
Petersen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on D Amato's thigh. D Amato counters though and makes it back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato trying to keep a closed guard but Petersen is proving a slippery customer.
Petersen trying to control but D Amato is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Petersen wants to control from the top but D Amato keeps moving.
D Amato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petersen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but D Amato manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Petersen has D Amato in his guard.
D Amato wants to control from the top but Petersen keeps moving.
D Amato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petersen is on top in guard.
Petersen is stalling in the full guard.
Petersen trying to control but D Amato is working from the bottom.
D Amato has his foot on Petersen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petersen works his way back into a safe position though.
D Amato keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. D Amato manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Petersen managing to block the knees to the body from D Amato.
D Amato throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petersen is looking to wear down D Amato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
D Amato moves into range and clinches up with Petersen.
Petersen throws a punch but it's blocked by D Amato.
A shot in the inside from Petersen.
Petersen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
D Amato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petersen tries a body shot but D Amato blocks it.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen scores with a shoulder strike.
D Amato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petersen is defending well.
Michael D Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrel Petersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael D Amato.
A head punch on the inside from Petersen fails to land.
Petersen wants a takedown.
Petersen tries for a takedown but D Amato manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petersen.
A shot in the inside from Petersen.
Petersen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petersen lands a shoulder strike.
Petersen tightens his grip and picks D Amato up, before dumping him to the ground. D Amato manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Amato wants to stand and escape but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
D Amato keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
D Amato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petersen is one step ahead there.
D Amato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darrel Petersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petersen trying to control but D Amato is working from the bottom.
Petersen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petersen got a little sloppy there for a moment and D Amato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petersen has managed to get both his arms back between D Amato's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petersen 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Petersen!
The defeated Michael D Amato had this to say: 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 2259 p4p, 265 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 1571 p4p, 191 weight class). North has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. Miles North acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
11 - 10 - 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grieg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
North walks into a left hand.
North needs to keep his hands up - Grieg had a free shot at his head there.
North throws a nice head kick!
Grieg closes the distance and pushes North back into the cage.
Grieg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grieg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grieg tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North is trying to pull guard but Grieg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
North on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
North fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grieg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North tries to pull guard but Grieg holds him up against the cage and eventually North drops back down to his feet.
Edvard Grieg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles North.
North is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grieg.
North is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grieg to keep the fight standing.
North is working for takedown but Grieg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grieg lands a right hand.
Grieg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North goes for a takedown attempt but Grieg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grieg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
North tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grieg scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Grieg.
North scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grieg gets back to full guard.
North working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
North postures up in Grieg's guard and throws a big left but Grieg blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grieg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
North stopping the sweep attempt from Grieg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North trying to control but Grieg is working from the bottom.
Grieg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
North with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grieg lands some strikes from the bottom.
North missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grieg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grieg wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
Grieg is working hard here to advance position.
North with a nice head shot there.
Grieg keeping moving, preventing North from controlling successfully.
Grieg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North connects with a couple of short punches.
Grieg throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
North postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North chips away with some ground and pound.
Grieg trying to strike off his back.
North trying to control but Grieg is working from the bottom.
North preventing the sweep.
North has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grieg punching from the bottom.
Grieg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
North works a leg free and moves into half guard.
North landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg is trying to get back to full guard.
North is looking to take a break and control but Grieg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
North scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grieg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
North scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North wants to control but Grieg is keeping him busy.
North looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grieg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grieg tries to roll over but North keeps him under control.
Grieg flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Grieg is looking for a sweep. North is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
North is keen to just control but Grieg is a slippery customer.
Grieg connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Grieg is not content to let North control the position.
North prevents Grieg from improving his position.
North lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North prevents Grieg from improving his position.
North trying to control the pace.
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 Edvard Grieg 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.
North misses with a body kick.
Miles North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
North plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from North. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Grieg.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
North slips under a jab from Grieg.
North with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grieg counters by moving into the clinch.
North blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Grieg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grieg is working North over against the cage.
North breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
North throws a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grieg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grieg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grieg won't allow North to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grieg postures up and lands a big shot to North's brow.
Miles North has got the better of the ground game so far.
North looking for a guillotine here but Grieg defends easily.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grieg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
North is rocked!
Grieg gets to his feet and stands over North, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! North felt that one! Grieg unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save North from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
After winning the bout, Edvard Grieg 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 2857 p4p, 365 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 3081 p4p, 392 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is s.mouse - slap my elbow. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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34
198 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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
39 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Tellegio pushes him off.
Tellegio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooper with a body shot.
Cooper wants to clinch
enabling Tellegio to counter with a crisp jab.
Tellegio swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellegio circles away.
Tellegio throws a fast counter high kick but Cooper manages to duck under it in time.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tellegio throws a fast counter high kick but Cooper manages to duck under it in time.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Tellegio circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tellegio misses.
Cooper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tellegio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Tellegio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tellegio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tellegio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Tellegio counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Cooper is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Victor Tellegio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 1452 p4p, 183 weight class) and Gunter Vogler (ranked 1568 p4p, 190 weight class). Lang's entrance music is Granite Breaker. A fine choice. Vogler has chosen Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
169 lbs
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42
157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunter Vogler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a leg kick but Vogler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang misses with a hook. Vogler ducked under it nicely.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Vogler.
Vogler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vogler blocks a leg kick.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Vogler is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Vogler. Those never looked like landing.
Vogler jabs Lang right on the nose. Lang blinks but takes it well.
Vogler wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Vogler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vogler misses with a looping left.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Vogler's head but Vogler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vogler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vogler moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogler thumps Lang with a low kick.
Vogler cracks Lang with a good jab.
Vogler fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vogler misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Vogler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Lang.
Nice body punch from Vogler.
A leg kick checked by Vogler.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogler. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vogler just manages to avoid it.
Vogler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vogler.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Vogler moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Vogler avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Vogler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vogler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vogler is out of range.
Vogler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Vogler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Vogler moves away and avoids it.
Vogler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunter Vogler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogler throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Vogler slips the punch.
We've been informed that Vogler 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.
Lang swings for the body but Vogler moves out of range.
Vogler only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Vogler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogler throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Vogler throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
As Vogler looks to move away, Lang throws a big counter combo but Vogler just gets out of the way.
Vogler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vogler is able to avoid easily.
Vogler misses with a looping right.
Vogler throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vogler is out of range.
Vogler throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Vogler misses.
As Vogler backs away, Lang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick from Vogler.
Vogler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogler throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vogler moves away from the strike by Lang.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vogler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lang scores with a jab to the head.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vogler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lang thuds a left hand into Vogler's body.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang looks to land a body kick but Vogler moved away.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Lang moves forwards but Vogler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vogler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vogler. That's going to slow Lang down.
Vogler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vogler moves away from the strike by Lang.
Vogler lands a right hook to the body.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Vogler's shoulder, as Vogler tries to avoid the shot.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Vogler moves out of range easily.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogler lands a body shot.
Vogler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunter Vogler 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.
Lang is looking to slow Vogler down with leg kicks.
Vogler lands a right hook to the body.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vogler scores with a leg kick.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vogler misses with an uppercut.
Vogler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Nice defenses there by Vogler.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vogler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vogler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vogler, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler misses with a kick to the body
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Vogler in his tracks momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Vogler there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Donk. Lang catches Vogler right on the button with a cross.
Vogler lands with a straight right. Lang didn't see that one coming.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Vogler slips the punch.
Vogler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Vogler manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Vogler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang 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 Vogler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vogler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vogler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang throws a low kick but Vogler avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Vogler looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vogler.
Vogler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vogler scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vogler.
Lang checks a low kick from Vogler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vogler misses.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Vogler lands a head shot.
Vogler scores with a nice head shot.
Lang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vogler. That one must have hurt.
Vogler throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lang digs a good body shot into Vogler's ribs.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lang connects with a body shot that sends Vogler's belly button to the back.
Vogler tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Vogler looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Vogler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vogler.
Lang moves out of range as Vogler throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang slips under a jab from Vogler.
Lang quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vogler avoids a kick to the body.
Vogler loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Vogler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Vogler's torso.
Lang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang jabs at Vogler's body.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Vogler's shoulder, as Vogler tries to avoid the shot.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vogler lands a head shot.
Vogler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Vogler digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Gunter Vogler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vogler thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Vogler.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Vogler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Vogler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vogler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vogler.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vogler misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Vogler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vogler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogler.
Vogler looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Vogler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vogler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vogler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vogler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vogler misses the jab.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogler connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vogler throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
Vogler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Vogler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vogler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Vogler had a free shot at his head there.
Vogler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vogler throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Vogler lands a front kick.
Vogler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang throws a body punch but Vogler moves out of range.
Lang backing away here, and Vogler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vogler throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang cracks a nice hook into Vogler's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vogler.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vogler.
Vogler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vogler has time to react.
Vogler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Vogler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vogler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vogler lands an overhand right.
Vogler missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vogler misses with a hook.
Lang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vogler moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lang slips a straight right by Vogler.
Vogler lands with a right hand.
Vogler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Vogler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Gunter Vogler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vogler with a nice cross.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Vogler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vogler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a big counter combination but Vogler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Lang.
Vogler scores with a jab to the head.
Vogler lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogler looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Lang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vogler avoids it.
Lang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vogler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lang's knee momentarily.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang looks to land a combination. Vogler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vogler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vogler tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vogler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vogler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vogler misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogler throws a wild body kick that Lang sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vogler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Vogler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vogler 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Vogler!
In his post fight interview, Gunter Vogler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 696 p4p, 87 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 1142 p4p, 128 weight class). Andreasson's entrance music is In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a body kick that misses.
We've been told by Andreasson's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Po.
Po looks to land a right hand but Andreasson moved out of range.
Po lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andreasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bestar Andreasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreasson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Po counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Nice jab there from Andreasson.
Andreasson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Po misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreasson throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Andreasson lands a head kick. Po smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Po throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Andreasson. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andreasson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Po slips a jab from Andreasson.
Andreasson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andreasson, right into the meat.
Andreasson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andreasson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andreasson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Andreasson.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Andreasson.
Po moves away from the strike by Andreasson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andreasson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andreasson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Po on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson walks into a left hand.
Po throws a jab when Andreasson was well out of range.
Andreasson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andreasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andreasson misses with the body kick
enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Andreasson is predictable there
and Andreasson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is getting worse.
Andreasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po 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.
Po avoids the body shot from Andreasson.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andreasson misses with an uppercut
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andreasson lands with a straight right. Po didn't see that one coming.
Po throws a low kick, looking for Andreasson's leg but Andreasson calmly moves out of range.
Andreasson throws a head kick but Po moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Andreasson counters with a nice uppercut.
Po ducks right into an uppercut from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a low kick.
Andreasson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andreasson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andreasson, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Po lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andreasson doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a low kick but Po avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Po 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 Andreasson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andreasson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Andreasson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andreasson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andreasson sizes up Po with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andreasson loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
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 fighters circling - Andreasson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to work over Andreasson's front leg with a kick but Andreasson checks it.
Po avoids the body shot from Andreasson.
Po moves out of range as Andreasson strikes.
Po throws a lazy right hand but Andreasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Andreasson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Andreasson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andreasson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andreasson throws a head kick that misses.
Andreasson throws the kick towards the body but Po avoids it.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
Andreasson throws out a powerful jab.
Andreasson misses with a left hand
and Po counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreasson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andreasson digs a good hook to Po's body.
Andreasson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestar Andreasson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bestar Andreasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po digs a good body shot into Andreasson's ribs.
Andreasson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andreasson throws a nice head kick!
Andreasson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bestar Andreasson is winning the standup battle so far.
Andreasson throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Andreasson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andreasson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a nice looking body kick.
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Po slips under a jab from Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a head kick but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andreasson misses with a head kick.
Po takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Po cracks the inside of Andreasson's front leg.
Andreasson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Po throws a big shot that misses.
Andreasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Andreasson.
Andreasson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a head kick.
Po takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andreasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Po lands with an uppercut that bounces Andreasson off the cage and back into range.
Jeez, Bestar Andreasson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bestar Andreasson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po!
A very excited looking Tong Po made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 144 p4p, 18 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 354 p4p, 44 weight class). Nicolas Muller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Muller with a knee to the head.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellmuth Jr is defending well for now.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hellmuth Jr's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Hellmuth Jr shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellmuth Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
Muller looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
That has opened up Nicolas Muller's cut even more.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Muller in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into Hellmuth Jr's ribcage.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Muller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Nicolas Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicolas Muller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr 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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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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