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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ringz daBell (ranked 5006 p4p, 352 weight class) and Marlin Scars (ranked 24380 p4p, 400 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ringz daBell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlin Scars!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daBell leaves Scars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scars throws a nice head kick!
daBell misses with a looping right.
daBell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scars with a poor takedown
and daBell counters with a straight right hand.
Scars slips under a jab from daBell.
Scars tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scars looks for a takedown but daBell sprawls well.
Ringz daBell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
daBell misses with a wild body shot.
Scars tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but daBell defends well and Scars ends up having to push daBell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. daBell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Marlin Scars has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daBell throws a push kick but Scars slaps the foot to one side.
Scars is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
daBell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scars.
And Scars tries to counter it with a takedown but daBell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Scars shoots for a double leg takedown but daBell sprawls well. He's pushed Scars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by daBell's head coaches at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
daBell misses the shot to the body.
Scars misses with a head kick.
Scars shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daBell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
daBell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scars.
Scars tries to counter by closing the distance.
daBell scores with a jab to the body.
daBell works the jab nicely.
Scars darts in looking for a takedown but daBell gets double underhooks and turns Scars into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scars takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scars takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scars scores with a takedown into daBell's guard.
daBell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Scars off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Scars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
daBell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scars under the eye.
Scars slips a straight right by daBell.
Ringz daBell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
daBell throws a leg kick but Scars checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from daBell. Scars does a little dance to reset his feet.
daBell looks to land a left hand but Scars moved out of range nicely.
daBell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scars has his takedown stuffed
letting daBell counter with a right hand.
Scars takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scars with a lazy takedown attempt
and daBell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for daBell.
daBell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
daBell misses with a hook. Scars ducked under it nicely.
daBell misses with a body shot.
daBell misses with an uppercut. Scars saw that one coming.
daBell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scars moves in looking to clinch but daBell pushes him off.
Scars fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
daBell is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daBell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scars on the side of the head.
Scars is rocked!
Scars leaves his chin hanging out and daBell seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Scars crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ringz daBell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 5841 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mark Callus (ranked 5724 p4p, 206 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Callus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Reed cracks Callus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Callus moves into the clinch successfully.
Callus managing to block the knees to the body from Reed.
Reed pulls guard.
Callus stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Callus is fighting to break Reed's control of his arms but Reed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Callus wants to get up but he can't break Reed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callus wants to stand and escape but instead Reed has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reed is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed stands and throws Callus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reed remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reed connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Callus some visible discomfort.
We've been hearing that Reed has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reed controls the position.
Reed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Callus for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed working the body and head with strikes.
Reed staying calm.
Reed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Callus to see if he's OK.
Reed is trying to get an arm triangle but Callus is defending well.
Reed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Callus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reed is trying to get an arm triangle but Callus is defending well.
Callus is trying to escape the position but Reed is controlling the position.
Callus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Reed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Callus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callus seems a little lost for a moment, as Reed dominates the positioning.
Reed working the head with strikes.
Reed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Callus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Callus seems a little lost for a moment, as Reed dominates the positioning.
Reed has hold of Callus's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Callus seems comfortable defending it but Reed has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Callus is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Callus is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Reed couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Reed!
Tommy Reed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Popotrek (ranked 4871 p4p, 452 weight class) and Kay Teptrom (ranked 4033 p4p, 404 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Popotrek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kay Teptrom!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popotrek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teptrom has time to react.
Teptrom throws a body shot but no joy.
Popotrek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Teptrom sprawls and moves away.
Popotrek drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Teptrom seems keen to control Popotrek's posture.
Teptrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Popotrek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Teptrom's head.
Popotrek is working Teptrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Popotrek lands a couple of elbows.
Teptrom has momentary wrist control but Popotrek slips an elbow through the middle.
Popotrek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Teptrom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Popotrek's guard.
Teptrom trying to control but Popotrek is working from the bottom.
Popotrek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Popotrek tries to get out of the position.
Popotrek keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Popotrek is trying to control the position but Teptrom postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teptrom controlling from the top position.
Popotrek keeping moving, preventing Teptrom from controlling successfully.
Teptrom drops back looking for a leg! Popotrek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Popotrek manages to kick Teptrom off! Teptrom jumps back into Popotrek's guard.
Teptrom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Teptrom wants to pass the guard but Popotrek is keeping the position.
Popotrek throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Popotrek controls Teptrom momentarily but Teptrom frees himself.
Teptrom wants to control from the top but Popotrek keeps moving.
Teptrom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Popotrek misses with a body shot.
Popotrek shoots in for a takedown but Teptrom shows good takedown defense.
Teptrom connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Popotrek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popotrek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Popotrek trying to pass the guard but Teptrom defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popotrek is nestled in close to Teptrom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teptrom actively working from the bottom here.
Teptrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Popotrek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teptrom keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Teptrom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Popotrek stands up over Teptrom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Popotrek wants to pass the guard but Teptrom is keeping the position.
Popotrek trying to control but Teptrom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teptrom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Teptrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teptrom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teptrom pulls Popotrek in close to prevent any damage.
Popotrek working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teptrom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Teptrom keeping moving, preventing Popotrek from controlling successfully.
Popotrek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Popotrek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teptrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popotrek pinned against the cage. Popotrek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Popotrek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Teptrom eats them both and turns towards Popotrek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Popotrek looks to throw the jab but Teptrom is out of range.
Teptrom shoots in and gets a takedown into Popotrek's guard.
Popotrek is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Teptrom presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Teptrom wants a takedown.
Teptrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Popotrek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jay Popotrek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kay Teptrom.
Popotrek manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popotrek takes a swing at Teptrom's ribcage but misses.
Teptrom feints the counter takedown.
Popotrek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Teptrom on his heels. He'll look to pass Teptrom's guard now, I'm sure.
Teptrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popotrek wants to control from the top but Teptrom keeps moving.
Popotrek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popotrek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Popotrek slips nicely into half guard.
Popotrek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Popotrek is taking a breather. Teptrom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Teptrom wants to control but Popotrek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Teptrom looking for submissions off his back.
Popotrek winds up and cracks Teptrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popotrek looks to land a strike but Teptrom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Popotrek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teptrom can do to turn this around?
Popotrek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Popotrek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Popotrek is working Teptrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Popotrek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Popotrek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popotrek working some strikes from top position.
Teptrom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teptrom looking for a guillotine here but Popotrek defends easily.
Popotrek trying to control but Teptrom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popotrek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Popotrek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teptrom on the ground.
Popotrek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jay Popotrek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teptrom keeping moving, preventing Popotrek from controlling successfully.
Popotrek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Popotrek throws a big elbow that misses.
Popotrek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Popotrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Teptrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Teptrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popotrek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Teptrom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Popotrek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Popotrek landing some decent shots from guard.
Teptrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teptrom is trying to control the position but Popotrek postures up.
Popotrek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Popotrek dominated that second round.
That's time! Popotrek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Popotrek lands a right hook to the body.
Popotrek checks a leg kick nicely.
Popotrek feinted with a counter takedown.
Teptrom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Popotrek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teptrom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Teptrom is looking to chop away at Popotrek's legs.
Teptrom throws out a leg kick but Popotrek moves out of range and Teptrom only half commits.
Teptrom looks to land a right hand but Popotrek moved out of range.
Popotrek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teptrom works Popotrek's body with a nice hook.
Popotrek feints and then cracks Teptrom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teptrom down.
Nice cross by Popotrek.
A good leg kick by Popotrek.
Popotrek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Popotrek checks a low kick from Teptrom.
Teptrom walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teptrom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popotrek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Teptrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Teptrom tries to clinch but Popotrek moves out of range.
Teptrom has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popotrek connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Teptrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Popotrek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popotrek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Popotrek lands in his opponent's guard.
Popotrek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popotrek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Popotrek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Popotrek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Popotrek connects with a couple of short punches.
Popotrek wants to control from the top but Teptrom keeps moving.
Popotrek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Teptrom pushes a forearm under Popotrek's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Popotrek is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kay Teptrom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Hunter (ranked 2868 p4p, 303 weight class) and Rodger Bell (ranked 3526 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rodger Bell enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodger Bell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell closes the distance but Hunter moves to the side
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter jabs Bell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunter lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bell falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adrian Hunter!
An out of breath Adrian Hunter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Greenwood (ranked 2267 p4p, 253 weight class) and Liangchan Xiaodong (ranked 2183 p4p, 245 weight class). Michael Greenwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Liangchan Xiaodong's chin.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Greenwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liangchan Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Greenwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiaodong blocks a head kick by Greenwood.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong feints with a jab and clips Greenwood right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Greenwood is sent crashing into the canvas and Xiaodong leaps in for the kill! Greenwood tries to get to his feet but Xiaodong is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Greenwood is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liangchan Xiaodong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick MacDonald (ranked 4165 p4p, 403 weight class) and Owen Murray (ranked 3899 p4p, 387 weight class). Owen Murray struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs 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. Owen Murray 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Murray!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murray on the side of the head.
Owen Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald connects with a crisp jab.
MacDonald scores with a takedown into Murray's guard.
Murray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MacDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
MacDonald trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacDonald wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but MacDonald is defending well. Murray quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! MacDonald has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Murray celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Owen Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Richards (ranked 3027 p4p, 319 weight class) and Dansen Chayambuka (ranked 3297 p4p, 334 weight class). Chayambuka has chosen Spider Man as his entrance music. Dansen Chayambuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dansen Chayambuka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into Chayambuka's guard.
Richards wants to pass the guard but Chayambuka is keeping the position.
Chayambuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Chayambuka pulls Richards in close to prevent any damage.
Chayambuka keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Chayambuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chayambuka pulls Richards in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chayambuka keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Chayambuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chayambuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chayambuka pulls Richards in close to prevent any damage.
Chayambuka has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Holding Cell. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Chayambuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chayambuka is on top in guard.
Richards lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chayambuka keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chayambuka working for a triangle but Richards defends it easily.
Chayambuka has a closed guard, preventing Richards from standing up.
Chayambuka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chayambuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richards being controlled here momentarily.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Chayambuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chayambuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Chayambuka, not yet.
Chayambuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
Chayambuka trying to control the position here.
Chayambuka wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Chayambuka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richards's guard.
Chayambuka is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Chayambuka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Richards looking to control.
Chayambuka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chayambuka looking to pass the guard.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chayambuka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chayambuka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dansen Chayambuka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Richards.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards appears to be looking for a big counter.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Chayambuka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chayambuka misses with a takedown
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards lands a nice hook to Chayambuka's body. Chayambuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards cracks Chayambuka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chayambuka.
Richards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mick Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dansen Chayambuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards works Chayambuka's body with a nice hook.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chayambuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chayambuka dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Chayambuka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards feints a jab promting Chayambuka to slip. Richards then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chayambuka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richards throws a combination. Chayambuka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chayambuka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Chayambuka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chayambuka thinking.
Richards 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.
Mick Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards stuns Chayambuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dansen Chayambuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards jabs at Chayambuka's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Chayambuka's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chayambuka moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chayambuka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chayambuka misses with a body shot.
Richards throws a big counter combination but Chayambuka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chayambuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chayambuka off to one side.
Richards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chayambuka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chayambuka tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chayambuka swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards works Chayambuka's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Richards.
Mick Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Chayambuka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chayambuka somewhat.
Chayambuka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Chayambuka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a one two combo.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Chayambuka.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Chayambuka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Richards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chayambuka drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richards defends it well.
Chayambuka misses with a takedown
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Chayambuka shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Chayambuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chayambuka. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chayambuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
Mick Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dansen Chayambuka.
Chayambuka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chayambuka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chayambuka looking to pass the guard.
Chayambuka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richards trying to control the position.
Richards pulls Chayambuka in close to prevent any damage.
Chayambuka stands and throws Richards's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chayambuka is staying tight to Richards's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chayambuka.
Richards wants to control but Chayambuka postures up.
Chayambuka is staying tight to Richards's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chayambuka fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Richards is trying to control Chayambuka's posture but Chayambuka avoids it.
Chayambuka controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chayambuka is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Chayambuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chayambuka misses with a low kick.
Richards displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chayambuka shoots in and bounces Richards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richards scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chayambuka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Richards!
The defeated Dansen Chayambuka had this to say: 'I will be the Master of the Ground Game one day. Just watch me.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Rocca (ranked 2379 p4p, 239 weight class) and Rowan Bell (ranked 3016 p4p, 284 weight class). Rocca comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximus Rocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rowan Bell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocca has closed the distance and engaged Bell in a clinch.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell tries to move into range but Rocca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rowan Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Rocca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocca instigates a clinch.
Rocca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rocca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rocca.
Rocca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell tries to circle away but Rocca has him pinned against the cage.
Rocca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rocca on the inside.
Rocca pushes Bell against the cage. Rocca is working some dirty boxing. Rocca pushes off with a quick right hook! Bell goes down! Bell tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rocca moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Rocca!
A very excited looking Maximus Rocca rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 2634 p4p, 317 weight class) and Vladamir Emelianenko (ranked 3443 p4p, 388 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladamir Emelianenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Emelianenko wants to counter with a clinch but Harper pushes him away.
Harper throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Emelianenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Harper steps away.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Emelianenko throws a combination. Harper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Emelianenko clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Harper.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harper connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harper cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut from hell and Emelianenko crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Harper's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Emelianenko is rocked!
It looks like Vladamir Emelianenko has been cut.
Harper drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Harper off! Harper jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
Harper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harper is trying to work for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Emelianenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Harper seems to have locked his on tight now - Emelianenko screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Harper, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Harper!
Robert Harper is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Harper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Tanaka (ranked 4091 p4p, 333 weight class) and Roman Bell (ranked 3834 p4p, 324 weight class). Tanaka's entrance music is The good the bad and the ugly theme song. A fine choice. Shiro Tanaka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Bell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roman Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell throws a body kick that misses.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell throws a big counter head kick but Tanaka avoids it with no problem.
Tanaka lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Roman Bell has been cut.
Tanaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Bell tries to pull guard but Tanaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanaka.
Tanaka breaks the clinch.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bell in his tracks.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've been told by Tanaka's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Tanaka moves out of range easily.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bell jumps guard but Tanaka stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bell fails to pull guard.
Shiro Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Bell.
Tanaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell tries to circle away but Tanaka has him pinned against the cage.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
Bell jumps guard but Tanaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka lands a nice uppercut.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Tanaka has knocked Bell down with a huge combo! Tanaka steps away and waves a wobbly Bell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka lands an uppercut.
Tanaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Tanaka.
Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka lands a big head kick that sends Bell tumbling to the mat! Tanaka takes a step backwards and waves Bell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good work by Tanaka as he checks the leg kick.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Tanaka clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell cracks Tanaka with a good jab.
Bell throws a lazy head kick
and Tanaka counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Bell.
Tanaka lands with a big left! Bell is wobbled badly! Tanaka comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bell to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shiro Tanaka!
Shiro Tanaka retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Shiro Tanaka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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pop
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