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K1 ATTACK 02 Diego vs Cook PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 3512 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Phill Lips (ranked 136 p4p, 131 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Monkey Business has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Monkey Business seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monkey Business!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Lips!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Business.
Lips clinches up against the cage.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Lips to work.
Business really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Business, pushing him back against the cage.
Business stalling.
Lips prevents Business from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business prevents Lips from breaking the clinch.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Lips tries to move into range but Business moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Business swats away the attempt to clinch by Lips.
It looked like Business was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Business has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Business gets a clinch.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Businesss head.
Lips manages to break the clinch.
Business keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lips is looking to clinch but Business is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Business looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Business tries to close the distance and clinch but Lips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lips lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Business goes down! The ref sends Lips to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Business is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Business.
Lips wants to clinch.
Lips swats away the attempt to clinch by Business.
Lips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Business can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Phill Lips should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Lips moves into the clinch successfully.
Lips manages to break the clinch.
Lips cracks a nice hook into Business's ribs.
Business misses the shot to the body.
Lips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Business. Business obviously looking to wear him down.
Business forces Lips back against the cage and clinches.
Business is trying to push Lips away but Lips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Lips.
Lips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips clinches up with Business and pushes him back against the cage.
Business tries a body shot but Lips blocks it.
Business displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lips up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Business in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Business breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Business moves into range and clinches up with Lips.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Lips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lips lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Business misses with a hook to the body
and Lips counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Business manages to avoid it.
Lips tries to clinch there but Business circles away.
Lips closes the distance and clinches.
Lips lands a shot to the body.
Lips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Business blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Business tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Business tries to clinch but Lips is having none of it.
Lips wants to counter with a clinch but Business pushes him away.
Business uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lips.
Business tries to clinch but Lips is having none of it.
Lips moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Lips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Business moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lips drives through and clinches with Business against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lips obliges.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Lips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lips rushes Business and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Business is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Business scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Business blocks a head kick by Lips.
Business takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Business closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lips breaks the clinch.
Lips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business lands with a nice body kick.
Lips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lips throws a head kick but Business moves out of range.
Lips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lips checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Business throws a head kick that Lips semi-blocks.
Business connects with the punch.
Business misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Business wants to slow Lips down by chopping away at his legs.
Lips is looking for the big counter here.
Business throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lips.
Phill Lips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Business gets tackled into the cage by Lips. Lips maintains the clinch.
Business avoiding damage as Lips throws knees to the body.
Business letting Lips take a breather here.
Business breaks from the clinch.
Business closes the distance but Lips moves to the side
enabling Lips to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Business moves into range and clinches up with Lips.
Business is stalling here.
Lips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monkey Business is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Business tries to clinch up but Lips circles away and keeps his distance.
Lips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Business clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Business.
Lips breaks the clinch.
Monkey Business has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phill Lips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lips instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Monkey Business.
Well Lips 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phill Lips!
A very excited looking Phill Lips 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 kickboxing rules bout between Todd Hofmann (ranked 3295 p4p, 5013 weight class) and Tj Johansson (ranked 344 p4p, 472 weight class). Todd Hofmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tj Johansson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Hofmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tj Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofmann gets tackled into the cage by Johansson. Johansson maintains the clinch.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hofmann can't break the clinch.
Johansson misses with a knee to the head.
Johansson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johansson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hofmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Johansson gets an underhook and turns Hofmann into the cage.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Hofmann taking a breather.
Hofmann wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Hofmann looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hofmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Hofmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson looking to throw knees to the head but Hofmann is blocking nicely.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson clinches up with Hofmann and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hofmann.
Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Hofmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hofmann lands a head kick. Johansson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Tj Johansson has been cut.
Johansson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Todd Hofmann has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hofmann moves out of range as Johansson throws a body kick.
Johansson delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Johansson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hofmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johansson counters by clinching up.
Hofmann wants to stall.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hofmann throws a head kick that misses
and Johansson moves into the clinch.
Hofmann trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson keeps control of Hofmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Hofmann.
Hofmann gets tackled into the cage by Johansson. Johansson maintains the clinch.
Hofmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hofmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johansson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hofmann's efforts to push away.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Hofmann backs off Johansson throws a huge counter combo but Hofmann manages to avoid it all.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hofmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Hofmann back into the cage.
Hofmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Hofmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hofmann tries to break free but Johansson pushes him back against the cage.
Hofmann prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Hofmann has had enough of the clinch but Johansson keeps him there for the moment.
Hofmann is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hofmann wants to break free but Johansson has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hofmann is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
Johansson prevents Hofmann from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hofmann.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tj Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tj Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson works over Hofmann's head and body with a nice combination.
Johansson throws a nice head kick!
Hofmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofmann working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hofmann. Hofmann obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hofmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofmann is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hofmann obliges.
Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofmann throws a head kick that misses.
Hofmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hofmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hofmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hofmann throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Hofmann blocks a head kick by Johansson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofmann tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Hofmann is looking to chop away at Johansson's legs.
Johansson drives through and clinches with Hofmann against the cage.
Todd Hofmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tj Johansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Come on Johansson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johansson 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Johansson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rogerio Batista Salgado (ranked 23771 p4p, 3322 weight class) and Gilbert Bursn (ranked 271 p4p, 129 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogerio Batista Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilbert Bursn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salgado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bursn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salgado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bursn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bursn tries to clinch but Salgado moves out of range.
Bursn tries to land a leg kick but Salgado saw it coming and moves away.
Salgado rushes Bursn and presses him up against the cage.
Salgado breaks from the clinch.
Bursn misses with the combination.
Salgado gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salgado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salgado.
Bursn blocks a head kick by Salgado.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salgado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bursn tries to keep at a distance but Salgado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bursn managing to block the knees to the body from Salgado.
Bursn breaks from the clinch.
Bursn blocks a head kick by Salgado.
Salgado moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salgado as Bursn tries to tie him up.
Salgado breaks the clinch.
Salgado pushes Bursn up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Salgado.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salgado has managed to clinch.
Salgado manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salgado clinches with his opponent.
Salgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bursn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salgado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salgado works over Bursn's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Gilbert Bursn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bursn tries to clinch but Salgado is having none of it.
Salgado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salgado moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salgado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Salgado leaning his opponent against the cage.
Salgado gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bursn can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Batista Salgado dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salgado drives through and clinches with Bursn against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Salgado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salgado forces Bursn back against the cage and clinches.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salgado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salgado rushes Bursn and presses him up against the cage.
Salgado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bursn can do to turn this around?
Salgado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bursn up against the cage.
Bursn looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bursn being controlled against the cage.
Salgado tries a knee to the head but Bursn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bursn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salgado is keeping busy.
Salgado manages to break the clinch.
Salgado dodges the punch combination from Bursn.
Salgado is looking to counter the offense by Bursn and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Salgado.
Bursn moves in looking to clinch but Salgado pushes him off.
Salgado clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salgado is stalling here.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Salgado does it's job there.
Bursn ducks under a wild hook from Salgado.
Bursn tries to counter with a clinch but Salgado shakes him off and moves away.
Salgado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salgado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bursn wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salgado misses with a head kick.
Salgado throws a head kick but Bursn moves out of range.
Salgado instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Batista Salgado dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salgado throws a leg kick which misses Bursn's front leg but catches the back leg as Bursn tries to avoid it.
Salgado scoring well with a low kick there.
Bursn gets tackled into the cage by Salgado. Salgado maintains the clinch.
A short right from Salgado.
Bursn wants to get back to striking at distance but Salgado won't allow it.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salgado lands with a slapping head kick.
Salgado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bursn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salgado closes the distance and clinches.
Salgado breaks from the clinch.
Bursn is looking to clinch but Salgado is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Salgado, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bursn tries to keep at a distance but Salgado has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bursn is trying to force a seperation but Salgado has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Salgado.
Salgado scores with a shoulder strike.
Bursn is looking to break free of the clinch but Salgado has double underhooks.
Bursn is trying to push Salgado away but Salgado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salgado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salgado breaks the clinch.
Bursn is looking to clinch.
Salgado throws a big counter combination but Bursn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salgado.
Salgado throws a head kick but Bursn moves out of range.
Salgado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salgado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogerio Batista Salgado is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salgado takes the fight into the clinch.
Bursn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salgado scores with a shot to the side of Bursn's head.
Bursn controlling the action here for a moment.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salgado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bursn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salgado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salgado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salgado moves into range and clinches up with Bursn.
Gilbert Bursn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogerio Batista Salgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salgado blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Batista Salgado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salgado 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Batista Salgado!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Minerva (ranked 3189 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Boxing Guy (ranked 126 p4p, 133 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Minerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boxing Guy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Minerva fakes the leg kick and cracks Guy in the body.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Minerva darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minerva breaks from the clinch.
Minerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Minerva.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Minerva closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Minerva is looking for a counter combo.
Minerva has Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva breaks from the clinch.
Guy throws a lazy head kick
letting Minerva counter with a right hand.
Minerva drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Minerva slowing the pace effectively.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Minerva has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minerva instigates a clinch.
Minerva stalls.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Minerva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Boxing Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Minerva has the dominant position.
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minerva tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minerva's head backwards.
Guy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Minerva eats them both and turns towards Guy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Minerva doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy misses with a low kick as Minerva jumps back.
Minerva moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Minerva lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Minerva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guy throws out a loose jab but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looks like Boxing Guy has been cut.
Minerva moves away from the strike by Guy.
Minerva is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Minerva misses.
Guy avoids the head kick by Minerva.
Guy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minerva on the side of the head.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minerva slips under a jab.
Minerva clinches up against the cage.
Guy is trying to break free.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva stalling.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy clips Minerva with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Minerva a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minerva drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Minerva has him pressed against the cage.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy gets tackled into the cage by Minerva. Minerva maintains the clinch.
Minerva controlling the action here for a moment.
Minerva misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerva'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.
Minerva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Minerva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy tries to bum rush Minerva with a series of wild strikes but Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minerva throws a big counter combination but Guy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Minerva slips under a jab.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Minerva counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minerva.
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Minerva taking a breather.
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Guy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minerva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minerva throws a head kick that misses.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Minerva.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Minerva closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minerva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minerva avoids the head kick by Guy.
Guy lands a jab-cross combination.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minerva was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minerva looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minerva.
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!
Minerva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Minerva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxing Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Guy moves into the clinch.
Minerva'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.
Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy cracks Minerva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Minerva wants to clinch.
Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minerva is pushing Guy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guy wants to break free but Minerva has control.
Minerva'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.
Minerva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Guy!
After winning the bout, Boxing Guy 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 3303 p4p, 6430 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 138 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Oki misses.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oki lands a jab.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
Oki with a jab.
Oki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Oki misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Oki lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Oki scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oki connects with a jab.
 Gonzalez is rocked!
A jab from Oki misses.
Oki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oki closes the distance and catches Gonzalez with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Gonzalez is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Gonzalez is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Gonzalez is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Oki takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hakeem Oki!
A relieved looking Hakeem Oki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 18802 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 282 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good is looking to chop away at Dimelo's legs.
Dimelo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimelo digs a good body shot into Good's ribs.
Good throws a head kick that Dimelo semi-blocks.
Good has closed the distance and engaged Dimelo in a clinch.
Good misses with a body punch.
Good tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Good.
A short uppercut from Dimelo.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Good back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Good has a couple of punches blocked by Dimelo.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Good lands a body punch.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Good.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Good working aggressively here.
A short left from Dimelo.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Good.
A short left from Dimelo.
Good takes a shot to the head.
Good has a couple of punches blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Good avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the cage.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimelo tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Good cracks Dimelo with a nice body shot.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Good.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Good back against the cage.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Dimelo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Good avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Good avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the cage.
Dimelo blocks a body shot from Good.
Dimelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo lands a nice uppercut.
Dimelo lands with a short shot to the head.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Good back against the cage.
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good misses with a body punch.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Good.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good takes a shot to the head.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo gets through Good's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miko Dimelo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Dimelo.
Good lands a really nice looking cross but Dimelo seems unphased.
Good tries to keep at a distance but Dimelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Good.
Good lands a right hand.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo blocks a body shot from Good.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Good avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the cage.
Good scores with a shot to the side of Dimelo's head.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Good.
Good misses with the head strike.
Good blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimelo blocks a body shot from Good.
Dimelo gets through Good's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimelo is leaning against Good and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Dimelo on the inside.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Good controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Dimelo - that landed with a thud.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good takes a shot to the head.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good backwards.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goods head.
A short right from Dimelo.
Dimelo works on Good's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Dimelo.
A short uppercut from Dimelo.
Dimelo tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good backwards.
 Good is rocked!
Good prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
A body shot lands from Dimelo.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Good avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the cage.
Dimelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo 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!
A good leg kick by Dimelo.
Nick Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good misses with a body kick.
Dimelo is looking to slow Good down with leg kicks.
Dimelo staggers Good with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Good looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Good is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimelo finish him?
It looks like Nick Good has been cut.
Dimelo closes the distance and catches Good with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Good is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Good is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Good is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Dimelo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
A very excited looking Miko Dimelo 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ari Baba (ranked 3435 p4p, 9063 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 134 p4p, 264 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ari Baba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ari Baba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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50 - 42 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 42 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doolittle throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Baba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doolittle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baba to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Baba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Baba catches Doolittle napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Doolittle crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Baba raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ari Baba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between He Mu (ranked 18223 p4p, 5679 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 256 p4p, 212 weight class). He Mu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Kruglov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, He Mu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 27 - 5, fighting out of New York, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mu scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruglov should have avoided that one.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Kruglov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruglov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruglov takes a swing at Mu's ribcage but misses.
Mu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mu.
Donk. Kruglov catches Mu right on the button with a cross.
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
He Mu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mu cracks Kruglov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruglov is rocked!
Mu slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mu finish him?
Mu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruglov.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Mu's body. Mu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov throws a nice head kick!
Mu throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
Kruglov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kruglov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruglov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mu throws a body punch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Mu moves into range and clinches up with Kruglov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mu.
Mu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mu throws a leg kick but Kruglov checks it.
Kruglov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mu throws out the jab.
Kruglov throws a low kick, looking for Mu's leg but Mu calmly moves out of range.
Kruglov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Kruglov.
Some wild striking there from Kruglov.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Mu is avoiding it.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mu.
Mu missing with a left hand there. Kruglov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mu staying out of range there.
It looked like Mu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Mu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Mu scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov throws a front kick aimed at Mu's knee but Mu avoids it well.
Mu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruglov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mu cracks Kruglov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mu. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu forces Kruglov back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a knee to the body.
Kruglov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mu breaks from the clinch.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mu.
A good leg kick by Mu.
Mu moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Mu with the inside leg kick.
Mu defending well as Kruglov loads up on a big left hand.
Mu tried to counter with a leg kick but Kruglov avoided it.
Kruglov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mu checks it well.
Kruglov digs a good hook to Mu's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mu gets tackled into the cage by Kruglov. Kruglov maintains the clinch.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Mu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mu blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Mu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mu misses with a looping left.
Kruglov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mu can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mu, as that shot connected.
Mu connects with an inside leg kick.
Mu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruglov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mu. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Mu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruglov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Mu misses.
Kruglov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
He Mu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mu is just out of range.
Mu scores with a hook.
Mu scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mu lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruglov's head.
Kruglov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mu is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Kruglov keeps control of Mu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Mu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anton Kruglov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Mu blocks it.
Kruglov tries to land knees in the clinch but Mu avoids the damage to the body.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu misses with some punches.
Mu lands a left hand.
Mu lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mu tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mu controls his hands.
Mu misses with a punch to the body.
Mu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruglov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mu fails to land.
Kruglov lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mu.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mu managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Mu misses with a body punch.
Mu misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
He Mu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Mu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruglov throws a front kick aimed at Mu's knee but Mu avoids it well.
Kruglov takes a swing at Mu's ribcage but misses.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Mu.
Mu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Mu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruglov.
Mu cracks Kruglov with a good jab.
Mu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kruglov. Kruglov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Kruglov.
Kruglov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mu cracks Kruglov with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kruglov is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kruglov is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kruglov could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). He Mu!
He Mu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 1100 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 44 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takeishi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kabuki Gomen-Jyo. Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not again - You all ready dropped? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitsugu Takeishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takeishi.
Mitsugu Takeishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Takeishi's head.
Takeishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Takeishi dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Takeishi shakes him off and moves away.
Takeishi misses with a body shot.
Takeishi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Takeishi.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takeishis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takeishi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takeishi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takeishi pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeishi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takeishi scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takeishi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with some punches.
Takeishi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Takeishi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Takeishi has Harris pushed against the cage.
Takeishi lands an uppercut.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
Harris is looking to control Takeishi's arms but Takeishi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Takeishi misses with a body punch.
Takeishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeishi is defending well for now.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takeishi or not.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Takeishi throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitsugu Takeishi will probably get the nod.
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.
Takeishi throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takeishi is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Takeishi tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
A big left from Takeishi misses.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takeishi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Takeishi walks into a jab.
Takeishi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris darts in and clinches Takeishi up against the cage.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Takeishi avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeishi.
Takeishi is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Takeishi into the cage.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi'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.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takeishi has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Takeishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takeishi.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Takeishi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris prevents a body shot from Takeishi.
Harris tries to work over Takeishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Takeishi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takeishi tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takeishi stalling in the clinch.
Takeishi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeishi blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Takeishi.
Takeishi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Come on Takeishi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeishi misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Takeishi avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris works on Takeishi's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeishi is just out of range.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeishi.
Takeishi takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Harris throws a hook but Takeishi avoids it easily.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Takeishi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takeishi throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takeishi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Takeishi moves out of range easily.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Harris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Takeishi slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot.
Derek Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeishi throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Harris.
Takeishi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Takeishi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeishi tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeishi moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Takeishi's ribs.
Harris lands a nice hook to Takeishi's body. Takeishi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takeishi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takeishi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Takeishi's belly button to the back.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeishi looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takeishi is rocked!
Harris lands with a cross.
Oh Takeishi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takeishi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Harris moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Takeishi! Harris continues to tee off on Takeishi, landing with a left and a right! Harris connects with a right hand that leaves Takeishi sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Harris!
Derek Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 2208 p4p, 23317 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 86 p4p, 257 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Cook lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Cook.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Cook looks winded!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego cracks Cook with a nice body shot.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cook is rocked!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cook with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cook looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cook get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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