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Sucker Punch Pro Series 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 23692 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 668 p4p, 356 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dominguez punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dominguez sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Dominguez defends it.
Dominguez trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dominguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Dominguez controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Dominguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dominguez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dominguez's waist but Dominguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
It seemed like Dominguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Dominguez didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Dominguez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez working a defensive guard here.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Dominguez from getting back to his feet.
Dominguez is pulling down on Lopez's head. It's preventing any offense from Lopez, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dominguez wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with a left hand
so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopez trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Lopez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dominguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Lopez wants to stand but Dominguez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez trying to control the position.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Dominguez is keeping the position.
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 Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dominguez tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dominguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dominguez walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
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!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dominguez as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dominguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dominguez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dominguez throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Dominguez digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez is looking to counter the offense by Dominguez and move into the clinch.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dominguez defends well and Lopez ends up having to push Dominguez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez'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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dominguez stalling.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Dominguez lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Dominguez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Montesh Dominguez.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez throws a head kick that Lopez semi-blocks.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez gets the takedown into side control.
Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dominguez to see if he's OK.
Dominguez is looking to reverse the position.
Lopez decides to stand back up.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dominguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Nice sprawl there from Dominguez as Lopez shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Dominguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Dominguez as Lopez shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Dominguez. Beautiful body shot.
Dominguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dominguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominguez throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Dominguez tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick from Dominguez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dominguez digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez 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!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Dominguez, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Dominguez against the cage but Dominguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dominguez lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover.
 Lopez is rocked!
Dominguez throws a monster overhand right that drops Lopez! Dominguez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Montesh Dominguez!
During a confident post fight interview, Montesh Dominguez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Barnes (ranked 1532 p4p, 24058 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 188 p4p, 695 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes has Hazuki up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Hazuki wants a takedown.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hazuki shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trevor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Hazuki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Hazuki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hazuki's best efforts.
Hazuki is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazuki is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes trying to hold on to Hazuki's head to control him but Hazuki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes won't allow Hazuki to pass to mount.
Hazuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Hazuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Hazuki is controlling him
Barnes tries to roll over but Hazuki keeps him under control.
Hazuki is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki passes to full mount!
Barnes wants to hold on but Hazuki pushes him away.
Hazuki wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is holding on tight.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hazuki has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes holds on, trying desperately to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Hazuki trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Hazuki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hazuki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Hazuki's attempts to control the action.
Hazuki is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazuki prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
Hazuki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barnes is surviving well by controlling Hazuki's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hazuki dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Hazuki's head and hops out.
Hazuki darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Hazuki into the cage.
Hazuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazuki moves away.
Hazuki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki with a poor takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trevor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Hazuki.
Hazuki tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hazuki checks a leg kick.
Hazuki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hazuki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hazuki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hazuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hazuki needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Hazuki with a poor takedown
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes rushes Hazuki and presses him up against the cage.
Hazuki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hazuki blocking some punches.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazuki can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Hazuki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazuki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hazuki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hazuki decides to stand back up. Hazuki steps back and let's Barnes get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Hazuki darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Hazuki into the cage.
Barnes rushes Hazuki and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes stalling.
Hazuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnes has Hazuki pressed against the cage, preventing Hazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazuki pulls guard successfully.
Hazuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Hazuki keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Hazuki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hazuki throws up his legs and catches Barnes in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Barnes tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hazuki! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryo Hazuki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lors Loria (ranked 2296 p4p, 23835 weight class) and Sebastian Ramirez (ranked 321 p4p, 751 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Kill vs Maim as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lors Loria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loria scores with a head kick.
Loria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez tries to work over Loria's front leg with a kick but Loria checks it.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loria.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loria.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramirez, as that shot connected.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loria swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Loria tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loria checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Loria scores with a head kick.
A cross from Ramirez lands.
Loria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loria lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Loria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loria.
Loria lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sebastian Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Loria's leg but Loria calmly moves out of range.
Loria throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Loria throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Loria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramirez's head backwards.
Ramirez misses with a combination
and Loria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Loria does it's job there.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Loria avoids it well.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Loria.
Loria cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Loria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Loria.
Loria lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
A nice combination there by Loria.
Loria pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Loria.
Loria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Loria throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Loria.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Loria controls the action.
Loria lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Loria.
Loria lands with a right to the head.
Loria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Loria's ribcage. Loria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loria.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Loria controls the action.
Loria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loria has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loria misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Loria.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Loria controls his hands.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramirezs head.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loria's elbow.
Loria lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loria avoids it.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Loria.
Ramirez cracks Loria with a nice body shot.
Loria pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loria throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Loria improves position.
Ramirez has Loria pressed against the cage.
Loria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loria creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loria throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loria lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Loria scores with a knee to the head.
Loria lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Loria controls the action.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorias head.
Loria lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lors Loria dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez jabs Loria right on the nose. Loria blinks but takes it well.
Loria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Nice uppercut lands for Loria. That snapped Ramirez's head back.
Loria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez misses with a double jab
and Loria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Loria settles back down.
Loria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loria - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Loria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loria tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez misses with a left hand
letting Loria counter with a right hand.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Loria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loria misses with a double jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramirez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Loria keeps Ramirez at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lors Loria is winning the standup battle so far.
Loria scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez takes a swing at Loria's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Loria lands.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Loria. Beautiful body shot.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loria throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loria lands with a cross.
Loria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Good shot there by Loria.
Loria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Loria to counter with a crisp jab.
Loria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Loria.
Loria cracks Ramirez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Loria looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
And Ramirez tries to counter it with a takedown but Loria pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Loria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramirez to score with a decent uppercut.
Loria is rocked!
Loria scores with a nice right hand.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ramirez has cracked Loria with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ramirez lands another huge swinging hook and Loria tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Loria, before Ramirez can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sebastian Ramirez!
Sebastian Ramirez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 2170 p4p, 4384 weight class) and Sacrificial Lamb (ranked 293 p4p, 536 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Sacrificial Lamb told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sacrificial Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute moves away from the strike by Lamb.
Tribute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb tries to land a body kick
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tribute misses the target.
We've been informed that Lamb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
Tribute blocks a leg kick.
Tribute went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Lamb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tribute has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tribute misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb is looking to clinch but Tribute is avoiding it.
Tribute was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb throws out a counter right but Tribute avoids it with no problem.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Lamb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Tribute throws a jab when Lamb was well out of range.
Lamb cracks a nice hook into Tribute's ribs.
Lamb throws a wild body kick that Tribute sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Tribute was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lamb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamb.
Tribute throwing a counter right hand but Lamb manages to avoid it.
Lamb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb moves into range and clinches up with Tribute.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Tribute's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tribute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tribute swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamb counters with an inside leg kick.
Lamb lands a high kick!
 It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Lamb lands a jab.
Lamb tries to land a body kick
and Tribute counters with a crisp right that sends Lamb to the canvas! Tribute follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Tribute!
Tank Tribute took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '(Stares at the camera) Someone's career just died B*tch*s!!! (Throws his mouthpiece to Fury) '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 2444 p4p, 3187 weight class) and DJ Costune (ranked 337 p4p, 430 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Costune's choice of entrance music: God Save The Queen. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Costune!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandinos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costune throws the left hand but Mandinos avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Mandinos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Costune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Costune looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costune ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costune throws a body punch but Mandinos moves out of range.
Costune smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Costune throws a series of punches but Mandinos avoids them all with ease.
Mandinos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Costune sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costune scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Costune thows a leg kick but Mandinos checks it
and Mandinos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Mandinos wants to control from the top but Costune keeps moving.
Mandinos with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costune has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mandinos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Costune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandinos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like DJ Costune has been cut.
DJ Costune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandinos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costune wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahdi Mandinos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costune.
Mandinos moves in looking to clinch but Costune pushes him off.
Costune scores with a one two! Mandinos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mandinos is defended easily by Costune.
Costune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Costune.
It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costune is pawing at Mandinos, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Mandinos's nose. Mandinos is badly hurt! Costune pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Mandinos tries desperately to hold on but Costune is relentless in his assault! As Mandinos receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Costune away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Costune!
DJ Costune made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We all got to see the f*cking yank, lose on his independence day. Hey Sunshine, take your fireworks and shove em up Donkey's ass!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 1691 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 253 p4p, 201 weight class). Yi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wobble. On his way into the cage it seems that Jin Yi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jin Yi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blikstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jin Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blikstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blikstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Yi with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yi cracks Blikstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yi misses with a leg kick
and Blikstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi misses with a takedown attempt - Blikstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Blikstein misses.
Yi misses with a right hand
and Blikstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Blikstein fails with the takedown
and Yi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi swings widly with a right hand
and Blikstein counters with a straight right hand.
Blikstein misses with a jab to the body
and Yi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blikstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yi misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Blikstein as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Blikstein misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blikstein lands a jab to Yi's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blikstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blikstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yi looks to score with a jab to the body but Blikstein is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein blocks a head kick by Yi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yi manages to break the clinch.
Yi throws a low kick but Blikstein moves out of range easily.
Blikstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yi throws out the jab.
Yi throws a jab when Blikstein was well out of range.
Blikstein is looking for the big counter here.
Blikstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blikstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blikstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blikstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Yi misses with a straight right.
Yi misses with a body punch
enabling Blikstein to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blikstein.
It looked like Yi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blikstein.
A combination from Blikstein does no damage.
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 Jin Yi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yi dives in and grabs Blikstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blikstein pushes down on Yi's head and hops out.
Blikstein cracks Yi with a good jab.
Yi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Yi.
Yi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi ducks under a wild hook from Blikstein.
Blikstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yi was well out of range. Poor timing from Blikstein.
Blikstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blikstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blikstein.
Blikstein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yi connects with a leg kick.
Yi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blikstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi looks to land a left hand but Blikstein moved out of range nicely.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Blikstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blikstein has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking to score a takedown here. Blikstein is defending well but Yi drives through and ends up in Blikstein's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blikstein wants to sweep here but Yi controlling him for the moment.
Blikstein seems keen to control Yi's posture.
Yi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blikstein's guard.
Yi wants to take a breather but Blikstein is having none of it.
Blikstein is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to pass to mount but Blikstein is defending the position.
Blikstein is trying is best to control the position here.
Blikstein is trying to control but can't.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi is trying to control. Blikstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blikstein tries to roll over but Yi keeps him under control.
Yi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blikstein defends it well.
Blikstein is staying active underneath Yi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blikstein keeping hold of Yi's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blikstein takes one on the button.
Blikstein takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blikstein breaks from the clinch.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yi as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blikstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blikstein stuns Yi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein throws out a loose jab but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blikstein lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yi throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blikstein! But no joy.
Blikstein scores with a decent looking hook.
Yi defending well as Blikstein loads up on a big left hand.
Yi scores with a punch to the head.
Blikstein throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Blikstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yi.
Blikstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blikstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulo Blikstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Yi counters with a straight right hand.
Blikstein misses with a body shot.
Yi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blikstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blikstein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blikstein, as that shot connected.
Yi throws a big shot that misses.
Yi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blikstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yi closes the distance and clinches up with Blikstein, looking for a takedown. Yi pushes Blikstein against the cage but Blikstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Blikstein misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blikstein throws out a counter right but Yi avoids it with no problem.
Yi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blikstein but Blikstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blikstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Yi actively working from the bottom here.
Jin Yi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blikstein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Blikstein working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Blikstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yi 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Junior (ranked 2186 p4p, 2729 weight class) and Mike Bard (ranked 294 p4p, 349 weight class). Mike Bard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior throwing a counter right hand but Bard manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Bard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Junior tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bard scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bard throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bard.
Bard scores with a nice strike.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bard. That snapped Junior's head back.
Bard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Junior drives through with a takedown into Bard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Our spies down at at Kung Pao inform us that Bard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior won't allow Bard to sweep him here.
Junior trying to control but Bard is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard working for a triangle but Junior defends it easily.
Junior trying to control but Bard is working from the bottom.
Bard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Junior has picked Bard up and slammed him! Bard can't keep hold of the triangle and Junior manages to pass to side control!
Bard is looking to regain half guard here but Junior keeps moving and retains side control.
Bard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Junior off and has taken his back!
Bard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Junior looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bard.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bard.
Bard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Junior has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to escape the position.
Junior defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Junior is trying to get back to his feet but Bard has full control of the position and if anything, Junior has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior wants to escape the position.
Junior is trapped and Bard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Can Junior hold on?! Bard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Junior is rocked!
Bard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Junior defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Oh Junior is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bard lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard lands a massive shot to the side of Junior 's head and he's out cold! Bard jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Bard!
Mike Bard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Brunswick (ranked 1206 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Colby Ortiz (ranked 171 p4p, 395 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick instigates a clinch.
Ortiz pulls guard effortlessly.
Ortiz pushes Brunswick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brunswick moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
Ortiz told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brunswick pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Brunswick crunches a lovely knee into Ortiz's ribcage.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Brunswick digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Brunswick lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Colby Ortiz has been cut.
Brunswick misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brunswick gets through Ortiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick misses with a body punch.
Brunswick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Brunswick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brunswick lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick controls the action.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Brunswick gets underhooks to prevent Ortiz's takedown attempt.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Brunswick - that landed with a thud.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick lands a nice uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brunswick prevents it.
Brennan Brunswick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Ortiz.
Brunswick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brunswick tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Brunswick tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ortiz wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Brunswick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brunswick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Brunswick is controlling the position.
Brunswick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Colby Ortiz's cut even more.
Brunswick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brunswick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortiz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ortiz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brunswick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brunswick has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brunswick.
Brunswick presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brunswick scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
A short right from Brunswick on the inside.
The cut above Colby Ortiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brunswick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Brunswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Brunswick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brunswick to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands with a light punch inside.
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Brunswick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brunswick clinches.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
Brunswick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brunswick lands with a short shot to the head.
Brunswick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Brunswick.
Ortiz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brunswick up against the cage.
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Brunswick lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Brunswick.
Brunswick tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brennan Brunswick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brunswick.
A short uppercut from Brunswick.
Nice body punch from Brunswick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick.
 Ortiz is rocked!
Brunswick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick finish him?
Brunswick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Brunswick lands a big right hand that drops Ortiz! The killer instinct kicks in and Brunswick finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brunswick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Brunswick!
An out of breath Brennan Brunswick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Colby Ortiz was interviewed post fight and said 'I've been with BFC for a long time. I appreciate the opportunities I have been given. This was my last fight here. Thanks to Benji and everyone who has contributed to the company. See ya around. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 1171 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Titus Fury (ranked 170 p4p, 359 weight class). Fury has chosen Kid CuDi - "Pursuit of Happiness (Stevé Aoki Remix)" as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Fury!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury misses with a hook.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Thai counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fury!
Thai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fury is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thai's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fury wants to get back to full guard.
Thai maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fury could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thai has cracked it and Fury is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wille Thai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 481 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Lester Karnage (ranked 66 p4p, 398 weight class). Matsuda's entrance music is Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Karnage!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda misses with a looping right.
Karnage is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuda with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Matsuda.
Matsuda walks into a jab.
It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut.
Tanaka Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karnage was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuda.
Karnage throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.
Matsuda misses with a left hand
and Karnage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuda throws a shot to the body.
Karnage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karnage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuda.
Matsuda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karnage's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karnage is looking for a sweep. Matsuda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsuda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a strike but Karnage avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karnage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Matsuda working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karnage has passed into half guard!
Matsuda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matsuda is looking for a sweep. Karnage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karnage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matsuda wants to improve his position but Karnage is controlling well.
Matsuda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Matsuda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matsuda is trying to maintain the position but Karnage is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matsuda actively working from the bottom here.
Matsuda is looking to control Karnage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matsuda avoid being mounted?
Matsuda wants to get back to full guard.
Matsuda wants to get back to full guard but Karnage has mounted him!
Matsuda is desperately trying to improve his position but Karnage has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnage controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsuda is working to get back to half guard.
Matsuda is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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 Tanaka Matsuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tanaka Matsuda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karnage manages to avoid it.
Karnage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karnage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karnage's guard.
Matsuda wants to pass the guard but Karnage is keeping the position.
Matsuda postures up in Karnage's guard and throws a big left but Karnage blocks it.
Karnage has Matsuda pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda trying to control but Karnage is working from the bottom.
Karnage is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
Matsuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karnage can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karnage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Matsuda advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Matsuda stalls from top position.
Karnage is not content to let Matsuda control the position.
Matsuda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Karnage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Matsuda but great work by Karnage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnage working away.
Matsuda tries to buck Karnage off but Karnage is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karnage is looking to take a break and control but Matsuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karnage controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnage's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matsuda is looking for a sweep.
Matsuda gets back to half guard.
Matsuda trying to hold on to Karnage's head to control him but Karnage postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matsuda is looking for a sweep. Karnage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Karnage prevents Matsuda from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsuda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matsuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karnage throws out the jab.
Matsuda attempts a counter takedown but Karnage avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanaka Matsuda's cut.
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!
Karnage misses with a looping left.
Matsuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karnage doesn't seem bothered though.
Karnage clinches with his opponent.
Matsuda blocks an uppercut.
Karnage pushes Matsuda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karnage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Karnage lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Karnage.
Karnage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karnage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karnage just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuda throws a body punch but Karnage moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karnage.
Matsuda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Matsuda - just one landing.
Karnage has Matsuda up against the cage in a clinch.
Karnage tries a body shot but Matsuda blocks it.
Karnage tries to throw a body punch but Matsuda avoids it by throwing Karnage back against the cage.
Matsuda blocks an uppercut.
Matsuda wants to stall.
Karnage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Matsuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester Karnage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karnage tries to throw a body punch but Matsuda avoids it by throwing Karnage back against the cage.
Karnage can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuda controls the action.
Karnage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karnage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karnage keeps control of Matsuda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karnage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karnage lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karnage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karnage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karnage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Karnage as the two fighters clinch.
Karnage tries a body shot but Matsuda blocks it.
Matsuda prevents a body shot from Karnage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karnage misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuda jumps guard but Karnage turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Karnage as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Karnage.
Karnage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karnage lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karnage.
Karnage lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Karnage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Karnage lands a body punch.
Karnage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsuda.
Matsuda blocks a body shot from Karnage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karnage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Karnage.
Karnage can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuda controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karnage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karnage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka Matsuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuda slips under a jab.
Karnage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanaka Matsuda's cut is getting worse.
Karnage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matsuda digs a good hook to Karnage's body.
Tanaka Matsuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karnage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karnage misses the shot to the body.
Karnage misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Karnage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsuda 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanaka Matsuda!
A victorious Tanaka Matsuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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
37% |
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