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BB 9 - Abner vs King PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sapo (ranked 2887 p4p, 23371 weight class) and Art Mcgowan (ranked 350 p4p, 608 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Mcgowan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcgowan.
Sapo's coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sapo controls the position for a moment.
Sapo struggling a bit here.
Mcgowan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mcgowan tries to move to mount but Sapo blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgowan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sapo is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sapo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcgowan tries to stand but Sapo is controlling his head.
Sapo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcgowan decides to stand back up. Mcgowan steps back and let's Sapo get back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Sapo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sapo cracks Mcgowan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sapo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mcgowan to stand back up!
 It looks like Art Mcgowan has been cut.
Mcgowan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sapo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sapo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sapo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcgowan moves forwards but Sapo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sapo fakes the body blow, causing Mcgowan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mcgowan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Sapo!
Rob Sapo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Chumbo (ranked 3177 p4p, 3294 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 397 p4p, 407 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Chumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chumbo moves away.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chumbo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chumbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chumbo feinted with a counter takedown.
Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Chumbo's ribs.
Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chumbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chumbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Chumbo.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Chumbo.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Pierre - just one landing.
Pierre throws the left hand but Chumbo avoids the punch easily.
Pierre cracks Chumbo with a good jab.
Chumbo ducks right into an uppercut from Pierre.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Chumbo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Chumbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chumbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierre swings for the body but Chumbo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Pierre.
Chumbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chumbo.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pierre misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief Chumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chumbo scores with a jab. Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chumbo dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Chumbo moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chumbo is defended easily by Pierre.
Chumbo staying out of range there.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Chumbo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Chumbo shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Chumbo saw that one coming.
Chumbo shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chumbo throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chumbo with a poor takedown
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Chumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a left and a right that send Chumbo crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Chumbo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chumbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Chumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chumbo misses with a straight left.
Chumbo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pierre to the mat! Pierre manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Pierre is going to stand back up.
Chumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pierre controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chumbo wants to control but Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chumbo is defended easily by Pierre.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre looks to land a combination. Chumbo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pierre misses the body punch
and Chumbo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Chumbo has control of the leg.
Chumbo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pierre gets full guard.
Chumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Chumbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chumbo being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to sweep here but Chumbo controlling him for the moment.
Chumbo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chumbo is one step ahead there.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chumbo trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Chumbo preventing the sweep.
Chumbo is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chumbo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Chumbo is proving a slippery customer.
Chumbo 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.
Pierre has momentary wrist control but Chumbo slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre has momentary wrist control but Chumbo slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierre is trying to control the position but Chumbo postures up.
Chumbo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre has control of Chumbo's left arm, preventing Chumbo from doing any damage.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chumbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre is controlling Chumbo's posture.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chumbo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chumbo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Chumbo is proving a slippery customer.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pierre holds on and takes a little breather.
Chumbo slips nicely into half guard.
Chief Chumbo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chumbo prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pierre.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chumbo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chumbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chumbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre pulls Chumbo in close to his closed guard and prevents Chumbo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chumbo manages to get himself to full guard.
Chumbo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierre's guard.
Pierre has Chumbo pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Chumbo dominated that second round.
That's time! Chumbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chumbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Chumbo counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Chumbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chumbo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre controls Chumbo momentarily but Chumbo frees himself.
Chumbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chumbo wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre wants to sweep here but Chumbo controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Chumbo won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a strike but Chumbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chumbo preventing the sweep.
Chumbo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chumbo manages to get himself to full guard.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Chumbo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chumbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Chumbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Chumbo keeps moving.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Chumbo won't let him.
Well,Chumbo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Pierre is fighting to break Chumbo's control of his arms but Chumbo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chumbo wants to sweep here but Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Chumbo is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pierre wanted to stand there but Chumbo had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pierre swivels and escapes.
Chumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chumbo thinking.
Chumbo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chumbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Chumbo slips the punch.
Chumbo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pierre sprawls and moves away.
Chumbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre slips a jab from Chumbo.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Chumbo throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Chumbo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Chumbo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chumbo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre throws a sloppy strike and Chumbo has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Pierre is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chumbo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Chumbo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 1814 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Incredible Muay Thai (ranked 242 p4p, 486 weight class). Okongwu's entrance music is Know Better - Headie One. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Incredible Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Muay Thai or perhaps it was just good defense by Okongwu, which made it look bad.
Nice jab there from Okongwu.
It looks like Incredible Muay Thai has been cut.
Muay Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okongwu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muay Thai's hands.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Okongwu is avoiding it.
Muay Thai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okongwu circles away.
Muay Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muay Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu throws a right and a left that Muay Thai avoids nicely.
Muay Thai with a nice calf kick.
Muay Thai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Okongwu to the ground. Muay Thai is now in Okongwu's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu keeping full guard, as Muay Thai tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai trying to control the position from guard on top but Okongwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muay Thai looking to pass the guard.
Muay Thai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muay Thai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Okongwu controlling Muay Thai's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muay Thai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muay Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okongwu is looking to counter punch.
Okongwu scores with a decent looking hook.
Okongwu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Okongwu pushes him off.
Okongwu keeps the fight on the outside.
Okongwu swats away the attempt to clinch by Muay Thai.
Muay Thai shoots in for a double leg but Okongwu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Isaiah Okongwu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredible Muay Thai.
Muay Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okongwu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai misses with a head kick.
Muay Thai fails with the takedown
and Okongwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Incredible Muay Thai's cut even more.
Okongwu misses with a wild body shot.
Okongwu lands a nice looking body shot.
Okongwu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muay Thai misses with a head kick.
Muay Thai with a poor takedown
and Okongwu counters with a big right hand! Oh Muay Thai is in trouble here! Okongwu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Okongwu!
During a confident post fight interview, Isaiah Okongwu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 2488 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 306 p4p, 274 weight class). Ralph Long is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough moves into the clinch.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long is looking to chop away at St. Gough's legs.
Long gets tackled into the cage by St. Gough. St. Gough maintains the clinch.
Long is pushing St. Gough up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
Long prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long misses with a body punch.
St. Gough digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Long.
Long is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from St. Gough.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
Long looks winded!
Long takes a shot to the head.
St. Gough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Gough is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
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 short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by St. Gough.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
Long tries to break free but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage.
St. Gough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
 Long is rocked!
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Long with a big uppercut! Long tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Long to the mat! Long covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
In his post fight interview, Tristan St. Gough started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odd Hansen (ranked 2210 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 296 p4p, 393 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Post Malone-Rockstar. Freddy Barnes 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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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Odd Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Hansen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen with a poor takedown
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Hansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hansen's thigh. Hansen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes passes Hansen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Hansen is working hard here to advance position.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Hansen tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Mentor Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hansen trying to control here.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but Hansen is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Hansen trying to control here.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Hansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Hansen is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Hansen shoots in.
Hansen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Hansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Hansen persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hansen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Hansen ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hansen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barnes dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes passes into half guard.
Freddy Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Hansen is defending well.
Hansen has a hand on Barnes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barnes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Hansen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes prevents Hansen from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hansen sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Hansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes passes into side control, despite Hansen's attempt to control the position.
Barnes is putting a hurting on Hansen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hansen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Hansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes advances nicely into full mount.
Hansen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
 It looks like Odd Hansen has been cut.
Barnes working Hansen over with strikes here.
Hansen is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Odd Hansen's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odd Hansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Hansen off the cage and back into range.
Odd Hansen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansen's hands.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Odd Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes digs a good body shot into Hansen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Hansen's defenses.
Hansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Hansen moved away.
Hansen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hansen dives in and scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Barnes has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Hansen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes pushing down on Hansen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is nestled in close to Hansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Hansen is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odd Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is in close to Hansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hansen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Freddy Barnes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruin Ritcey (ranked 1546 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 202 p4p, 180 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bjornbak's choice of entrance music: Danheim - Berserkir. Bruin Ritcey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruin Ritcey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritcey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornbak looks to land a body kick but Ritcey moved away.
Bjornbak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bjornbak misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Ritcey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ritcey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ritcey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornbak pushes Ritcey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritcey has a couple of punches blocked by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak wants to break free but Ritcey has control.
Ritcey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjornbak breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak lands with a straight right. Ritcey didn't see that one coming.
Bjornbak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ritcey misses with a body shot.
Bjornbak throws a hook but Ritcey blocks it.
Bjornbak throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritcey.
Ritcey misses with a two punch combination.
Bjornbak throws an off balance right hand
and Ritcey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornbak 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.
Ritcey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjornbak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak throws a hook to the side of Ritcey's head but Ritcey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornbak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bjornbak looks to land a body kick but Ritcey moved away.
Bjornbak connects with a solid leg kick.
Ritcey moves out of range as Bjornbak throws a body kick.
Ritcey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjornbak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ritcey moves out of range as Bjornbak strikes.
Bjornbak with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bjornbak looks to land a body kick but Ritcey moved away.
A low kick from Bjornbak is predictable there
and Ritcey counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Havar Bjornbak has been cut.
Ritcey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ritcey tries to clinch but Bjornbak moves out of range.
Bjornbak misses with a straight left.
Bjornbak misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornbak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ritcey checks a low kick from Bjornbak.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritcey misses the target.
Ritcey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bjornbak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ritcey avoids the body shot from Bjornbak.
A counter left hand to the body from Ritcey misses its target.
Bjornbak lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak misses with an uppercut. Ritcey saw that one coming.
Bjornbak throws out a loose jab but Ritcey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornbak throws a hook to the side of Ritcey's head but Ritcey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritcey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ritcey misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Bjornbak.
Ritcey has Bjornbak up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritcey digs a right hand underneath Bjornbak's ribcage. Bjornbak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ritcey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjornbak throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritcey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritcey.
Ritcey lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjornbak backwards.
Ritcey tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritcey has a couple of punches blocked by Bjornbak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornbak lands an uppercut.
Ritcey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritcey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ritcey can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornbak controls the action.
Ritcey blocks an uppercut.
Bjornbak manages to break the clinch.
Bjornbak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ritcey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bjornbak takes a shot to the head.
Ritcey misses with some punches.
Ritcey lands with a left to the head.
Bjornbak has had enough of the clinch but Ritcey keeps him there for the moment.
Ritcey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritcey tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Ritcey back against the cage.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Bjornbak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjornbak's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havar Bjornbak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Havar Bjornbak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bjornbak with a nice calf kick.
Bjornbak scores with a kick to the body.
Ritcey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjornbak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjornbak throws a series of punches but Ritcey moves out of range.
Ritcey is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bjornbak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornbak misses with a right hand
and Ritcey counters with a nice body shot.
Bjornbak throws an off balance right hand
and Ritcey counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornbak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bjornbak swings for the body but Ritcey moves out of range.
Ritcey throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornbak moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritcey pushes Bjornbak up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritcey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Ritcey.
Ritcey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornbak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritcey's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritcey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ritcey working aggressively here.
Ritcey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritcey lands a shot to the body.
Ritcey breaks from the clinch.
Bjornbak throws a push kick but Ritcey slaps the foot to one side.
Ritcey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bjornbak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bjornbak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ritcey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Ritcey misses.
Bjornbak takes a swing at Ritcey's ribcage but misses.
Bjornbak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ritcey counters by moving into the clinch.
Ritcey lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey lands with a light punch inside.
Bjornbak is trying to push Ritcey away but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ritcey presses Bjornbak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bjornbak is breathing heavily.
Bjornbak is trying to push Ritcey away but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ritcey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritcey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Ritcey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Ritcey.
Ritcey lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ritcey.
Still in the clinch, Ritcey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruin Ritcey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ritcey pushes Bjornbak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritcey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
Ritcey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritcey missing with knees to the body.
Ritcey tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Ritcey misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritcey struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornbak controls his hands.
Bjornbak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage.
Ritcey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bjornbak managing to block the knees to the body from Ritcey.
Bjornbak is trying to break the clinch but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage.
Ritcey tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Bjornbak is trying to break the clinch but Ritcey has him pressed against the cage.
Ritcey prevents Bjornbak from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ritcey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bjornbak breaks from the clinch.
Bjornbak jabs at Ritcey's body.
Bjornbak misses with an uppercut.
As Bjornbak tries to get set, Ritcey tries to push him back and clinch up but Bjornbak manages to avoid the attempt.
Ritcey moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak is trying to break free.
Bjornbak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritcey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornbak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornbak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ritcey's sensitive parts.
Bjornbak motions for Ritcey to come forward. Bjornbak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritcey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ritcey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bjornbak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjornbak digs a good body shot into Ritcey's ribs.
Bjornbak is looking to slow Ritcey down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritcey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bjornbak
and Ritcey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bjornbak! Ritcey lets Bjornbak back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bjornbak is rocked!
Ritcey drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bjornbak right on the button. Bjornbak goes down! Ritcey follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ritcey gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruin Ritcey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 1207 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 162 p4p, 172 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Gascoigne.
Blank circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne tries to clinch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank lands an overhand right.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gascoigne counters with a low kick, right behind Blank 's knee.
Gascoigne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blank misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blank throws a right hand that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Gascoigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne throws a body kick that misses
letting Blank counter with a right hand.
A combination from Blank does no damage.
Blank missing with a left hand there. Gascoigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blank looks to land a left hand but Gascoigne moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne clinches.
Gascoigne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blank is trying to push Gascoigne away but Gascoigne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gascoigne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Gascoigne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blank can't break the clinch.
Blank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gascoigne lands a shoulder strike.
Blank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gascoigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gascoigne lands a right hand.
Gascoigne lands a nice shot to the body.
Blank looks winded!
Gascoigne throws a punch but it's blocked by Blank.
A head punch on the inside from Gascoigne fails to land.
Blank blocking some punches.
Gascoigne lands a nice shot to the body.
Gascoigne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gascoigne scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
Gascoigne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne misses with the head strike.
Gascoigne gets through Blank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne cracks Blank with a nice body shot.
Gascoigne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gascoigne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gascoigne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blank.
A right handed body shot lands from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gascoigne scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
Gascoigne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gascoigne lands a shot to the body.
Gascoigne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Gascoigne.
A body shot lands from Gascoigne.
Blank looking to stall.
Gascoigne lands a shoulder strike.
Gascoigne lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gascoigne.
A short right from Gascoigne.
A nice left hand lands by Gascoigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne lands a left hand.
Gascoigne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gascoigne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gascoigne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blank is trying to break the clinch but Gascoigne is controlling him.
Gascoigne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanks head.
Blank is rocked!
Gascoigne cracks Blank with a nice body shot.
Gascoigne lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gascoigne.
Blank is still on wobbly legs! Can Gascoigne finish him?
Gascoigne drops Blank onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blank is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gascoigne throws a big uppercut that drops Blank! More strikes from Gascoigne and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blank lies dazed against the cage as Gascoigne celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Gascoigne!
Paul Gascoigne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Billy Blank had this to say: 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 744 p4p, 1416 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 101 p4p, 186 weight class). Juki Allu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zdeno Chara'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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara rushes Allu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allu breaks the clinch.
Allu jabs at Chara's body.
Chara closes the distance but Allu moves to the side
and Allu counters with a body kick.
Chara shoots and misses
and Allu counters with a body kick.
Chara looks winded!
Allu tests Chara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Zdeno Chara has been cut.
Chara wants to clinch but Allu slips to the side
and Allu counters with a nice leg kick.
Chara has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Allu stuns Chara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Allu drops Chara with a huge uppercut! Chara drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Allu is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juki Allu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 134 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 21 p4p, 152 weight class). Beau Abner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abner throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abner misses with an uppercut.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Abner misses.
Abner walks into a straight right hand from King.
Abner takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner throws a big shot that misses.
Abner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abner scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Abner misses its intended target.
Abner throws a leg kick that misses.
Abner throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Abner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abner lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Abner throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Abner stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Abner misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
King blocks a body shot from Abner.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King blocks an uppercut.
Abner scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner lands a shot to the body.
Abner throws a head punch that misses.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abner prevents the takedown attempt.
Beau Abner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy King.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Abner tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Abner is trying to keep an underhook but King manages to get the takedown into half guard.
King prevents Abner from standing back up.
Abner wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abner defending well though.
King thows a huge punch but Abner dodges it nicely.
King is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Abner is working hard here to advance position.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King thows a huge punch but Abner dodges it nicely.
Abner manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Abner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King jabs Abner right on the nose. Abner blinks but takes it well.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws the left hand but Abner avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Abner should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abner on his heels. He'll look to pass Abner's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner wants to sweep but no luck.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abner keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abner looking for a sweep. Not yet Abner, not yet.
Abner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Abner has wrist control.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Abner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Abner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab, jab by Abner - just one landing.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
King appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King thuds a left hand into Abner's body.
Abner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Abner tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abner misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Abner lands a nice shot to the body.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King tries for a takedown but Abner circles away easily
and Abner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King gets the takedown into side control.
Abner is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Abner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Abner is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Abner can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Beau Abner 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.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
King takes a swing at Abner's ribcage but misses.
King slips a jab from Abner.
King slips under a jab.
Abner slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Abner sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Abner gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
Abner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King cracks Abner with a solid left hand.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
King advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abner gets back to full guard.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King working some strikes from top position.
King wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
King is fighting to break Abner's control of his arms but Abner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Abner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abner trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abner won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
Abner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
King scores with a jab.
Abner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abner misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Abner clearly takes 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.
Abner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Abner misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by King.
Abner lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Abner misses with a left hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a hook. Abner ducked under it nicely.
King takes a swing at Abner's ribcage but misses.
Abner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
It looked like Abner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Abner slips a jab and a cross from King.
Abner lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Abner takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
King is rocked!
It looks like Jimmy King has been cut.
Abner misses with a body shot.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abner throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Abner - just one landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King misses with a low kick.
A big left from Abner misses.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abner lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Abner takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Abner finish him?
Abner missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King throws the left hand but Abner avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a crisp jab.
Abner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abner.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King looks to land a combination. Abner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King digs a good body shot into Abner's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King fails with the takedown.
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abner connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beau Abner is winning the standup battle so far.
Abner drops King with a beautiful combination! King stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Abner is looking for the KO!
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abner momentarily.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Abner sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Abner had his way with Jimmy King in that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy King's cut.
That's time! Abner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
King throws a right hand that Abner ducks under and follows up with a left that Abner also avoids with ease.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Abner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abner lands a big uppercut and King crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but King looks OK. Abner waves King back to his feet!
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King moves out of range as Abner strikes.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King fails with the takedown.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner misses with a looping right.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King scores with a body shot.
Abner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner walks into a straight right hand from King.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Abner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abner throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is trying to control. Abner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abner blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King thows a huge punch but Abner dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King trying to pass the guard but Abner defending well.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King wants to take a breather but Abner is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses the shot to the body.
Abner lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King tries to bum rush Abner with a series of wild strikes but Abner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abner is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Abner circles away and we're back to standing.
Beau Abner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy King.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abner.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abner scores with a punch to the head.
Jimmy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beau Abner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Beau Abner!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Beau Abner!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Beau Abner!
Beau Abner wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Beau Abner 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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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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