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Outlaw 6 - 170 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 5889 p4p, 5257 weight class) and Mohammed Abul (ranked 601 p4p, 564 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Abul!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiet looks to clinch
and Jiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiet slips under a jab.
Abul misses with a looping left.
Abul misses the shot to the body.
Abul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abul.
Jiet instigates a clinch.
Abul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abul blocks it with crossed arms.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abul avoids it.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jiet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abul lands a nice shot to the body.
Abul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abul throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiet closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Abul scores with a shot to the side of Jiet's head.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but Abul blocks it.
Abul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Abul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abul manages to break the clinch.
Abul tries to keep at a distance but Jiet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abul manages to break the clinch.
Abul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jiet darts in trying to clinch
and Abul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiet manages to avoid it.
Abul looks to land a right hand but Jiet moved out of range.
Jiet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abul tries to keep at a distance but Jiet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abul misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Abul.
Abul misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abul.
Abul lands with a short shot to the head.
Jiet connects with a knee to the head.
Abul gets through Jiet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abul breaks the clinch.
Jiet tries to clinch up.
Jiet clinches.
Abul manages to break the clinch.
Abul throws a hook to the side of Jiet's head but Jiet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abul lands a glancing blow to the side of Jiet's head.
Jiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abul throws out a counter right but Jiet avoids it with no problem.
Jiet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abul.
Jiet slips a jab from Abul.
A slow jab from Abul misses its intended target.
Beanin Jiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiet takes the fight into the clinch.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Abul avoids the damage to the body.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the head but Abul blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abul connects with the punch.
Jiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Abul finds it's target.
Jiet wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abul lands with a cross.
Jiet moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Jiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiet closes the distance but Abul moves to the side
and Abul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiet wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abul swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiet.
Jiet has Abul up against the cage in a clinch.
Abul lands with a right to the head.
Abul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiet takes a shot to the head.
Abul is trying to push Jiet away but Jiet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Abul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Abul as he connects with a hook.
Abul throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiet.
Jiet throws a big counter combination but Abul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Abul circles away.
Abul lands with a cross.
Jiet staying out of range there.
Jiet tries to clinch there but Abul circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch
and Abul counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiet wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul is having none of it.
Jiet tries to clinch up but Abul circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Jiet slips the punch.
Abul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jiet moves away from the strike by Abul.
Nice defenses there by Jiet.
Abul missing with a left hand there. Jiet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiet tries to counter with a takedown but Abul is quick to defend against it.
Jiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Abul circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Abul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abul keeps the fight on the outside.
Abul misses with a hook.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jiet wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiet manages to avoid it.
Beanin Jiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jiet slips under a jab from Abul.
Mohammed Abul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abul looks to land a right hand but Jiet moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiet ducks under a wild hook from Abul.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abul 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.
Jiet wants to clinch.
Jiet tries to clinch there but Abul circles away.
Jiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abul, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Abul.
Abul has a couple of punches blocked by Jiet.
Abul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abul breaks from the clinch.
Jiet walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet tries to clinch up.
Abul misses with an uppercut.
Jiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Abul circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul is having none of it.
Jiet walks into a left hand.
Abul lands a lovely overhand right.
Jiet wants to clinch.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Abul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abul thuds his right hand into Jiet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jiet moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Jiet tries to clinch up but Abul circles away and keeps his distance.
Abul is looking to slow Jiet down with leg kicks.
Jiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abul lands a glancing blow to the side of Jiet's head.
Abul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abul has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jiet tries to clinch
and Jiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abul tries to work over Jiet's front leg with a kick but Jiet checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abul.
Jiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch up
and Abul counters with a left to the body.
Abul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abul lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Jiet.
Jiet clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiet's elbow.
Jiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abul's face.
 It looks like Mohammed Abul has been cut.
Abul is breathing heavily.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but Abul blocks it.
Abul tries to break the clinch but Jiet is controlling the position.
Jiet has Abul pressed against the cage, preventing Abul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jiet with a knee to the head.
 Abul is rocked!
Jiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abul is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiet finish him?
Jiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Abul won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jiets head.
Abul seems to have recovered his senses.
Jiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abul is trying to force a seperation but Jiet has the dominant position.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but Abul blocks it.
Jiet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abul's efforts to push away.
Abul breaks from the clinch.
Abul throws a hook but Jiet avoids it easily.
Jiet moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul moves out of range.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul is having none of it.
Jiet moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Jiet slips a jab from Abul.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul moves out of range.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Abul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abul misses with a looping left.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiet takes the fight into the clinch.
Abul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Beanin Jiet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abul throws a head punch that misses.
Jiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Abul scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Jiet.
Jiet blocking some punches.
Jiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abul is defending well for now.
Jiet drops Abul with a big knee straight up the middle! Abul is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Jiet slips the punch.
Jiet tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Abul.
Jiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jiet slips a straight right by Abul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Abul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Abul's cut.
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!
Jiet is looking to clinch but Abul is avoiding it.
Jiet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jiet moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Jiet moves into range and clinches up with Abul.
Abul breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Abul.
Abul tries to keep at a distance but Jiet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jiet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jiet.
Abul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abul.
Abul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abul throws out the jab.
Abul lands a glancing blow to the side of Jiet's head.
Jiet drives through and clinches with Abul against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiet working Abul over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiet obliges.
Abul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abul is defending well for now.
Jiet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abul avoids it.
Abul throws a head punch that misses.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
Jiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jiet blocks an uppercut.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Abul avoids the damage to the body.
Jiet blocking some punches.
Abul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jiet tries to land knees in the clinch but Abul avoids the damage to the body.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Jiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abul is defending well for now.
Jiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abul presses Jiet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jiet or not.
Abul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abul is trying to push Jiet away but Jiet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beanin Jiet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abul scores with a punch to the head.
Jiet is looking to clinch but Abul is avoiding it.
Abul misses with a wild body shot.
Jiet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jiet walks into a jab.
Abul keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Abul circles away.
Jiet slips a straight right by Abul.
Jiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiet tries to clinch up but Abul circles away and keeps his distance.
Abul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Jiet slips the punch.
Jiet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abul looks to throw the jab but Jiet is out of range.
Jiet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiet wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiet slips a jab from Abul.
Jiet slips under a jab from Abul.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Abul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abul throws out a counter right but Jiet avoids it with no problem.
Jiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abul throws a leg kick but Jiet checks it.
Jiet tries to clinch but Abul moves out of range.
Jiet is looking to clinch but Abul is avoiding it.
Abul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abul throws out a loose jab but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiet tries to clinch
and Abul counters with a straight right hand.
Jiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Abul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Abul.
Abul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jiet backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abul tries to break the clinch but Jiet is controlling the position.
Abul has a couple of punches blocked by Jiet.
Abul has had enough of the clinch but Jiet keeps him there for the moment.
Abul lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abul is trying to break free.
Abul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiet trying to land knees to the body.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Abul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abul breaks the clinch.
Jiet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiet tries to clinch there but Abul circles away.
Jiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abul throws a looping overhand right but Jiet ducks down to avoid it.
Jiet instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Abul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Abul!
An out of breath Mohammed Abul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Carvalho (ranked 4612 p4p, 5871 weight class) and Marty Corninger (ranked 519 p4p, 600 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Caio Carvalho has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Caio Carvalho seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Corninger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Corninger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho tries to counter with a takedown but Corninger is quick to defend against it.
Corninger misses with a wild body shot.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corninger.
Carvalho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Corninger sprawls and moves away.
Corninger misses with a few strikes there.
Carvalho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corninger throws a series of punches but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Corninger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvalho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Corninger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corninger breaks the clinch.
Corninger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvalho counters with a single leg into guard. Corninger didn't expect that.
Corninger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corninger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corninger has momentary wrist control but Carvalho slips an elbow through the middle.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Corninger keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corninger keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corninger is keeping the position for now.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corninger keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing.
Carvalho cracks Corninger with a solid left hand.
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.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corninger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Corninger keeps moving.
Carvalho pushing down on Corninger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carvalho tries to pass to full mount but Corninger defends it.
Corninger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carvalho passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carvalho landing strikes from the mount and Corninger is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carvalho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Corninger is surviving well by controlling Carvalho's body position as best he can.
Carvalho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carvalho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Corninger hang on?
The referee warns Corninger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carvalho looking to finish Corninger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Corninger!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carvalho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carvalho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the head.
Carvalho looking to ground and pound but Corninger is blocking nicely.
Carvalho looking to finish with strikes here!
Carvalho raining down shots from the mount!
Carvalho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Corninger is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Carvalho punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Carvalho.
Carvalho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carvalho punching from mount but Corninger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Corninger looks winded!
Carvalho looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
Corninger looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corninger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carvalho misses with a head shot. Corninger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carvalho 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.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho is in close to Corninger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Carvalho is trying to control the action in half guard but Corninger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carvalho tries to pass to full mount but Corninger defends it.
Corninger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho not doing much here.
Corninger wants to get back to full guard but Carvalho has passed into side control.
Corninger is breathing heavily.
Carvalho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Corninger defends.
Carvalho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Corninger tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Carvalho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carvalho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Corninger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Carvalho is chipping away with strikes.
Carvalho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Corninger, who protects the arm well.
Corninger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carvalho working the head and body with strikes.
Corninger is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corninger seems a little lost for a moment, as Carvalho dominates the positioning.
Carvalho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carvalho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carvalho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carvalho lands a few punches from side control.
Carvalho looks up at the clock and then as Corninger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carvalho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carvalho cracks Corninger with a big right hand but Corninger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carvalho with the ground and pound but Corninger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Carvalho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corninger can do to turn this around?
Carvalho is keen to just control but Corninger is a slippery customer.
Carvalho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Corninger has hold of Carvalho's hands but Carvalho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carvalho working Corninger over with strikes.
Carvalho is keen to just control but Corninger is a slippery customer.
Corninger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carvalho wants to control but Corninger is keeping him busy.
Carvalho drops an elbow to the side of Corninger's head.
Carvalho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carvalho connects with a nice short shot to Corninger's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that second round.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Corninger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Corninger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a takedown. Corninger tries to sprawl out of it but Carvalho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corninger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corninger lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Corninger does no damage.
Carvalho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Corninger sprawls and moves away.
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corninger.
Corninger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corninger misses with a series of wild punches.
Corninger misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Corninger.
Corninger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carvalho feinted with a counter takedown.
Corninger swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corninger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Corninger won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Carvalho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Corninger is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Corninger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corninger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carvalho cracks Corninger with a big elbow.
Carvalho throws an elbow but Corninger slips to the side and avoids it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Corninger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Carvalho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carvalho is putting a hurting on Corninger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corninger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Corninger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carvalho lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Carvalho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Corninger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Carvalho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho working the head with strikes.
Carvalho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carvalho happy to just control the position for now.
Corninger tries to improve position but can't.
Carvalho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Corninger down.
Corninger is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho landing a few strikes.
Marty Corninger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carvalho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Carvalho!
A very excited looking Caio Carvalho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 5113 p4p, 5212 weight class) and Moe Telsiks (ranked 556 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moe Telsiks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telsiks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood cracks Telsiks with a good jab.
It looks like Moe Telsiks has been cut.
Telsiks tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Telsiks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blood.
Telsiks tries a low kick but Blood avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Blood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Telsiks moves away.
Blood staying out of range there.
Telsiks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Telsiks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Blood catches Telsiks right on the button with a cross.
Blood throws a combination. Telsiks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been told by Blood's head coaches at Mystic Gym of the Outworld that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blood cracks Telsiks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Telsiks is rocked!
That has opened up Moe Telsiks's cut even more.
Blood digs a good body shot into Telsiks's ribs.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Telsiks is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telsiks moves forwards but Blood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
BOOM! Blood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Telsiks. Telsiks tries to recover but Blood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Telsiks lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raining Blood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 5497 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Remco Evenpoel (ranked 589 p4p, 550 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 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, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remco Evenpoel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James thows a leg kick but Evenpoel checks it
and Evenpoel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evenpoel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evenpoel drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Evenpoel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Evenpoel lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Evenpoel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James letting Evenpoel take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evenpoel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Evenpoel just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
James is trying to pull guard but Evenpoel has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evenpoel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evenpoel.
James is breathing heavily.
Evenpoel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
A bit of stalling here from Evenpoel.
Evenpoel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evenpoel digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evenpoel lands an uppercut.
Evenpoel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
 James is rocked!
Evenpoel lands a big right hand that drops James! The killer instinct kicks in and Evenpoel finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Evenpoel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remco Evenpoel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Cooper (ranked 4907 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Toke Axelsen (ranked 547 p4p, 555 weight class). Axelsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dervhengrym - Ulfhednar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Axelsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooper has time to react.
Axelsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axelsen drops Cooper with a beautiful combination! Cooper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Axelsen is looking for the KO!
Cooper is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsen blocks a jab.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Axelsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axelsen lands a nice shot that snaps Cooper's head back.
Cooper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cooper trying to control the position but Axelsen is working away.
Axelsen is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cooper trying to control the action but Axelsen is working from the bottom.
Axelsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper trying to control the position but Axelsen is working away.
Cooper working away.
Axelsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Axelsen is trying to improve his position.
Axelsen stops Cooper from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Axelsen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Axelsen tries to bench press Cooper off him but Cooper keeps the position.
Cooper misses with the ground and pound.
Cooper trying to control the position but Axelsen is working away.
Cooper working the ground and pound but Axelsen is defending the strikes.
Axelsen is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Axelsen is looking for a sweep.
Axelsen sneaks back into half guard.
Axelsen is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
Cooper controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Axelsen is defending the position.
Axelsen tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Axelsen wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axelsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Axelsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axelsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Axelsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cooper postures up.
Axelsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Axelsen, not yet.
Axelsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper is fighting to break Axelsen's control of his arms but Axelsen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooper's guard.
Cooper working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooper is on top in guard.
Axelsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Axelsen, not yet.
Axelsen keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper is really struggling to control Axelsen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Axelsen trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper trying to control but Axelsen is working from the bottom.
Cooper drops back looking for a leg! Axelsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Axelsen manages to kick Cooper off! Cooper jumps back into Axelsen's guard.
Axelsen looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen 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.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooper dives in and grabs Axelsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Axelsen pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Axelsen scores with a punch to the head.
Axelsen scores with a body shot.
Axelsen drops Cooper with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cooper looks back up at him and smiles so Axelsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Axelsen points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cooper wakes up just in time to hear Axelsen thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toke Axelsen!
After winning the bout, Toke Axelsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Shooter (ranked 4929 p4p, 5144 weight class) and Angus Morrison (ranked 542 p4p, 558 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180
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170
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KO power |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Shooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Shooter rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shooter wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrison won't allow it.
Morrison lands an elbow inside that Shooter shrugs off.
Shooter working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shooter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a head kick!
Morrison throws a jab when Shooter was well out of range.
Shooter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shooter was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Shooter moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick from Morrison, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shooter tries to clinch up.
Oooooh!!! Shooter has knocked Morrison down with a huge combo! Shooter steps away and waves a wobbly Morrison back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Morrison is rocked!
It looks like Angus Morrison has been cut.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Shooter finish him?
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Shooter has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Shooter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shooter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Shooter is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Morrison like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Morrison from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Shooter!
Manny Shooter 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Playboi Guerrero (ranked 4822 p4p, 3140 weight class) and Enrique Castillo (ranked 533 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Playboi Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo rushes Guerrero and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
Castillo decides to pull guard.
Castillo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Guerrero trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillo working for a triangle but Guerrero defends it easily.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero wants to pass the guard but Castillo is keeping the position.
Guerrero advances position into side control!
Guerrero advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Castillo tries to lock up and control but Guerrero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guerrero trying to control but Castillo is having none of it.
Guerrero throws some wild stikes that Castillo manages to avoid easily.
Guerrero looking for a guillotine from mount but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Guerrero.
Guerrero wants to finish this one by submission but Castillo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guerrero.
Guerrero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guerrero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Guerrero looking to secure an arm triangle but Castillo defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Castillo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guerrero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Castillo is looking to regain half guard here but Guerrero keeps moving and retains side control.
Guerrero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Castillo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Guerrero punching from mount but Castillo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Castillo wants to hold on but Guerrero pushes him away.
Guerrero working for a guillotine from mount but Castillo is in no mood to give up.
Guerrero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Guerrero misses with a head shot.
Castillo wants to control but Guerrero is having none of it.
Castillo is working to get back to half guard.
Guerrero looking to ground and pound but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Guerrero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Guerrero working for a submission but Castillo is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a heavy elbow.
Castillo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Guerrero throwing strikes here but Castillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guerrero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castillo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Guerrero.
Guerrero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Castillo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Castillo shrugs it off.
Guerrero tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.
Castillo is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Playboi Guerrero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Castillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerrero, which made it look bad.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerrero sprawls well. Guerrero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Guerrero misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guerrero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castillo is defending well for now.
Castillo gets underhooks to prevent Guerrero's takedown attempt.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castillo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo breaks from the clinch.
Guerrero clinches up with Castillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Guerrero.
It looks like Enrique Castillo has been cut.
Castillo misses with a body punch.
Guerrero is trying to break the clinch but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Guerrero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castillo after a bit of a struggle.
Guerrero is trying to pull guard but Castillo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Playboi Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo goes for a takedown attempt but Guerrero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses.
Guerrero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Castillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guerrero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Guerrero defends well and Castillo ends up having to push Guerrero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo clinches with his opponent.
Castillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
Castillo fails to pull guard.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guerrero effectively controlling the action here.
Castillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guerrero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castillo on his heels. He'll look to pass Castillo's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guerrero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero pushing down on Castillo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Guerrero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guerrero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Playboi Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guerrero is looking for a kimura here.
Guerrero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guerrero is looking for submissions but instead, Castillo has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Castillo trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Guerrero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castillo trying to control but Guerrero postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero uses his free foot to push down on Castillo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Castillo.
Guerrero swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Castillo is now in Guerrero's guard. A big mistake from Guerrero there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Playboi Guerrero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Castillo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Castillo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero tries to counter with a takedown but Castillo is quick to defend against it.
Guerrero moves out of range as Castillo throws a body kick.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Guerrero checks it.
Castillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guerrero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guerrero.
Guerrero postures up in Castillo's guard and throws a big left but Castillo blocks it.
Guerrero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castillo's guard.
Guerrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero is trying for a kimura here. Castillo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Guerrero wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Playboi Guerrero!
After winning the bout, Playboi Guerrero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 4249 p4p, 5035 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 500 p4p, 554 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Winchester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carry On Wayward Son. 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion scores with a push kick.
Winchester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Winchester darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Winchester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orion's head.
Orion has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bone Breakerz. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Orion wants to control but Winchester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Orion tries to roll over but Winchester keeps him under control.
Winchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winchester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Winchester there.
Winchester trying to control from half guard but Orion is working away.
Orion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orion is trying to get back to full guard.
Orion trying to control but Winchester postures up.
Winchester working Orion over with strikes.
Winchester is thwarting Orion's attempts to control the position.
Orion gets full guard.
Winchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Winchester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orion controlling the position.
Winchester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winchester content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Orion has locked up a guillotine! Orion's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Winchester is holding on here and Orion must be using up a lot of energy. Winchester has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Orion gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cole Orion!
Our winner, Cole Orion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollinaire Aury (ranked 5079 p4p, 3654 weight class) and Thomas Smith (ranked 576 p4p, 444 weight class). Aury kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Party Up. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollinaire Aury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Smith!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aury works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Aury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Aury. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Smith looks to move away, Aury throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Aury works the jab nicely.
Aury cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith moves to clinch but Aury breaks away
and Aury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Aury misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aury as he jumps to the side.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Aury had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Thomas Smith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Aury circles away.
Aury catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aury as he avoids it easily.
Apollinaire Aury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Smith.
Aury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith looks winded!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Aury doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Smith crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Smith's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollinaire Aury!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Kireyev (ranked 2778 p4p, 3568 weight class) and Cedric Pollard (ranked 345 p4p, 435 weight class). Kireyev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sirin Ensemble - My Sinful Soul. On his way into the cage it seems that Bogdan Kireyev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bogdan Kireyev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kireyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cedric Pollard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kireyev misses with a wild body shot.
Kireyev sizes up Pollard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Cedric Pollard has been cut.
Pollard connects with a solid leg kick.
Kireyev looks to throw the jab but Pollard is out of range.
Pollard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Kireyev.
A countering left hand to the body from Pollard misses.
Pollard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kireyev misses with a right hand
and Pollard counters with a left to the body.
Kireyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kireyev misses with a looping right.
Pollard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pollard dodges the punch combination from Kireyev.
And Pollard tries to counter it with a takedown but Kireyev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pollard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pollard digs a good hook to Kireyev's body.
A slow jab from Kireyev misses its intended target.
Kireyev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pollard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard 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.
Pollard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kireyev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pollard slips under a jab.
Pollard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kireyev fails to land with a series of punches.
Kireyev misses with a double jab
and Pollard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pollard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pollard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pollard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kireyev manages to avoid it.
Pollard scores with a leg kick.
Kireyev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kireyev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pollard feints the counter takedown.
No joy there for Kireyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pollard slips a straight right by Kireyev.
Pollard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Kireyev looks to land a left hand but Pollard moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kireyev misses.
Pollard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kireyev throws a body punch but Pollard moves out of range.
Kireyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kireyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kireyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kireyev.
Kireyev scores with a jab to the body.
Kireyev misses with a few strikes there.
Kireyev jabs at Pollard's body.
Pollard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pollard throws a counter combo.
Kireyev misses with a shot to the body
and Pollard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kireyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pollard on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kireyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Danga de danga de dang - Pollard scores with a four punch combination!
Pollard just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kireyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kireyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollard moves away.
Kireyev takes a swing at Pollard's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Kireyev misses.
Kireyev clobbers Pollard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollard.
Kireyev throws a right hand that Pollard ducks under and follows up with a left that Pollard also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Kireyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pollard moves out of range as Kireyev strikes.
And Pollard tries to counter it with a takedown but Kireyev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pollard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pollard with the counter takedown but Kireyev avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Pollard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pollard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kireyev.
Pollard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kireyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogdan Kireyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kireyev misses the body punch
and Pollard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kireyev throws a sloppy body shot
and Pollard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kireyev lands with a nice combination. Pollard backs away looking to recover.
Pollard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kireyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollard unleashes a big counter combination but Kireyev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kireyev swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pollard counter with a right hand.
Kireyev misses with a body shot.
Kireyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollard is just out of range.
Donk. Pollard catches Kireyev right on the button with a cross.
Kireyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pollard! But no joy.
Pollard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pollard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kireyev tests Pollard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kireyev misses with a body punch
and Pollard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kireyev moves out of range as Pollard throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Kireyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Pollard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pollard with a hook.
Kireyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pollard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kireyev lands a jab to Pollard's midsection.
Pollard dodges the punch combination from Kireyev.
Pollard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pollard misses with a low kick.
Kireyev 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.
Kireyev misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Kireyev.
Pollard misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Kireyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kireyev looks to throw the jab but Pollard is out of range.
Cedric Pollard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kireyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pollard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kireyev misses with a two punch combination.
Kireyev misses with a double jab.
Kireyev missing with a left hand there. Pollard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pollard avoids the body shot from Kireyev.
Pollard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kireyev is just out of range.
Kireyev looks to land a right hand but Pollard moved out of range.
A punch combination from Kireyev misses.
Kireyev throws a right hand that misses
and Pollard counters with a one-two to the body.
Bogdan Kireyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pollard - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kireyev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pollard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kireyev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pollard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kireyev really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kireyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pollard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pollard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pollard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kireyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pollard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Pollard misses
and Kireyev counters with a three punch combo that has Pollard backing up. Pollard nods at Kireyev to acknowledge the strikes.
Kireyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollard is just out of range.
Kireyev misses with a body shot
and Pollard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kireyev thinking.
Pollard throws a head kick that Kireyev semi-blocks.
Kireyev is rocked!
Kireyev throws a right and a left that Pollard avoids nicely.
Kireyev misses with a body shot
and Pollard counters with a nice body shot.
Kireyev blocks a head kick by Pollard.
Kireyev finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Pollard's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Kireyev falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Pollard!
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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
67% |
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