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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yisus Craist (ranked 4662 p4p, 6208 weight class) and Kenton Tracks (ranked 260 p4p, 322 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yisus Craist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenton Tracks!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tracks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Tracks.
Craist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tracks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craist fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tracks to the ground. Craist is now in Tracks's guard.
Tracks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Craist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tracks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Craist really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craist is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craist seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tracks for as long as he can get away with.
Craist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tracks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Craist is controlling him.
Tracks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tracks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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.
Craist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Craist feinted with a counter takedown.
Craist darts in trying to clinch
and Tracks counters with a straight right hand.
Craist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tracks!
Tracks sneaks out the side door and pushes Craist away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kenton Tracks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tracks cracks Craist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Craist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Tracks is predictable there
and Craist moves into the clinch.
Craist is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tracks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tracks tries to circle away but Craist has him pinned against the cage.
Craist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tracks's efforts to push away.
Craist gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craist postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tracks to stand up.
An inside leg kick from Tracks misses.
Craist half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Craist is looking to clinch but Tracks is avoiding it.
Tracks connects with a nice looking jab.
Tracks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Craist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tracks.
Craist is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tracks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tracks.
Tracks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craist is breathing heavily.
Tracks connects with a solid leg kick.
Craist throws a wild body kick that Tracks sees coming a mile off.
Tracks is looking to chop away at Craist's legs.
Craist drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tracks sprawls and moves away.
Tracks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tracks lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Tracks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Craist needs to keep his hands up - Tracks had a free shot at his head there.
Tracks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Craist backs up against the cage.
 Craist is rocked!
No luck for Craist with that takedown attempt.
Oh Craist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yisus Craist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tracks jabs Craist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick lands for Tracks.
Craist seems to have got his legs back now.
Craist throws a wild hook but Tracks just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Craist gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tracks raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenton Tracks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Innouhe (ranked 4140 p4p, 25421 weight class) and Tong Sagat (ranked 506 p4p, 708 weight class). Tong Sagat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Izzy Innouhe's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Innouhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat lands with a hook. Innouhe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sagat blocks a jab.
Innouhe lands a nice shot that snaps Sagat's head back.
Innouhe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sagat misses with a few strikes there.
Sagat scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Innouhe misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Innouhe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sagat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sagat moves out of range of the strikes.
Innouhe looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Innouhe misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innouhe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Sagat is rocked!
A head kick misses from Innouhe.
Sagat slips under a jab from Innouhe.
Danga de danga de dang - Sagat scores with a four punch combination!
Innouhe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat walks into a jab.
Sagat lunges at Innouhe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Innouhe's hand.
Innouhe throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Innouhe throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Innouhe. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Innouhe's belly button to the back.
Innouhe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Innouhe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Innouhe misses with an uppercut.
Sagat digs a good hook to Innouhe's body.
Sagat jabs Innouhe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innouhe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Innouhe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Innouhe throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sagat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Innouhe.
Innouhe swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Innouhe scores with a four punch combination!
Innouhe is breathing heavily.
Good work by Sagat as he checks the leg kick.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat lands with a nice body punch.
Innouhe tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.
Sagat blocks a head kick by Innouhe.
Innouhe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
Innouhe needs to keep his hands up - Sagat had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Sagat.
Sagat connects with a body shot.
Sagat scores with a shot to the body.
Innouhe is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Innouhe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat lands an overhand right.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Innouhe rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat lands a jab-cross combination.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Sagat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Innouhe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Innouhe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sagat throws a right hand that Innouhe ducks under and follows up with a left that Innouhe also avoids with ease.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Innouhe.
Sagat connects with a body shot.
A big right from Innouhe misses.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Innouhe.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat slips under a jab.
Sagat misses with the combination.
It looked like Innouhe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Izzy Innouhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sagat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innouhe.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Sagat.
Innouhe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Innouhe is just out of range.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Innouhe is looking to counter the offense by Sagat and move into the clinch.
Sagat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Innouhe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sagat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Sagat misses.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Innouhe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sagat manages to circle out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sagat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Innouhe misses with a straight left.
Sagat with a hook.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Sagat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Innouhe misses.
Sagat takes a swing at Innouhe's ribcage but misses.
Tong Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Innouhe misses with a looping right.
Innouhe avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat lands a right hook to the body.
Innouhe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagat back to the cage. Innouhe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Innouhe fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagat jabs Innouhe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sagat 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.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sagat throws a right hand that Innouhe ducks under and follows up with a left that Innouhe also avoids with ease.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innouhe looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Innouhe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
A jab from Innouhe misses.
Sagat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Innouhe finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
Innouhe throws a big shot that misses.
Sagat moves out of range as Innouhe strikes.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Innouhe throws a front kick aimed at Sagat's knee but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Innouhe was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Innouhe throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Innouhe.
Sagat misses with a two punch combination.
Innouhe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
Izzy Innouhe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sagat, as that shot connected.
Innouhe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagat throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Innouhe misses with an uppercut.
Sagat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Innouhe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Innouhe looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Innouhe looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Sagat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Innouhe.
Innouhe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Innouhe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Innouhe.
Innouhe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innouhe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Innouhe looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Innouhe throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat with a jab.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat blocks a jab.
A combination from Sagat does no damage.
Sagat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat connects with a jab.
Innouhe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Innouhe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Innouhe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body. Innouhe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Innouhe throws the kick towards the body but Sagat avoids it.
Innouhe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Innouhe looks for the body kick but Sagat saw that one coming.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Innouhe misses with a two punch combination.
As Innouhe backs off Sagat throws a huge counter combo but Innouhe manages to avoid it all.
Sagat stalks Innouhe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Innouhe's face. Innouhe staggers backwards, shaken.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Innouhe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Innouhe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat slips a straight right by Innouhe.
Innouhe misses with a head kick.
Innouhe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Innouhe at a distance.
Innouhe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Innouhe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sagat looks to land a combination. Innouhe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Innouhe avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Innouhe takes one on the button.
Innouhe dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat cracks Innouhe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sagat stuns Innouhe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
Innouhe misses with a series of wild punches.
Innouhe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Innouhe. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sagat lands a jab to Innouhe's midsection.
Sagat scores with a jab.
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!
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a jab to Innouhe's midsection.
A big left from Innouhe misses.
Sagat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Innouhe's hands.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Innouhe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
Innouhe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagat is still on wobbly legs! Can Innouhe finish him?
Sagat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sagat seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Innouhe moves away.
Innouhe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sagat swinging wildly here.
Innouhe throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Innouhe.
Nice jab there from Innouhe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Innouhe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innouhe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Innouhe.
Innouhe throws a one two combo.
Innouhe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat lands a body shot.
Sagat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Innouhe.
A shot to the liver by Sagat. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Innouhe.
Innouhe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Innouhe.
Innouhe throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Innouhe dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Innouhe.
Innouhe looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innouhe.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Sagat cracks Innouhe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Innouhe connects with a jab.
Innouhe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagat needs to keep his hands up - Innouhe had a free shot at his head there.
Innouhe throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Innouhe.
Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of Innouhe's head.
Innouhe throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tong Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Innouhe at a distance.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
A right-left combo lands from Sagat.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Innouhe avoids them all with ease.
Innouhe misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Innouhe scores with a nice head shot.
Innouhe throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sagat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Innouhe doesn't seem bothered though.
Innouhe scores with a nice strike.
Innouhe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Innouhe.
Sagat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sagat takes a swing at Innouhe's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Innouhe swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Innouhe's head backwards.
Izzy Innouhe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Sagat does it's job there.
Innouhe throws a nice looking combination but Sagat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Sagat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sagat 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Sagat!
A very excited looking Tong Sagat 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 4035 p4p, 3785 weight class) and Fred Hoyle (ranked 511 p4p, 488 weight class). Doe's entrance music is Beastie Boys - Gratitude. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that John Doe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Doe 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Hoyle!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe swings widly with a right hand
and Hoyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoyle scores with a punch to the head.
Hoyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doe scores with a jab.
Hoyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoyle's coach down at Monkey Magic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoyle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoyle.
A punch lands to the side of Doe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoyle scores with a body shot.
Hoyle lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doe shoots in but Hoyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Hoyle.
Hoyle walks into a straight right hand from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoyle is looking for the big counter here.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoyle is just out of range.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe staying out of range there.
Donk. Doe catches Hoyle right on the button with a cross.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe slips under a jab.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Hoyle moved out of range nicely.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoyle throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Fred Hoyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe misses with a hook
and Hoyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoyle looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doe blocks a jab.
Hoyle throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Doe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Hoyle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doe up against the cage.
Doe trying to control the position but instead, Hoyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doe into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe looking for a takedown.
Hoyle gets underhooks to prevent Doe's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoyle digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
Hoyle slows down the pace here.
Hoyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Hoyle.
Hoyle throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoyle.
Hoyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doe staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hoyle misses.
Doe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hoyle misses.
Hoyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe moves forwards but Hoyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doe is rocked!
A big right from Hoyle misses.
Hoyle lands a really nice looking cross but Doe seems unphased.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoyle looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
Hoyle throws a pinpoint strike between Doe's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Doe crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hoyle scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Hoyle!
Fred Hoyle 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Diaz (ranked 3405 p4p, 3416 weight class) and Kai Read (ranked 344 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Read!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Read gets a clinch.
Read looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Read successfully pulls guard.
Read is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Read throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Read has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Read actively working from the bottom here.
Read looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Read actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Read manages to get to full guard.
Read looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
Read looking for submissions off his back.
Read trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Read 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.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Read actively working from the bottom here.
Read has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Diaz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Diaz!
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Read is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Read is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Read tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz controls the position.
Diaz gets to mount! Read was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Read wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Read is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Read is looking for a sweep.
Guillermo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Read is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Read can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Read tries to escape the position.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Read breaks Diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Read missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Read preventing the sweep.
Read tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read with a flurry of punches that miss.
Read passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Read is keeping busy.
Read sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz keeping control of the position.
Read is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Read seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Read has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Read tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Read is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kai Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Read tries to clinch up.
As Read tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Read manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz throws a jab when Read was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Read moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Read's brow.
Read blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Read blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Read gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Read will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Read working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Read working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Read doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Read actively working from the bottom here.
Read with the active half guard here but Diaz passes nicely into side control.
Kai Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz gets to mount! Read was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Read is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Read looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Diaz controls the position.
Read tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is still trying to improve position.
Read is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Read tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diaz wants to control the pace but Read is squirming around nicely.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Read is in real trouble.
Read rolls, trying to escape but Diaz keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Read do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Read rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Read actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Read!
Read looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Guillermo Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Read manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Fletcher (ranked 3280 p4p, 3271 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 426 p4p, 424 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: God Gave Me Style. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fletcher throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones feints and then cracks Fletcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fletcher down.
Fletcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fletcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A punch combination from Fletcher misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fletcher.
Fletcher slips a jab from Jones.
Fletcher lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Fletcher thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
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 combination from Fletcher does no damage.
Fletcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right-left combo lands from Fletcher.
Jones is rocked!
Jones get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Jones stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Fletcher runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Fletcher!
Joe Fletcher gave a mention to Monkey Business in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Jon Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reese Rumbalo (ranked 3016 p4p, 2851 weight class) and Frank Costello (ranked 419 p4p, 402 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Costello!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello throws a nice looking combination but Rumbalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rumbalo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Costello throws a hook but Rumbalo avoids it easily.
Costello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rumbalo misses with the combination.
Rumbalo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costello checks it well.
Costello clobbers Rumbalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rumbalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rumbalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumbalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rumbalo lands with a nice body kick.
Costello defending well as Rumbalo loads up on a big left hand.
Costello lands a nice shot that snaps Rumbalo's head back.
Costello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costello throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumbalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rumbalo wants to land a leg kick but Costello is out of range.
Costello avoids the body shot from Rumbalo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumbalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumbalo throws a leg kick
and Costello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rumbalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rumbalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumbalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumbalo misses with a punch to the body.
Costello blocks an uppercut.
Costello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Rumbalo tenderised Costello's leg. Costello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumbalo throws a sloppy head kick and Costello moves out of range easily.
Costello unleashes a big counter combination but Rumbalo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rumbalo throws a sloppy head kick and Costello moves out of range easily.
Costello scores with a one two! Rumbalo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Costello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumbalo 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.
Costello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumbalo takes a swing at Costello's ribcage but misses.
Costello swings for the body but Rumbalo moves out of range.
A jab from Rumbalo misses.
Rumbalo throws a lazy head kick
and Costello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumbalo has managed to clinch.
Costello wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costello wants to break free but Rumbalo has control.
Costello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rumbalo avoiding damage as Costello throws knees to the body.
Costello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rumbalo trying to control the position but instead, Costello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rumbalo into the cage.
Costello lands an uppercut.
Rumbalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Costello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costello is trying to break the clinch but Rumbalo is controlling him.
Rumbalo blocks an uppercut.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch.
Costello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rumbalo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Costello throws a hook but Rumbalo avoids it easily.
Rumbalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costello's head.
Good shot there by Rumbalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Costello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumbalo.
Costello misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Costello.
Rumbalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rumbalo defending well as Costello loads up on a big left hand.
Costello keeps the fight on the outside.
Costello doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Rumbalo misses.
Rumbalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costello's sensitive parts.
Costello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rumbalo wants to clinch.
Rumbalo walks into a stiff left hand from Costello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costello.
Rumbalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rumbalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costello counters with a left and a right that stings Rumbalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costello ducks under a wild hook from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rumbalo throws a nice looking combination but Costello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costello lunges at Rumbalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rumbalo's hand.
Costello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rumbalo misses with a low kick as Costello jumps back.
Costello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Costello stalks Rumbalo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rumbalo's face. Rumbalo staggers backwards, shaken.
Costello looks winded!
Costello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rumbalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Costello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumbalo lands with a kick to the temple. Costello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rumbalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Costello is out of range and Rumbalo settles back down.
Rumbalo scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reese Rumbalo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rumbalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Costello looks to land a left hand but Rumbalo moved out of range nicely.
Rumbalo dodges the punch combination from Costello.
Rumbalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costello manages to avoid it.
Costello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rumbalo finds it's way round the side to connect with Costello's head.
Costello misses with a double jab.
Rumbalo avoids the body shot from Costello.
The fighters circling - Costello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumbalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Costello fails to land with a series of punches.
Costello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank Costello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costello avoids a kick to the body.
Costello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo takes a swing at Costello's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumbalo swings for the body but Costello moves out of range.
Costello looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumbalo is just out of range.
Rumbalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costello is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumbalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Costello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumbalo moves away.
Rumbalo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rumbalo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rumbalo lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Costello controls his hands.
Rumbalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rumbalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Costello tries to break the clinch but Rumbalo is controlling the position.
Costello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rumbalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumbalo taking a breather.
Rumbalo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Costello up against the cage.
Rumbalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rumbalo fails to land.
Rumbalo lands a body punch.
Rumbalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch.
Rumbalo swings widly with a right hand
and Costello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumbalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costello manages to avoid it.
Rumbalo tries to land a leg kick but Costello saw it coming and moves away.
Costello let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rumbalo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Costello to counter with a crisp jab.
Costello defending well as Rumbalo loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Costello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rumbalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Costello is able to avoid easily.
Rumbalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello tries to move into range but Rumbalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reese Rumbalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rumbalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumbalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costello.
Rumbalo lands a nice hook to Costello's body. Costello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rumbalo.
A cross from Rumbalo lands.
Rumbalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rumbalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costello.
Rumbalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costello's head.
Costello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumbalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumbalo lands a jab-cross combination.
Rumbalo swings for the body but Costello moves out of range.
A slow jab from Costello misses its intended target.
Rumbalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Rumbalo misses.
Rumbalo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rumbalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rumbalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costello.
Reese Rumbalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumbalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rumbalo digs a good hook to Costello's body.
Costello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rumbalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Costello throws a lazy right hand but Rumbalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumbalo wants to slow Costello down by chopping away at his legs.
Costello throws a body punch but Rumbalo moves out of range.
Costello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Rumbalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumbalo lands a glancing blow to the side of Costello's head.
Costello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Rumbalo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rumbalo connects with a right hand. Costello shakes it off.
Costello moves out of range of the strikes.
Costello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo dodges the punch combination from Costello.
Rumbalo tries to work over Costello's front leg with a kick but Costello checks it.
Rumbalo connects with a looping right hand.
Costello takes one on the button.
Costello is rocked!
Costello blocks a head kick by Rumbalo.
Costello is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumbalo finish him?
The fighters circling - Rumbalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costello seems to have recovered his senses.
Costello throws a series of punches but Rumbalo avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costello misses with an uppercut
and Rumbalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rumbalo moves out of range as Costello strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumbalo. Costello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumbalo feints and then cracks Costello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costello down.
A punch lands to the side of Costello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Costello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Rumbalo finds it's way through Costello's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumbalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costello manages to avoid it.
Rumbalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rumbalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Costello.
Rumbalo slips under a jab.
Costello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rumbalo misses with a low kick as Costello jumps back.
Rumbalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Costello circles away.
Costello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costello walks into a left hand.
Rumbalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumbalo clinches up with Costello and pushes him back against the cage.
Rumbalo breaks from the clinch.
Costello blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costello clobbers Rumbalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rumbalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costello was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumbalo.
Frank Costello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo throws a leg kick that misses.
Rumbalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costello can do to turn this around?
Rumbalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Costello throws a hook but Rumbalo blocks it.
Costello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rumbalo misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rumbalo throws a shot from downtown. Costello moves away and avoids it.
Costello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rumbalo lands with a good body shot.
Costello swinging wildly here.
Costello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rumbalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Costello should have avoided that one.
Costello avoids a kick to the body.
Rumbalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costello's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rumbalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Costello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costello avoids the head kick by Rumbalo.
Rumbalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rumbalo defending well as Costello loads up on a big left hand.
Rumbalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rumbalo thuds his right hand into Costello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costello misses with an uppercut. Rumbalo saw that one coming.
Rumbalo takes a swing at Costello's ribcage but misses.
Rumbalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costello was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumbalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costello was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumbalo.
Costello swings for the body but Rumbalo moves out of range.
Rumbalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Costello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumbalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Costello.
Rumbalo clinches up with Costello and pushes him back against the cage.
Costello takes a shot to the head.
Reese Rumbalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costello is trying to break the clinch but Rumbalo is controlling him.
Costello swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumbalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costello blocks a body shot from Rumbalo.
Costello breaks the clinch.
Costello walks into a stiff left hand from Rumbalo.
Rumbalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costello catches Rumbalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumbalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rumbalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reese Rumbalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rumbalo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reese Rumbalo!
Reese Rumbalo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sensai Kuragi (ranked 2643 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 376 p4p, 378 weight class). Daniel Barbosa 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sensai Kuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuragi has his takedown stuffed
and Barbosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuragi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barbosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Kuragi is keeping the position.
Barbosa trying to control but Kuragi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuragi's guard.
Kuragi is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuragi actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
Barbosa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kuragi keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Kuragi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barbosa won't allow Kuragi to sweep him here.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuragi has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbosa pushing down on Kuragi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kuragi wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Kuragi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa content to control rather than advance.
Kuragi is pressing down on Barbosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa advances to half guard.
Barbosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuragi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kuragi wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuragi is just riding it out for now. Barbosa eventually gives up the hold.
Kuragi tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuragi wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Barbosa is keen to just control but Kuragi is a slippery customer.
Barbosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuragi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuragi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barbosa passes Kuragi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuragi is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuragi fails with the takedown.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuragi defends it well.
Kuragi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuragi lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuragi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuragi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuragi wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Kuragi defends easily.
Kuragi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuragi trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa seems keen to control Kuragi's posture.
Kuragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbosa is on top in guard.
Kuragi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kuragi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barbosa has Kuragi in his guard.
Kuragi trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuragi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuragi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Kuragi from controlling successfully.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuragi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuragi is one step ahead there.
Kuragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuragi is aware though and is defending well.
Kuragi wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.
Kuragi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuragi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuragi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuragi wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuragi manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kuragi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Kuragi sprawls well.
As Barbosa tries to get set, Kuragi tries to push him back and clinch up but Barbosa manages to avoid the attempt.
Kuragi drives through with a takedown into Barbosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Kuragi from controlling successfully.
Kuragi preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuragi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuragi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kuragi wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuragi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barbosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuragi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuragi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Kuragi controlling him for the moment.
Sensai Kuragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuragi wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Kuragi tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
Kuragi is pushing down on Barbosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barbosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuragi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuragi trying to control from Barbosa's half guard. Barbosa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Daniel Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuragi wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Kuragi preventing the sweep.
Kuragi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barbosa is not content to let Kuragi control the position.
Kuragi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuragi wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa tries to improve position but can't.
Barbosa manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Kuragi keeps him under control.
Kuragi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuragi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuragi's back!
Barbosa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Barbosa tightening his grip on Kuragi, looking for the choke.
Barbosa gets his hands free as Kuragi looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sensai Kuragi.
Well Barbosa 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon McClane (ranked 2545 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Ricardo Da Silva Jr (ranked 331 p4p, 345 weight class). McClane comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricardo Da Silva Jr enters the cage!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
McClane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Silva Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McClane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Da Silva Jr in his tracks.
Da Silva Jr throws a body punch but McClane moves out of range.
McClane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McClane tries to work over Da Silva Jr's front leg with a kick but Da Silva Jr checks it.
Da Silva Jr dodges the punch combination from McClane.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McClane, as that shot connected.
McClane lands a left and a right that send Da Silva Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. McClane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Da Silva Jr is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Da Silva Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva Jr throws out the jab.
Da Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like McClane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McClane misses with an uppercut. Da Silva Jr saw that one coming.
Da Silva Jr connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva Jr moves away and avoids it.
McClane is looking to land body kicks.
Da Silva Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Da Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Da Silva Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McClane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McClane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva Jr digs a right hand underneath McClane's ribcage. McClane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
McClane is breathing heavily.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane wants to break free but Da Silva Jr has control.
Da Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
I was talking to McClane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
Da Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
McClane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McClane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Da Silva Jr cracks McClane with a nice body shot.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McClane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a body shot.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
McClane prevents a body shot from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Da Silva Jr.
McClane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
Da Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Silva Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
Da Silva Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Silva Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
A hook to the body from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Da Silva Jr back against the cage.
Da Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McClane or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
Da Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Da Silva Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Da Silva Jr's cut.
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.
Da Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. McClane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McClane misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
McClane misses with a double jab.
A big left from Da Silva Jr misses.
Da Silva Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva Jr.
McClane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McClane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McClane blocks a jab.
McClane throws a leg kick but Da Silva Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Da Silva Jr wants to clinch.
McClane throwing a counter right hand but Da Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Jr looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
Leon McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Da Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McClane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva Jr is looking to clinch.
Da Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but McClane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McClane is looking for a counter combo.
Da Silva Jr slips a jab and a cross from McClane.
Da Silva Jr tries to clinch but McClane moves out of range.
Da Silva Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Da Silva Jr clinches up against the cage.
McClane wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva Jr won't allow it.
McClane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Da Silva Jr - that landed with a thud.
Da Silva Jr is leaning against McClane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Da Silva Jr.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
McClane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McClane prevents a body shot from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva Jr lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Da Silva Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McClane is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva Jr has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr digs a right hand underneath McClane's ribcage. McClane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McClane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Da Silva Jr back against the cage.
McClane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Silva Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva Jr lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
Da Silva Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva Jr digs a right hand into McClane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McClane's gas tank.
Da Silva Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McClanes head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Da Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Da Silva Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McClane misses with an uppercut. Da Silva Jr saw that one coming.
McClane fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva Jr throws a hook but McClane blocks it.
McClane circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McClane misses the target.
Da Silva Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
McClane scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from McClane.
Da Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McClane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. McClane moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McClane lands a glancing blow to the side of Da Silva Jr's head.
Da Silva Jr tries to clinch up.
Da Silva Jr takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook. McClane ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva Jr drives through and clinches with McClane against the cage.
Da Silva Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McClane tries to break free but Da Silva Jr pushes him back against the cage.
McClane tries a body shot but Da Silva Jr blocks it.
McClane wants to break free but Da Silva Jr has control.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
McClane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva Jr prevents McClane from breaking the clinch.
McClane misses with a body punch.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McClane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva Jr pushes McClane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leon McClane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McClanes head.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
McClane is trying to break free.
Da Silva Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Da Silva Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva Jr cracks McClane with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
McClane tries a body shot but Da Silva Jr blocks it.
Da Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands an uppercut.
McClane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr is leaning against McClane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. McClane won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Da Silva Jr.
A short right from Da Silva Jr on the inside.
Da Silva Jr missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva Jr gets through McClane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva Jr.
McClane working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr working McClane over with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Da Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Da Silva Jr 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
In defeat, Leon McClane stepped up to the mic, saying 'was fun while it lasted... hell, he's one tough, one-trick pony.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Sergius (ranked 2539 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Mac Anudo (ranked 336 p4p, 379 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Sergius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mac Anudo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anudo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anudo lands a slapping body shot.
Anudo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anudo lands a jab to Sergius's midsection.
Sergius gets a clinch.
Sergius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sergius missing with knees to the body.
Sergius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sergius lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mac Anudo has been cut.
Sergius pushes Anudo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sergius has Anudo pressed against the cage, preventing Anudo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sergius controlling the action here for a moment.
Anudo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sergius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sergius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anudo defending well as Sergius loads up on a big left hand.
Sergio Sergius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sergius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anudo.
Anudo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sergius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anudo dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anudo lands a few punches from side control.
Sergius looking for a sweep but Anudo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sergius is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anudo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Anudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mac Anudo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bradbury (ranked 2419 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 314 p4p, 312 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Bradbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradbury scores with a jab to the body.
Bradbury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caruga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caruga needs to keep his hands up - Bradbury had a free shot at his head there.
Bradbury sizes up Caruga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradbury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caruga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradbury defends it well.
Bradbury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bradbury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caruga shoots in but Bradbury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caruga throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruga ducks under a wild hook from Bradbury.
Bradbury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradbury connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradbury lands a nice hook to Caruga's body. Caruga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradbury throws a combination. Caruga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caruga misses with a body shot
and Caruga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caruga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caruga is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradbury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga throws a body punch but Bradbury moves out of range.
Bradbury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caruga misses with a takedown
and Bradbury counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradbury has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Magic in the buildup to the fight.
Ray Bradbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Caruga.
Caruga fails with the takedown
and Bradbury counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradbury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradbury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caruga.
A little feinted left hand from Bradbury on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradbury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck for Caruga with that takedown attempt.
Bradbury looks to land a right hand but Caruga moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradbury's waist but Bradbury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caruga off to one side.
Caruga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bradbury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caruga misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caruga.
Caruga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradbury.
Caruga with the counter takedown but Bradbury avoids it easily.
Bradbury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradbury loads up on a big right hand but Caruga slips the punch.
Caruga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bradbury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Caruga throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradbury counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bradbury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradbury counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevo Caruga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradbury.
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 right-left combo lands from Bradbury.
Bradbury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ray Bradbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradbury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradbury misses with a looping right.
Caruga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bradbury's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradbury working a defensive guard here.
Caruga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradbury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bradbury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bradbury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caruga was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradbury.
Bradbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caruga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradbury did well to prevent Caruga getting side control.
Bradbury is looking for a sweep. Caruga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bradbury wants to get back to his feet.
Caruga in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bradbury tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Caruga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stevo Caruga!
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