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CFC 497: Mataitai v Chestner PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 4871 p4p, 4898 weight class) and Edge Loader (ranked 165 p4p, 166 weight class). Loader is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edge Loader!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a body shot.
Loader clinches up against the cage.
Loader gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Joe regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loader stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Joe throws up his legs and catches Loader in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Loader tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Joe! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Buddah Joe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 2220 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 299 p4p, 580 weight class). Cannabino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch there but Cannabino circles away.
Cannabino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino pushes Bizihwaeile up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannabino can't break the clinch.
Cannabino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cannabino breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile clinches up with Cannabino and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Cannabino controls the action.
Cannabino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rage Training in the buildup to the fight.
Cannabino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Cannabino is having none of it.
Bizihwaeile clinches.
Bizihwaeile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Bizihwaeile throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cannabino avoids it.
Cannabino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bizihwaeile finds it's way through Cannabino's defenses.
 It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannabino throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile darts in trying to clinch
and Cannabino counters with a left and a right that stings Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizihwaeile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cannabino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bizihwaeile moves into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to work over Cannabino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizihwaeile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bizihwaeile trying to control the position but instead, Cannabino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bizihwaeile into the cage.
Cannabino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino misses with the combination.
Bizihwaeile moves in looking to clinch but Cannabino pushes him off.
Bizihwaeile blocks a head kick by Cannabino.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Cannabino circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Cannabino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch
and Cannabino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannabino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Cannabino is having none of it.
Cannabino keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile moves to clinch but Cannabino breaks away
and Cannabino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannabino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannabino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and clinches.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch.
Cannabino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Cannabino keeps it at a distance.
Cannabino throws a series of punches but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Cannabino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannabino circles away.
Bizihwaeile rushes Cannabino and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage.
Cannabino prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino lands a high kick!
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cannabino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and pushes Cannabino back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannabino working hard to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Cannabino tries to circle away but Bizihwaeile has him pinned against the cage.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Bizihwaeile trying to stall but Cannabino improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up
and Cannabino counters with a series of strikes. Bizihwaeile will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannabino tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Cannabino blocks it.
Bizihwaeile has Cannabino pressed against the cage, preventing Cannabino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cannabino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino wants to break free but Bizihwaeile has control.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cannabino pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cannabino is trying to push Bizihwaeile away but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cannabino's efforts to push away.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch but Cannabino is avoiding it.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannabino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile gets tackled into the cage by Cannabino. Cannabino maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cannabino wants to break free but Bizihwaeile has control.
Cannabino wants to get back to striking at distance but Bizihwaeile won't allow it.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cannabino up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cannabino tries to break free but Bizihwaeile pushes him back against the cage.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannabino is trying to push Bizihwaeile away but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannabino circles away.
Bizihwaeile scoring well with a low kick there.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile looks to clinch
and Cannabino counters with a left and a right that stings Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Cannabino keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile blocks a head kick by Cannabino.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile moves into the clinch successfully.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up.
Cannabino keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch.
Cannabino unleashes a big counter combination but Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino throws a head kick but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Cannabino thumps Bizihwaeile with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance but Cannabino moves to the side
and Cannabino counters with a series of strikes. Bizihwaeile will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bizihwaeile takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bizihwaeile clinches with his opponent.
Bizihwaeile pushes Cannabino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cannabino is trying to force a seperation but Bizihwaeile has the dominant position.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Cannabino looking to slow down the pace here.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Bizihwaeile keeps control of Cannabino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cannabino is trying to maintain a safe position but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns Cannabino into the cage.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Bizihwaeile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannabino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Cannabino.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch
and Cannabino counters with a one-two to the body.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannabino circles away.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch
and Cannabino counters with a nice leg kick.
Cannabino closes the distance and clinches.
Cannabino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannabino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cannabino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannabino misses with a series of wild punches.
As Cannabino backs away, Bizihwaeile returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
That's time! Bizihwaeile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Cannabino scores with a four punch combination!
Cannabino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannabino shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannabino gets a clinch.
Cannabino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bizihwaeile trying to control the position but instead, Cannabino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bizihwaeile into the cage.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannabino walks into a left hand.
Bizihwaeile walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cannabino fakes the leg kick and cracks Bizihwaeile in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Bizihwaeile is looking to counter punch.
Cannabino throws a sloppy head kick and Bizihwaeile moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Cannabino keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch but Cannabino is avoiding it.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaeile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannabino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Cannabino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bizihwaeile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannabino keeps the fight on the outside.
Cannabino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bizihwaeile back to the cage. Cannabino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cannabino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Cannabino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannabino unleashes a big counter combination but Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cannabino rushes Bizihwaeile and presses him up against the cage.
Cannabino has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino throws a sloppy head kick and Bizihwaeile moves out of range easily.
Cannabino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile rushes Cannabino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
Cannabino prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Cannabino breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch.
Cannabino swats away the attempt to clinch by Bizihwaeile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannabino keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch but Cannabino is avoiding it.
Cannabino moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile is looking to control Cannabino's arms but Cannabino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bizihwaeile has his back to the cage.
Cannabino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage.
Cannabino is trying to break free.
Cannabino prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries to stall but Cannabino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bizihwaeile lands a shot to the body.
Cannabino can't break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino wants to break free but Bizihwaeile has control.
Bizihwaeile will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cannabino up against the cage.
Bizihwaeile leaning against his opponent.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Cannabino blocks it.
Emporio Cannabino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up
and Cannabino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bizihwaeile thinking.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannabino circles away.
Cannabino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannabino throws a nice looking combination but Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bizihwaeile is looking to counter punch.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cannabino 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
A relieved looking Emporio Cannabino thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zygmunt Krol (ranked 2075 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 284 p4p, 294 weight class). Krol comes into the arena with Hammer Smashed Face Live blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Meltdown Miettinen has been cut.
Krol tries to keep at a distance but Miettinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krol presses Miettinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krol swings wildly with an uppercut but Miettinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krol misses with a punch on the inside.
Krol presses Miettinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miettinen.
Krol misses with the head strike.
Krol misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Krol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krol lands a body punch.
Miettinen looks winded!
Krol misses with a punch to the body.
Krol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krol working aggressively here.
Krol lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Krol.
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!
Krol digs a right hand into Miettinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miettinen's gas tank.
Krol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krol throws a sloppy head kick
and Miettinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Krol. Beautiful body shot.
Miettinen ducks right into an uppercut from Krol.
Krol scores with the left hand. Miettinen knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Meltdown Miettinen's cut even more.
Krol misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Miettinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Krol throws a lazy head kick
and Miettinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miettinen.
Krol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miettinen with a nice calf kick.
Miettinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol tries a head kick but it misses.
Whack! Krol lands a heavy head kick that drops Miettinen. The ref tackles Krol to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Miettinen was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zygmunt Krol!
During a confident post fight interview, Zygmunt Krol thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 2358 p4p, 2395 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 312 p4p, 319 weight class). Thiago Araujo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neville Southall's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southall tries to sprawl but Araujo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Southall trying to hold on to Araujo's head to control him but Araujo postures up.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Rio inform me that Araujo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Southall lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Araujo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Southall could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Araujo has cracked it and Southall is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Araujo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Araujo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Macker (ranked 1961 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 275 p4p, 286 weight class). The key to victory for Dan Macker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Macker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macker throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macker blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Macker misses with a straight right.
Macker misses with a straight left.
Silva clobbers Macker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a jab when Macker was well out of range.
Macker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Macker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Macker moved out of range.
Macker misses with a two punch combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Macker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Macker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Macker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Macker.
Macker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macker misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Macker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Macker moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Dan Macker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a leg kick
and Macker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Macker, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Macker against the cage but Macker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Macker misses with a jab to the body
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macker throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Macker throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Macker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Macker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Macker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macker is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macker is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva looking to control but Macker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Macker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Macker is looking to get to half guard.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Macker tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Macker is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Macker is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva prevents Macker from getting the reversal.
My spies in Iron Sharpens Iron inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Macker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Macker looks a forlorn figure.
Macker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Macker misses.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Macker misses the target.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Macker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Macker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva scores with a one two! Macker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Macker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Macker.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Macker misses its target.
Macker misses the shot to the body.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Macker, which made it look bad.
Dan Macker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Macker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Macker's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva postures up in Macker's guard and throws a big left but Macker blocks it.
Macker keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Macker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macker looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Macker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Macker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Macker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Macker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Macker throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Macker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Macker to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Macker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position but Macker is working away.
Macker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Macker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Macker!
Silva looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Macker misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Macker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Macker rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva throws a right and a left that Macker avoids nicely.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Macker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Macker.
Silva shoots and misses
and Macker counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Silva down! Macker is looking to finish but Silva is intelligently defending himself.
 Silva is rocked!
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!
Macker stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Macker finish him?
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macker advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macker controlling from mount.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Macker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Macker's body position as best he can.
Macker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Macker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Dan Macker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Macker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rickson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Macker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Macker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Macker's head.
Macker is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Macker is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Macker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rickson Silva 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Macker is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Macker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva!
Our winner, Rickson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nethyn Valno (ranked 1332 p4p, 1767 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 196 p4p, 256 weight class). Valno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue Ice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nethyn Valno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valno connects with a body shot.
Valno throws out a loose jab but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valno throws a body punch but Neves moves out of range.
Neves tries to counter with a clinch but Valno shakes him off and moves away.
Valno throws a nice looking combination but Neves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valno lands with a good body shot.
Valno throws the kick towards the body but Neves avoids it.
Valno lands with a shot to the body.
Valno misses with a jab to the body
and Neves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neves.
Neves lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Valno.
A shot in the inside from Valno.
Neves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valno after a bit of a struggle.
Valno cracks Neves with a nice body shot.
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!
Valno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves lands a left hand.
I was talking to Valno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Neves.
Valno tries to work over Neves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valno tries to throw a body punch but Neves avoids it by throwing Valno back against the cage.
Valno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valno blocks an uppercut.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves throws a head punch that misses.
Neves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valno struggles to land a body shot inside as Neves controls his hands.
Valno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valno manages to break the clinch.
Valno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Nethyn Valno has been cut.
Valno jabs Neves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neves's head.
Valno lands a jab.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neves was well out of range. Poor timing from Valno.
Neves wants to counter with a clinch but Valno pushes him away.
Valno connects with a body shot.
Neves misses with a two punch combination.
Valno looks to throw a body kick
and Neves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neves clinches with his opponent.
Valno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valnos head.
Valno can't find room to land a body shot as Neves controls the action.
Valno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neves swings wildly with an uppercut but Valno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valno lands a hook that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
A right hand to the body from Valno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valno.
Valno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neves.
Valno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valno to score with a decent uppercut.
Neves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valno connects with a right hand. Neves shakes it off.
Valno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valno.
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!
Valno looks to land a combination but Neves avoids it well.
Neves feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valno lands with a hook. Neves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Valno jabs Neves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Valno there.
Neves walks into a stiff left hand from Valno.
Valno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Valno. Neves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neves wants to counter the offense by Valno and move into the clinch position.
Valno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neves wants to clinch.
Valno throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nethyn Valno dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Valno misses
letting Neves counter with a right hand.
Valno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Neves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valno lands a jab to Neves's midsection.
Neves tries to clinch but Valno is having none of it.
Valno connects with the punch.
Valno misses with a wild combination.
Neves wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Valno as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves walks into a jab.
Neves throws a big shot that misses.
Valno misses with a wild body shot.
Valno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
Neves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Valno.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Valno finds it's way through Neves's defenses.
Valno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neves's head.
Neves tries to move into range but Valno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neves is looking to clinch.
Neves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neves instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neves misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Valno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Neves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valno breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valno. Neves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valno throws a shot from downtown. Neves moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Neves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neves.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nethyn Valno!
An out of breath Nethyn Valno thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1147 p4p, 1061 weight class) and Dingleberry Jones (ranked 134 p4p, 122 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Hell Yeah. Dingleberry Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guilherme Goncalves's chin.
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148
15 - 14 - 0 |
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Goncalves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goncalves scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones digs a good body shot into Goncalves's ribs.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Goncalves misses the target.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
enabling Goncalves to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goncalves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goncalves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goncalves blocks a jab.
No joy there for Goncalves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Goncalves moved away.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goncalves.
Goncalves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goncalves scores with a head kick.
Goncalves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Goncalves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Goncalves scores with a four punch combination!
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Goncalves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Goncalves misses.
Goncalves scores with a punch to the head.
Goncalves misses with a head kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones blocks a head kick by Goncalves.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones punishes Goncalves's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goncalves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goncalves throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Goncalves lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goncalves tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Goncalves is just out of range.
Goncalves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Goncalves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Goncalves's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Jones falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
Guilherme Goncalves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 684 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 101 p4p, 148 weight class). James Gregor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 32 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gregor misses.
Gregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor misses with a straight right.
Gregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
Gregor misses with the combination.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckham Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Beckham Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beckham Jr throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Beckham Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregor to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckham Jr feints a jab promting Gregor to slip. Beckham Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gregor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with a double jab.
Gregor connects with a jab.
Gregor takes one to the side of the head.
Beckham Jr throws a jab when Gregor was well out of range.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Gregor steps away.
Gregor drops Beckham Jr with a left and a right! Oh, Beckham Jr is hurt - Gregor dives into side control looking to finish!
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!
Gregor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Gregor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Beckham Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beckham Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gregor's best efforts.
Gregor wants to pass the guard but Beckham Jr is defending well.
Beckham Jr gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr pulls Gregor in to control the position.
Gregor with a nice head shot there.
Beckham Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gregor is one step ahead there.
Gregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckham Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregor stopping the sweep attempt from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gregor's guard.
Gregor keeping full guard, as Beckham Jr tries to pass.
Gregor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckham Jr controlling the position well.
Beckham Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gregor.
Beckham Jr is doing well to control the position and prevent Gregor from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor working over Beckham Jr with some ground and pound. Beckham Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That has opened up Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut even more.
Gregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gregor throwing shots but Beckham Jr is blocking nicely.
Beckham Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gregor is pressing down on Beckham Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beckham Jr is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gregor looks to land a strike but Beckham Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beckham Jr is pulling down on Gregor's head. It's preventing any offense from Gregor, at least for the moment.
Gregor wants to control from the top but Beckham Jr keeps moving.
Gregor throwing strikes from guard but Beckham Jr blocks nicely.
Gregor throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gregor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gregor catches Beckham Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beckham Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beckham Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beckham Jr tried to score with a low kick but Gregor checks it.
It looked like Gregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gregor 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.
The cut above Beaudell Beckham Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch combination from Beckham Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham Jr lands with a straight right. Gregor didn't see that one coming.
Gregor misses with a two punch combination.
Gregor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gregor throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Beckham Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gregor throws a right and a left that Beckham Jr avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Gregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor walks into a straight right hand from Beckham Jr.
Gregor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr throws a jab when Gregor was well out of range.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Beckham Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregor throws a hook but Beckham Jr avoids it easily.
Jab from Beckham Jr.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Beckham Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckham Jr manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Beckham Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beaudell Beckham Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor swings for the body but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Gregor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beckham Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gregor.
Beckham Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gregor's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gregor looks to land a strike but Beckham Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gregor throws a big elbow that misses.
Gregor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckham Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gregor.
Gregor looking to sit in guard and control but Beckham Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beckham Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beckham Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wriggles free and stands up.
Gregor misses the jab.
Beckham Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Beckham Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beckham Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckham Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gregor dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beckham Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckham Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gregor stuns Beckham Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gregor misses with a double jab.
Gregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beckham Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Beckham Jr throws a nice looking combination but Gregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beckham Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Gregor manages to duck under it in time.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregor tries to bum rush Beckham Jr with a series of wild strikes but Beckham Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor takes one to the chin there.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Beckham Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Gregor seems unphased.
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckham Jr can do to turn this around?
Beckham Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregor.
Gregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckham Jr throws a leg kick but Gregor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Beckham Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregor doesn't seem phased though.
James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckham Jr.
James Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beckham Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Gregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckham Jr manages to avoid it.
Gregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham Jr throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Beckham Jr misses the target.
Gregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beckham Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregor.
Gregor throws a big counter combination but Beckham Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
A leg kick checked by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gregor moves away and avoids it.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Beckham Jr avoids them all with ease.
Beckham Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from Beckham Jr misses the target.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Beckham Jr staying out of range there.
Beckham Jr connects with a high kick.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckham Jr.
A swing and a miss from Gregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beaudell Beckham Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Beckham Jr slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Gregor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregor slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Gregor.
Beckham Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beckham Jr avoids the body shot from Gregor.
Gregor throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James Gregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckham Jr tried to score with a low kick but Gregor checks it.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
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 James Gregor.
Well Gregor 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Gregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between White Rain (ranked 514 p4p, 186 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 77 p4p, 26 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a head kick but Urameshi moves out of range.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Urameshi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Urameshi works the jab nicely.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain throws a leg kick but Urameshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi blocks a leg kick.
Urameshi checks a low kick from Rain.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Rain moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Rain tries to score with a low kick but Urameshi moves his leg out of the way.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Urameshi.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Rain throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain moves in looking to clinch but Urameshi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Rain lands with a nice body kick.
Rain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rain throws a low kick but Urameshi avoids it.
Urameshi moves forwards but Rain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urameshi.
Rain misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Urameshi throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain tries to land a leg kick but Urameshi saw it coming and moves away.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
Rain scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain slips under a jab.
Rain misses with a combination
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rain throws a nice head kick!
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain throws a leg kick which misses Urameshi's front leg but catches the back leg as Urameshi tries to avoid it.
Rain throws a front kick aimed at Urameshi's knee but Urameshi avoids it well.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Rain misses.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain is looking to slow Urameshi down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Rain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rain throws a low kick but Urameshi avoids it.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain thumps Urameshi with a low kick.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain blocks a jab.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by Rain.
Urameshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain is looking to chop away at Urameshi's legs.
Urameshi jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Rain.
A countering left hand to the body from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Rain gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Rain 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.
Rain throws a low kick but Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain walks into a jab.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Urameshi shrugs it off though.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urameshi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Urameshi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a low kick but Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Urameshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Rain.
Rain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain is looking to slow Urameshi down with leg kicks.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. Rain shakes it off.
Rain misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urameshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain motions for Urameshi to come forward. Rain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urameshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Urameshi down.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Urameshi blocks a leg kick.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urameshi, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Urameshi checks it.
Rain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rain misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urameshi walks into a left hand.
Rain throws a head kick but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Rain avoids them all with ease.
Rain misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a combination that misses
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Urameshi.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Urameshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Rain misses the jab.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain tries to clinch up
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Urameshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rain on the side of the head.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Urameshi looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Rain misses.
Rain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urameshi under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Urameshi misses.
Rain scores with a hook.
Rain tries to work over Urameshi's front leg with a kick but Urameshi checks it.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Rain slips a jab from Urameshi.
Rain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Urameshi takes a step back to recover.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Urameshi. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Urameshi blocks a low kick nicely.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urameshi.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Rain throws a wild body kick that Urameshi sees coming a mile off.
Urameshi throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Rain.
Rain throws a low kick but Urameshi moves out of range easily.
Urameshi punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Rain.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rain wants to slow Urameshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
Rain tries to work over Urameshi's front leg with a kick but Urameshi checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urameshi throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urameshi.
Rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urameshi swinging wildly here.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Urameshi thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi checks a low kick from Rain.
Rain motions for Urameshi to come forward. Rain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urameshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
Rain throws a front kick aimed at Urameshi's knee but Urameshi avoids it well.
Rain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urameshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rain scrambles back to his feet.
Rain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urameshi is able to avoid easily.
Urameshi 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.
Rain slips under a jab.
Urameshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Rain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Urameshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urameshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Urameshi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Urameshi blocks the body kick.
Urameshi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urameshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rain doesn't seem bothered though.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
Urameshi connects with a body shot.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urameshi 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 469 p4p, 613 weight class) and Brad Chestner (ranked 70 p4p, 91 weight class). Chestner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Bruiser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chestner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chestner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mataitai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chestner moves away from the strike by Mataitai.
A nice side step and Chestner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chestner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chestner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mataitai digs a good body shot into Chestner's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Mataitai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mataitai.
Chestner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Chestner is just out of range.
Mataitai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chestner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mataitai lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mataitai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chestner moves forwards but Mataitai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chestner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mataitai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chestner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chestner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chestner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mataitai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chestner.
Chestner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mataitai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chestner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mataitai misses with a hook
and Chestner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chestner throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai digs a good body shot into Chestner's ribs.
Chestner swings widly with a right hand
and Mataitai counters with a right hand to the body.
Chestner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mataitai counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mataitai. Chestner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mataitai looks to land a left hand but Chestner moved out of range nicely.
Mataitai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chestners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Mataitai. No joy for Chestner on that attempt.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Chestner.
Mataitai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chestner manages to avoid it.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Chestner is just out of range.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai ducks under a wild hook from Chestner.
Mataitai throws a body shot but no joy.
Mataitai is looking to wear down Chestner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mataitai misses with a right hand
and Chestner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mataitai throws a right and a left that Chestner avoids nicely.
Mataitai throws a right hand that Chestner ducks under and follows up with a left that Chestner also avoids with ease.
Mataitai misses with an uppercut
and Chestner counters with a straight right hand.
Mataitai connects with a right hand. Chestner shakes it off.
Mataitai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chestner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mataitai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mataitai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chestner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mataitai.
Chestner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Willy Mataitai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mataitai swings for the body but Chestner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mataitai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mataitai takes one on the button.
Chestner drops his shoulder and cracks Mataitai with a huge uppercut! Mataitai goes down! Can Chestner finish him?
 Mataitai is rocked!
Chestner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mataitai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Mataitai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mataitai seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chestner content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Mataitai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Mataitai'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.
Chestner lands with an overhand left.
Chestner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
Mataitai throws a lazy uppercut
and Chestner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mataitai misses with a lunging right hand
and Chestner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chestner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mataitai.
Chestner throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai throws a jab when Chestner was well out of range.
Mataitai misses with a wild body shot.
Chestner misses with a looping right.
Chestner moves away from the strike by Mataitai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner lunges at Mataitai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mataitai's hand.
Willy Mataitai's cut is getting worse.
Chestner lands a body shot.
Mataitai swings for the body but Chestner moves out of range.
Mataitai swinging wildly here.
Mataitai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mataitai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mataitai misses with an uppercut. Chestner saw that one coming.
Mataitai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chestner scores with a jab. Mataitai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
Mataitai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chestner moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mataitai misses the target.
Mataitai cracks Chestner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chestner jabs Mataitai right on the nose. Mataitai blinks but takes it well.
Chestner lands a nice looking body shot.
Mataitai lands a nice hook to Chestner's body. Chestner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chestner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mataitai. Chestner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chestner misses with a wild body shot.
Chestner lands a really nice looking cross but Mataitai seems unphased.
Willy Mataitai is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Chestner does no damage.
Mataitai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mataitai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mataitai lands.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chestner moves away.
Mataitai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chestner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mataitai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chestner throws out the jab.
Mataitai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mataitai.
Sloppy strikes from Mataitai. Those never looked like landing.
Mataitai lands a lovely overhand right.
Mataitai throws a series of punches but Chestner moves out of range.
Mataitai misses with a body shot
and Chestner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mataitai throws a looping overhand right but Chestner ducks down to avoid it.
Chestner rushes Mataitai and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner lands a hook that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
A short body shot lands from Chestner as the two fighters clinch.
Chestner misses with a punch to the body.
Chestner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataitai misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Mataitai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chestner lands an uppercut.
Chestner misses with the head strike.
Mataitai misses with an elbow strike.
Mataitai pushes off an throws an elbow but Chestner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Chestner.
Chestner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chestner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chestner blocks an uppercut.
Chestner misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mataitai.
It looks like Brad Chestner has been cut.
Chestner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chestner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mataitai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chestner can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chestner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chestner gets through Mataitai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chestner working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Chestner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mataitai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chestner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mataitai lands a jab.
Chestner shoots in but Mataitai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mataitai misses its target.
Mataitai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chestner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mataitai looks to land a left hand but Chestner moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai throws a body punch but Chestner moves out of range.
Chestner looks to land a right hand but Mataitai moved out of range.
Mataitai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mataitai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner swings for the body but Mataitai moves out of range.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
Chestner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mataitai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mataitai.
Chestner tries to clinch but Mataitai moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Mataitai - just one landing.
Chestner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chestner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chestner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mataitai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chestner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mataitai's hands.
Mataitai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chestner.
Chestner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Chestner.
Mataitai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mataitai lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chestner misses with a shot to the body
and Mataitai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mataitai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mataitai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chestner lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai throws a jab when Chestner was well out of range.
Chestner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mataitai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chestner finds it's way round the side to connect with Mataitai's head.
Willy Mataitai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chestner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chestner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chestner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mataitai lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Mataitai as he connects with a hook.
Chestner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chestner lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mataitai.
Chestner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chestner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willy Mataitai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Chestner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mataitai.
Chestner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mataitai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mataitai throws a body punch but Chestner moves out of range.
Mataitai throws a lazy uppercut
and Chestner counters with a nice body shot.
Mataitai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Chestner.
Mataitai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Mataitai misses.
Mataitai misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Chestner.
Mataitai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Mataitai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mataitai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Mataitai!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willy Mataitai thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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