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WVT 47: Motts v Melondov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3465 p4p, 3239 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 390 p4p, 379 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nouveau darts in looking for a takedown but Thai gets double underhooks and turns Nouveau into the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nouveau avoids it.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Nouveau manages to pull guard.
Thai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nouveau wants to stand but Thai is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thai manages to get himself to full guard.
Nouveau wants to pass the guard but Thai is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai has a closed guard, preventing Nouveau from standing up.
Nouveau lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau looking to pass the guard.
Nouveau trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nouveau trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nouveau.
Nouveau decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thai with a nice cross.
Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nouveau avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Nouveau.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nouveau is defending well for now.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nouveau is defending well for now.
Nouveau is struggling to control the position.
Nouveau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Thai scores with a jab to the head.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nouveau.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nouveau is defended easily by Thai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nouveau throws a strike but Thai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nouveau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thai's guard.
Nouveau trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nouveau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nouveau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nouveau trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Nouveau is really struggling to control Thai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Thai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nouveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nouveau avoids the body shot from Thai.
Thai gets caught napping as Nouveau dives in and scores a takedown. Thai manages to retain guard.
Thai is controlling Nouveau's posture.
Thai looking for a sweep. Not yet Thai, not yet.
Theodore Nouveau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nouveau postures up in Thai's guard and throws a big left but Thai blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Nouveau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nouveau 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.
Nouveau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Nouveau pushing down on Thai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nouveau seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Nouveau is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodore Nouveau!
Post fight, an emotional Theodore Nouveau said 'Im coming for you, girls'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 5468 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 532 p4p, 343 weight class). Otso Toivonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Toivonen wants to land a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Toivonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Toivonen throws a lazy head kick
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Otso Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
and Steve counters with a huge left! Toivonen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Steve isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Toivonen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Steve!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stoner Steve!
A victorious Stoner Steve thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 4939 p4p, 2755 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 166 p4p, 84 weight class). Francisco Babyara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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 29 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara lands a left and a right that send Unbelivable crashing to the mat, dazed. Babyara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Unbelivable is rocked!
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Unbelivable get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Unbelivable stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Babyara runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Babyara!
An out of breath and clearly excited Francisco Babyara thanked Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Usko Unbelivable had this to say: 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 2390 p4p, 2320 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 66 p4p, 100 weight class). Daniel Brand will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsmfimsfnd moves into the clinch successfully.
Tsmfimsfnd manages to break the clinch.
Brand works Tsmfimsfnd's body with a nice hook.
Brand scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
Tsmfimsfnd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsmfimsfnd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Brand lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brand fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tsmfimsfnd to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tsmfimsfnd looks to clinch but Brand throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tsmfimsfnd taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Brand!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 1707 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 255 p4p, 239 weight class). Dunes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The World's Greatest. 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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dunes as he connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes lands a slapping body shot.
Van Den Born has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Den Born there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Den Born. Van Den Born circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Den Born tries to land a front kick but Dunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunes, as that shot connected.
Van Den Born checks a low kick from Dunes.
Dunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Den Born.
A big left from Van Den Born misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunes misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Den Born.
Dunes dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
Dunes misses with a looping right.
Van Den Born misses with a low kick.
Dunes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Den Born takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born tries to work over Dunes's front leg with a kick but Dunes checks it.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunes.
Dunes closes the distance and pushes Van Den Born back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Den Born creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunes tries to throw a body punch but Van Den Born avoids it by throwing Dunes back against the cage.
Dunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Dunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Born blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Born's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Den Born.
Dunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Den Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Van Den Born misses.
Dunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Den Born's head backwards.
Dunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunes misses with a hook.
Dunes connects with the punch.
Dunes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunes connects with the punch.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunes throws out the jab.
Van Den Born throwing a counter right hand but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Den Born misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born looks to land a body kick but Dunes moved away.
Dunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Den Born lands a jab to the nose.
Van Den Born drops his hands momentarily and Dunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Dunes scores with a punch to the head.
Dunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Den Born circles away.
Van Den Born changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Den Born scores with a body shot.
Van Den Born smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunes throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Van Den Born.
Dunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dunes blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Dunes.
Van Den Born throws a quick counter head kick but Dunes was just out of range.
Dunes misses with a hook.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunes moves out of range as Van Den Born strikes.
Van Den Born throws out a loose jab but Dunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Dunes misses its intended target.
Dunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Den Born ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Dunes moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born needs to keep his hands up - Dunes had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunes. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunes misses the shot to the body.
Dunes lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Dunes saw that one coming.
Dunes misses with a hook
and Van Den Born counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunes defending well as Van Den Born loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Den Born lunges at Dunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunes's hand.
Slugger Dunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunes lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Dunes misses.
Dunes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Van Den Born blocking some punches.
Dunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Dunes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Den Born seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dunes can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunes.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Born lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes misses with a body punch.
Dunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunes backwards.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born misses with the head strike.
Van Den Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Den Born backwards.
Van Den Born is leaning against Dunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Den Born.
Van Den Born fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born lands with a left to the head.
Van Den Born working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slugger Dunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunes has a couple of punches blocked by Van Den Born.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Den Born stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Den Born scores with a shot to the side of Dunes's head.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Den Born lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born has a couple of punches blocked by Dunes.
Dunes takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Born tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Born's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Den Born takes a step back to recover.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born misses with a double jab.
Dunes throws a lazy right hand but Van Den Born sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
As Dunes looks to move away, Van Den Born throws a big counter combo but Dunes just gets out of the way.
Dunes jabs Van Den Born right on the nose. Van Den Born blinks but takes it well.
Dunes misses with a hook to the body
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Van Den Born's head but Van Den Born sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
Dunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Dunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Den Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunes is just out of range.
Dunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Den Born.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes misses the jab.
It looked like Van Den Born wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Den Born showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes blocks a jab.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunes misses with a hook. Van Den Born ducked under it nicely.
Van Den Born thuds his right hand into Dunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunes slips under a jab from Van Den Born.
Dunes misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dunes!
Van Den Born connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Den Born takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dunes misses with an uppercut. Van Den Born saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born tries to score with a low kick but Dunes moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut.
Dunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunes throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Dunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Den Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunes.
Dunes misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Dunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dunes.
Van Den Born thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Den Born slips under a jab from Dunes.
Van Den Born tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Den Born.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Den Born looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
Dunes scores with a hook to the body. Van Den Born takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Den Born looks to land a right hand but Dunes moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Dunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ko Van Den Born will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Den Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Den Born is looking to counter the offense by Dunes and move into the clinch.
Dunes looks to land a left hand but Van Den Born moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Born swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Den Born attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunes throws the left hand but Van Den Born avoids the punch easily.
Dunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Den Born throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Den Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunes avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
Good leg kick by Dunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Den Born. Van Den Born circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the body kick from Dunes.
Van Den Born lands with a good body shot.
Van Den Born takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Den Born looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunes with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Dunes's head but Dunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dunes pushes Van Den Born up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Den Born breaks from the clinch.
Van Den Born lands with a good body shot.
Dunes keeps Van Den Born at a distance using the push kick.
Dunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Den Born is out of range and Dunes settles back down.
Dunes misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born slips under a jab from Dunes.
Van Den Born tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Den Born gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Den Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunes backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Den Born misses the target.
Van Den Born tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born throws a front kick aimed at Dunes's knee but Dunes avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Den Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Dunes avoids it easily.
Van Den Born scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunes cracks Van Den Born with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Den Born swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunes.
Van Den Born throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunes.
Dunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Van Den Born fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Den Born lands with a left to the head.
Van Den Born lands a right hand.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunes blocks an uppercut.
Dunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Den Borns head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunes lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Van Den Born lands an uppercut.
Van Den Born pushes Dunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Den Born throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunes.
Van Den Born escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Den Born misses with a straight left.
Dunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Den Born is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
Van Den Born jabs Dunes right on the nose. Dunes blinks but takes it well.
Dunes throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
Dunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Den Born off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Den Born sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Den Born swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Den Born to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Den Born swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Van Den Born's head but Van Den Born sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunes moves away from the strike by Van Den Born.
Dunes cracks Van Den Born with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunes rushes Van Den Born and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
Van Den Born works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Den Born backwards.
Van Den Born can't find room to land a body shot as Dunes controls the action.
Van Den Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunes misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slugger Dunes.
Well Dunes 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Slugger Dunes!
Our winner, Slugger Dunes, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Hill (ranked 1695 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 75 p4p, 103 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ship throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
And Ship tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ship circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill defending well as Ship loads up on a big left hand.
Ship slips a straight right by Hill.
Ship tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ship scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ship jabs at Hill's body.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill 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.
Ship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
A jab from Ship misses.
Ship ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Ship cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ship slips a jab from Hill.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Ship with the counter takedown but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill blocks a jab.
Ship slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ship checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hill tries to bum rush Ship with a series of wild strikes but Ship uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ship comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ship thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ship gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Ship's head back.
Hill dives in and scores a takedown into Ship's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill wants to control from the top but Ship keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill trying to control but Ship is working from the bottom.
Ship is pulling down on Hill's head to control his posture.
Ship is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ship is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hill defends well.
Ship has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Ship is retaining full guard.
Ship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill trying to control but Ship is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ship has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hill has passed into side control.
Ship is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hill off and has taken his back!
Hill trying to control the hands but Ship breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship doesn't have the hooks in and Hill manages to turn into his guard.
Ship looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hill passes Ship's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ship wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
Ship is concentrating on defense, preventing Hill from advancing position.
Hill looks to land a strike but Ship avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ship is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hill wants to control but Ship is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devin Hill will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ship misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Ship's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ship's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ship feints the counter takedown.
Ship takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ship dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ship feints the counter takedown.
Hill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ship is able to avoid easily.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Ship.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Ship.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship avoids the body shot from Hill.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ship tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Hill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ship to see if he's OK.
Ship sneaks back into half guard.
Ship gets full guard.
Ship working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hill trying to control but Ship is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ship is keeping the position for now.
Hill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ship's guard.
Devin Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ship trying to control here.
Hill is trying to control. Ship wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ship manages to get to full guard.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ship is keeping the position for now.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Ship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ship swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ship keeps moving.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ship has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Ship's legs - danger averted.
Hill is pushing down on Ship's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ship is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill trying to control from Ship's half guard. Ship has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ship is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Ship has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Ship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Ship!
Ship stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill keeping full guard, as Ship tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Hill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ship might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Ship moves out of range easily.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ship manages to avoid it.
Ship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ship.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Ship saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Hill.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Ship loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Ship gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a strike but Ship rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hill can't keep his opponent in guard - Ship advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ship is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ship's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ship's back!
Hill wants to control but Ship manages to buck him off and is now in Hill's guard! Nice work there by Ship!
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ship engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ship's guard.
Hill throws a strike but Ship rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill wants to stand and escape but Ship is having none of it.
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Ship preventing the sweep.
Hill working a defensive guard here.
Ship is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill wants to sweep here but Ship controlling him for the moment.
Ship trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Ship defending well.
Ship trying to control from the bottom.
Ship is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Hill controlling the pace.
Ship avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
Roman Ship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devin Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Hill!
Our winner, Devin Hill, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1271 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Cynical Christoph (ranked 188 p4p, 161 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pandens misses.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
Christoph blocks a jab.
Pandens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pandens.
Christoph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Christoph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandens needs to keep his hands up - Christoph had a free shot at his head there.
Pandens blocks a head kick by Christoph.
Christoph tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christoph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandens throws a leg kick
and Christoph makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pandens really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens lands a big head kick that sends Christoph tumbling to the mat! Pandens takes a step backwards and waves Christoph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christoph is rocked!
Christoph lands with a slapping head kick.
Christoph is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandens finish him?
It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Christoph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Christoph slips the punch.
Christoph seems to have recovered his senses.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christoph connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandens scrambles back to his feet.
Pandens digs a good body shot into Christoph's ribs.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Christoph slips the punch.
Pandens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christoph 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.
Christoph closes the distance and pushes Pandens back into the cage.
Christoph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christoph working Pandens over with knees to the body.
Christoph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pandens misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Christoph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph jumps guard and drags Pandens to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christoph is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christoph is looking for a triangle but Pandens pushes his legs off easily.
Pandens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pandens trying to control the position from guard on top but Christoph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christoph trying to keep a closed guard but Pandens is proving a slippery customer.
Pandens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christoph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pandens has managed to get both his arms back between Christoph's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoph is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pandens frees his head nicely. Oh but Christoph has switched to an armbar! Pandens is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cynical Christoph!
Cynical Christoph thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 1168 p4p, 702 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 180 p4p, 103 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Sirakanian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hill looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Sirakanian.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sirakanian lands with a right hand.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Sirakanian's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill misses with a hook
and Sirakanian counters with a right hand to the body.
Sirakanian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head.
Sirakanian 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.
Hill dives in and grabs Sirakanian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirakanian pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Sirakanian coming out on top.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the head.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Sirakanian shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirakanian works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sirakanian. That snapped Hill's head back.
Sirakanian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sirakanian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
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!
Still in the clinch, Sirakanian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sirakanian.
Hill fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill tries to pull guard but Sirakanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Sirakanian lands a left hand.
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill wants to take the fight to the mat but Sirakanian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirakanian scores with a shoulder strike.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Hill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Sirakanian is controlling him.
Sirakanian digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Sirakanian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Sirakanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill blocks a body shot from Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sirakanian is working Hill over against the cage.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short uppercut from Sirakanian.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Hill is rocked!
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Hill gets control of Sirakanian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sirakanian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sirakanian wants to stand but Hill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sirakanian stacks Hill on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sirakanian!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sirakanian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sirakanian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirakanian smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Sirakanian lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hill takes a step back to recover.
Sirakanian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Sirakanian.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Narek Sirakanian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sirakanian connects with a body shot.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the body.
Sirakanian with a hook.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
A short uppercut from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Sirakanian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sirakanian as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sirakanian.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sirakanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sirakanian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sirakanian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hill has Sirakanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sirakanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Sirakanian has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sirakanian to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sirakanian cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill wants to take the fight to the mat but Sirakanian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sirakanian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sirakanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill prevents a body shot from Sirakanian.
Hill successfully pulls guard.
Sirakanian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian is continuing to stall.
Sirakanian won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hill has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sirakanian has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sirakanian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sirakanian, as that shot connected.
Hill misses with a hook.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Sirakanian. Those never looked like landing.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Sirakanian cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sirakanian looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sirakanian swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Sirakanian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
Hill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirakanian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sirakanian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up.
Sirakanian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sirakanian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirakanian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
It seemed like Sirakanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirakanian.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Sirakanian is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sirakanian finds it's way through Hill's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Sirakanian lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Sirakanian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirakanian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sirakanian circles away.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sirakanian defends well and Hill ends up having to push Sirakanian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Sirakanian lands a body shot.
Hill tries to pull guard but Sirakanian won't allow it.
Hill jumps guard but Sirakanian stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sirakanian pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian throws a big uppercut that drops Hill! More strikes from Sirakanian and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hill lies dazed against the cage as Sirakanian celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narek Sirakanian!
Narek Sirakanian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 693 p4p, 674 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 29 p4p, 28 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a jab when Rader was well out of range.
Rader unleashes a big counter combination but Maestre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maestre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rader's head.
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maestre throws out the jab.
Rader throws a hook to the side of Maestre's head but Maestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maestre clobbers Rader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rader misses with a head kick.
Maestre throws the left hand but Rader avoids the punch easily.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestre missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maestre throws an overhand right that lands on Rader's shoulder, as Rader tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre lands a slapping body shot.
Maestre misses with a wild body shot.
Maestre scores with a shot to the body.
Maestre throws a sloppy body shot
and Rader counters with a head kick. That will keep Maestre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Rader misses.
Rader tries a head kick but it misses.
Maestre swinging wildly here.
Maestre misses the jab.
Maestre avoids the head kick by Rader.
Maestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Rader counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rader throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maestre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maestre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maestre throws a series of punches but Rader moves out of range.
Maestre lands a really nice looking cross but Rader seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands a glancing blow to the side of Rader's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rader misses with a hook
enabling Maestre to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre cracks Rader with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rader looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maestre finish him?
Rader is rocked!
Maestre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rader sprawling to the canvas! Rader rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maestre finish him?!
Rader is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
Rader seems to have recovered his senses.
Maestre sends Rader crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maestre is motioning to the referee to let Rader up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rader is rocked!
Rader glances at the clock... BAM! Maestre nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rader crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rader is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
Post fight, Luis Maestre took to the microphone: 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 318 p4p, 275 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Melondov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Melondov.
Motts is looking to counter punch.
Melondov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Melondov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Motts finds it's way round the side to connect with Melondov's head.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Melondov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Melondov throws out a loose jab but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Melondov.
Melondov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Motts misses with a hook.
Melondov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Melondov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Motts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Melondov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Motts avoids a kick to the body.
Motts throws an off balance right hand
and Melondov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melondov misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Melondov misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melondov with a nice calf kick.
Melondov misses the shot to the body.
Melondov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melondov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Melondov slams his shin into Motts's torso.
Melondov scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Motts.
Motts takes one to the chin there.
Motts throws the left hand but Melondov avoids the punch easily.
Melondov throws a jab when Motts was well out of range.
Motts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Melondov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melondov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
A swing and a miss from Melondov.
Motts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Melondov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts avoids the head kick by Melondov.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Melondov counter with a right hand.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Melondov moved out of range nicely.
Melondov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Melondov catches Motts right on the button with a cross.
Melondov misses the jab.
Melondov throws a jab when Motts was well out of range.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Melondov manages to avoid it.
Motts throws a hook but Melondov blocks it.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts looks to land a right hand but Melondov moved out of range.
Oooooh!!! Melondov has knocked Motts down with a huge combo! Melondov steps away and waves a wobbly Motts back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Motts is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melondov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. Melondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melondov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Melondov staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Motts. Beautiful body shot.
Motts connects with a crisp jab.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melondov works the jab nicely.
Motts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Melondov throws a shot from downtown. Motts moves away and avoids it.
Melondov swings widly with a right hand
and Motts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melondov lands a big right hand that sends Motts crashing to the mat! Melondov stays standing though and waves Motts back to his feet!
Oh Motts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melondov.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts seems to have got his legs back now.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts misses with a lunging right hand
and Melondov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Motts is breathing heavily.
Melondov fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Motts square on the jaw! Damn, Motts is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheko Melondov!
Zheko Melondov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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