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RISE 122 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 3694 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 398 p4p, 458 weight class). Mike Cozad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
Cozad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wahwah throws a leg kick that misses.
Wahwah misses with a low kick.
Cozad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wahwah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wahwah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cozad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wahwah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wahwah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wahwah misses the shot to the body.
Wahwah throws a hook but Cozad avoids it easily.
Wahwah sets himself, and Cozad steps forward looking for the clinch! Wahwah avoids it this time.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wahwah moves away from the strike by Cozad.
Wahwah throws a leg kick
and Cozad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cozad stalling.
Wahwah misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad stalling against the cage.
Cozad taking a breather.
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
Cozad trying to control the position but instead, Wahwah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cozad into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cozad counter with a right hand.
Wahwah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wahwah misses with a head kick.
Wahwah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Wahwah.
Cozad clinches up with Wahwah and pushes him back against the cage.
Cozad keeps control of Wahwah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wahwah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah is trying to break the clinch but Cozad is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad controlling the action here for a moment.
Cozad effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Cozad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cozad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad tries to clinch there but Wahwah circles away.
Cozad checks the leg kick.
Wahwah misses with a straight right.
Cozad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cozad pushes Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cozad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wahwah's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Wahwah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad has Wahwah pressed against the cage.
Wahwah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wahwah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozad has Wahwah pushed against the cage.
Cozad blocking some punches.
Wahwah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cozad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah misses with a hook to the body
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cozad lands with a hook. Wahwah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wahwah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cozad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wahwah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cozad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wahwah throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad wants to counter the offense by Wahwah and move into the clinch position.
Cozad lands a jab to the head.
Wahwah with a jab.
Wahwah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozad.
Cozad tries to counter with a clinch but Wahwah shakes him off and moves away.
Cozad has Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah lands with a left to the head.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad wants to stall.
Wahwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wahwah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cozad.
Wahwah throws a shot to the body.
Wahwah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Wahwah throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
It looked like Wahwah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Cozad.
Cozad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wahwah's head backwards.
Cozad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wahwah, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wahwah is trying to stall.
Cozad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wahwah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah pushes Cozad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Wahwah improves position.
Wahwah tries to break the clinch but Cozad is controlling the position.
Wahwah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wahwah breaks the clinch.
Cozad forces Wahwah back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozad lands a nice looking body shot.
Cozad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wahwah.
Cozad wants to counter with a clinch but Wahwah pushes him away.
Cozad 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.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wahwah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Wahwah.
Cozad lands a nice shot that snaps Wahwah's head back.
Cozad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wahwah.
A slow jab from Wahwah misses its intended target.
Cozad moves out of range as Wahwah strikes.
Wahwah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy.
Wahwah loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
Wahwah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cozad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad sends Wahwah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cozad is motioning to the referee to let Wahwah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Wahwah is rocked!
Mike Cozad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad rushes Wahwah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Wahwah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad stalling against the cage.
Wahwah seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wahwah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wahwah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wahwah has a couple of punches blocked by Cozad.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mike Cozad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cozad has Wahwah pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cozad is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah keeps the fight on the outside.
Wahwah tries to keep at a distance but Cozad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wahwah throws a head punch that misses.
Cozad taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to control Wahwah's arms but Wahwah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Cozad prevents a body shot from Wahwah.
Cozad is looking to control Wahwah's arms but Wahwah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wahwah as Cozad tries to tie him up.
Cozad just leaning against Wahwah, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah tries to land a leg kick but Cozad saw it coming and moves away.
Wahwah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cozad defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Wahwah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cozad feints the counter takedown.
Cozad rushes Wahwah and presses him up against the cage.
Wahwah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wahwah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cozad looking to slow down the pace here.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah has Cozad pressed against the cage.
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad trying to control the position but instead, Wahwah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cozad into the cage.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cozad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cozad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wahwah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wahwah throws an off balance right hand
and Cozad counters with a straight right hand.
Cozad checks a low kick from Wahwah.
Wahwah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Cozad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Cozad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wahwah throws a big shot that misses.
Wahwah swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Wahwah keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Wahwah.
Wahwah throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wahwah throws a right hand that Cozad ducks under and follows up with a left that Cozad also avoids with ease.
Wahwah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wahwah connects with a solid leg kick.
Cozad misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
Wahwah misses with a left hand
and Cozad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wahwah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah jabs at Cozad's body.
Cozad scores with a punch to the head.
Wahwah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Wahwah misses its intended target.
Cozad tries to counter with a clinch but Wahwah shakes him off and moves away.
Wahwah throws a hook but Cozad blocks it.
Cozad forces Wahwah back against the cage and clinches.
Wahwah throws a head punch that misses.
Wahwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Wahwah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cozad has Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah struggles to land a body shot inside as Cozad controls his hands.
Cozad tries to stall but Wahwah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wahwah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cozad stalling the fight.
A short right from Wahwah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wahwah is trying to break the clinch but Cozad has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Cozad blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad tries to stall but Wahwah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cozad looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wahwah misses with a looping right.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wahwah.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wahwah.
Wahwah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wahwah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cozad.
Cozad with a hook.
Wahwah sizes up Cozad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wahwah thuds a left hand into Cozad's body.
Cozad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wahwah throws an overhand right that lands on Cozad's shoulder, as Cozad tries to avoid the shot.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Wahwah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wahwah.
Wahwah moves out of range of the strikes.
Wahwah misses with a shot to the body
and Cozad counters by clinching up.
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad stalls.
Wahwah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a punch on the inside.
Wahwah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad letting Wahwah take a breather here.
Wahwah lands with a light punch inside.
Wahwah lands with a left to the head.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wahwah misses with a body punch.
Cozad wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wahwah tries to break free but Cozad pushes him back against the cage.
Cozad is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wahwah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Wahwah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wahwah 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Wahwah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chilli Bloke (ranked 3230 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Pocket Rocket (ranked 180 p4p, 138 weight class). Chilli Bloke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pocket Rocket's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pocket Rocket!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocket misses with a looping left.
Bloke moves forwards but Rocket connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bloke misses with a hook. Rocket ducked under it nicely.
Bloke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rocket connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bloke scrambles back to his feet.
Bloke staying out of range there.
Rocket throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocket takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocket was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloke.
Rocket looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloke scores with a shot to the body.
Rocket misses with a hook
and Bloke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloke throws a right and a left that Rocket avoids nicely.
Bloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocket was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloke.
Bloke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Bloke.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rocket.
 It looks like Chilli Bloke has been cut.
Bloke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocket. Bloke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocket throws a hook but Bloke blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocket misses the target.
Rocket misses with a body shot.
Rocket misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bloke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rocket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Rocket misses.
Bloke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Rocket.
Rocket throws a good cross that connects.
Rocket is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Bloke like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Bloke from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pocket Rocket!
Pocket Rocket gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 2048 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Metbal Skabetti (ranked 295 p4p, 343 weight class). Metbal Skabetti has the eye of the tiger 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skabetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skabetti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carioni throws a hook but Skabetti avoids it easily.
Skabetti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carioni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carioni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Skabetti ducks under a wild hook from Carioni.
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Skabetti is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Carioni.
A little jabbing left from Skabetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carioni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Skabetti counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Carioni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Skabetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Carioni lands a really nice looking cross but Skabetti seems unphased.
Carioni scores with a sloppy right hand. Skabetti should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skabetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti ducks under a wild hook from Carioni.
Carioni lands with a good body shot.
Carioni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Skabetti misses.
A jab from Carioni does it's job there.
Carioni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carioni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skabetti.
Skabetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioni moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Skabetti.
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Carioni just misses with a punch to the body.
Carioni looks to land a right hand but Skabetti moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Carioni misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skabetti.
Carioni throws a hook but Skabetti avoids it easily.
Carioni scores with a jab. Skabetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carioni swings for the body but Skabetti moves out of range.
Skabetti wants to slow Carioni down by chopping away at his legs.
Skabetti defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Carioni throws a looping overhand right but Skabetti ducks down to avoid it.
Skabetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Carioni steps away.
Carioni just misses with a punch to the body.
Carioni connects with the punch.
Carioni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skabetti.
Carioni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Carioni does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti slips under a jab.
Carioni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkabetti.
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Skabetti's head but Skabetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carioni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skabetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skabetti! But no joy.
Skabetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Carioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Skabetti is just out of range.
Skabetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skabetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Carioni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skabetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Carioni.
Skabetti counters with a body kick.
Carioni throws a lazy uppercut
and Skabetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skabetti throws a hook but Carioni blocks it.
Carioni lands with a shot to the body.
Carioni slips a jab from Skabetti.
Carioni misses with an uppercut. Skabetti saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skabetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carioni throws out the jab.
Skabetti moves out of range as Carioni strikes.
Carioni backing away here, and Skabetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carioni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skabetti throws out a counter right but Carioni avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni misses with a shot to the body
and Skabetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Carioni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skabetti can pounce on him.
Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skabetti! But no joy.
Carioni throws a hook but Skabetti blocks it.
Skabetti steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Skabetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Carioni fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carioni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni'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.
Carioni misses with a wild body shot.
Carioni moves forwards but Skabetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skabetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carioni throws a jab when Skabetti was well out of range.
Carioni misses with a right hand
enabling Skabetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Carioni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skabetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skabetti moves out of range as Carioni strikes.
Skabetti looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Carioni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkabetti.
Carioni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skabetti can do to turn this around?
Skabetti slips under a jab from Carioni.
Carioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Skabetti is just out of range.
Skabetti ducks right into an uppercut from Carioni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti throws out a leg kick but Carioni moves out of range and Skabetti only half commits.
Carioni throws a body shot but no joy.
Carioni throws a hook but Skabetti blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Skabetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carioni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skabetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodrigo Carioni is winning the standup battle so far.
Carioni catches Skabetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carioni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skabetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Skabetti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carioni has got the better of the exchanges.
Skabetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skabetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carioni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skabetti.
Skabetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carioni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carioni throws a looping overhand right but Skabetti ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skabetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Carioni lands with an uppercut that bounces Skabetti off the cage and back into range.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Skabetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Carioni misses.
The fighters circling - Carioni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skabetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carioni.
Carioni lands with a good body shot.
Carioni misses with a jab to the body
and Skabetti counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Carioni.
Carioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Skabetti is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni connects with a body shot that sends Skabetti's belly button to the back.
Carioni throws a body shot but no joy.
Carioni lands a body shot.
Carioni loads up on a big right hand but Skabetti slips the punch.
Skabetti throws out a counter right but Carioni avoids it with no problem.
Skabetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carioni throws out the jab.
Carioni backing away here, and Skabetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skabetti.
Danga de danga de dang - Carioni scores with a four punch combination!
Carioni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skabetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Skabetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carioni throws a shot from downtown. Skabetti moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Skabetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Skabetti is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Carioni. That snapped Skabetti's head back.
Skabetti avoids the body shot from Carioni.
Skabetti scores with a spinning back kick!
Skabetti slips under a jab.
Carioni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Skabetti counter with a right hand.
Carioni misses with the combination.
Carioni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carioni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skabetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo Carioni's cut is getting worse.
Skabetti lands a big uppercut and Carioni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Carioni looks OK. Skabetti waves Carioni back to his feet!
Carioni is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carioni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni's cut.
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!
Carioni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Carioni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carioni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skabetti counters with a right hand from hell and Carioni is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Metbal Skabetti!
During a confident post fight interview, Metbal Skabetti 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rufino Gracie (ranked 1586 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Wingers Son (ranked 88 p4p, 108 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son with a jab.
Son tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Son can pounce on him.
Gracie checks a low kick from Son.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Son misses with a two punch combination.
Son uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Son throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Son misses.
Gracie throws a low kick but Son moves out of range easily.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Son stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Son looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Son.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Son throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son moves out of range of the strikes.
Son throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Son throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Son keeps it at a distance.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Son scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Son has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Son throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Son.
Son jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Son scores with a body shot.
Son misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Son manages to circle out of the way.
Son thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Son is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Son smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Son looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Son throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Son misses the body punch
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Son's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie stops Son from standing up.
Son is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie 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.
Gracie stops Son from standing up.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Son's head.
Son keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stays in close to Son's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is in close to Son's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Son is keeping the position for now.
Son wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Son wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Son is working away.
Son felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Son pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Son is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Son looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Son wants to get back to his feet.
Son tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gracie manages to move to mount!
Son is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gracie extends the arm and Son is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rufino Gracie!
Our winner, Rufino Gracie, 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 Marcel Tower (ranked 1983 p4p, 1479 weight class) and Dio Nysus (ranked 242 p4p, 194 weight class). Marcel Tower could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dio Nysus'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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Nysus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower cracks Nysus with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nysus looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Tower finish him?
It looks like Dio Nysus has been cut.
A slow jab from Tower misses its intended target.
Nysus is looking for the big counter here.
Tower tries a low kick but Nysus avoids it.
Nysus fails to land with a series of punches.
Nysus looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
Tower lands a big right hand that sends Nysus crashing to the mat! Tower stays standing though and waves Nysus back to his feet!
 Nysus is rocked!
Marcel Tower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nysus drives through and clinches with Tower against the cage.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Nysus.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nysus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tower does no damage.
Nysus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nysus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tower.
Tower throws a jab when Nysus was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nysus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tower feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Nysus crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Tower!
Marcel Tower 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 2297 p4p, 530 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 126 p4p, 27 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Prince McVicker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Clerk Maxwell misses.
Clerk Maxwell throws a jab when McVicker was well out of range.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice takedown defense from Clerk Maxwell. No joy for McVicker on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a body shot that sends McVicker's belly button to the back.
McVicker lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker lands a nice looking body shot.
McVicker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clerk Maxwell to score with a decent uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McVicker counters with a straight right hand.
Clerk Maxwell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell works the jab nicely.
McVicker throws a low kick but Clerk Maxwell avoids it.
Clerk Maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Clerk Maxwell misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a shot to the body.
McVicker tries to clinch but Clerk Maxwell moves away
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Clerk Maxwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clerk Maxwell jabs at McVicker's body.
McVicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by McVicker. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker moves into the clinch successfully.
Clerk Maxwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVicker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a looping right.
McVicker ducks under a wild hook from Clerk Maxwell.
A countering left hand to the body from McVicker misses.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
McVicker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McVicker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McVicker.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice looking combination but McVicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clerk Maxwell jabs McVicker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McVicker closes the distance and pushes Clerk Maxwell back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell tries to circle away but McVicker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVicker.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clerk Maxwell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McVicker looks to land a combination but Clerk Maxwell avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clerk Maxwell misses its intended target.
Clerk Maxwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Clerk Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince McVicker.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clerk Maxwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McVicker.
McVicker throws out a counter right but Clerk Maxwell avoids it with no problem.
McVicker misses with a left hand
enabling Clerk Maxwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Clerk Maxwell looks to land a right hand but McVicker moved out of range.
Clerk Maxwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Clerk Maxwell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McVicker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clerk Maxwell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Clerk Maxwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping McVicker under the eye.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a right hand
and McVicker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clerk Maxwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McVicker on the ground.
McVicker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clerk Maxwell keeps working.
McVicker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker wants to free his trapped foot but Clerk Maxwell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell is trying is best to control the position here.
Clerk Maxwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from McVicker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McVicker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McVicker throws a strike but Clerk Maxwell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McVicker throwing strikes but missing.
McVicker wants to pass the guard but Clerk Maxwell is keeping the position.
Clerk Maxwell keeping moving, preventing McVicker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McVicker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clerk Maxwell is keeping the position for now.
McVicker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clerk Maxwell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McVicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clerk Maxwell.
McVicker tries for a takedown but Clerk Maxwell circles away easily
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McVicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McVicker.
Clerk Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell cracks McVicker with a good jab.
McVicker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clerk Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McVicker shoots in looking for a takedown but Clerk Maxwell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McVicker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clerk Maxwell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James Clerk Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince McVicker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell throws a shot from downtown. McVicker moves away and avoids it.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from McVicker misses.
McVicker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James Clerk Maxwell is winning the standup battle so far.
McVicker misses with a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clerk Maxwell takes a swing at McVicker's ribcage but misses.
McVicker wants to counter with a clinch but Clerk Maxwell pushes him away.
McVicker throws a right hand that misses
and Clerk Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McVicker misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Clerk Maxwell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clerk Maxwell digs a good body shot into McVicker's ribs.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Clerk Maxwell throws a big shot that misses.
McVicker digs a good hook to Clerk Maxwell's body.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker walks into a left hand.
Clerk Maxwell slaps away a takedown attempt from McVicker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clerk Maxwell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clerk Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but McVicker is just out of range.
McVicker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clerk Maxwell is out of range and McVicker settles back down.
McVicker rushes Clerk Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
Clerk Maxwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McVicker closes the distance and pushes Clerk Maxwell back into the cage.
McVicker is trying to pull guard but Clerk Maxwell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
McVicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McVicker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clerk Maxwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards McVicker's brow.
Clerk Maxwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clerk Maxwell has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
McVicker tries for a takedown but Clerk Maxwell manages to get underhooks.
James Clerk Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince McVicker.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch on the inside.
McVicker tries for a takedown but Clerk Maxwell manages to get underhooks.
McVicker is looking for a takedown.
McVicker goes for a takedown attempt but Clerk Maxwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a looping right hand.
Clerk Maxwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a combination
and McVicker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McVicker controlling the action here.
McVicker tries to pass to full mount but Clerk Maxwell defends it.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to improve his position.
James Clerk Maxwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker wants to advance to full mount but Clerk Maxwell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
McVicker trying to control but Clerk Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Clerk Maxwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McVicker can do to turn this around?
McVicker is pushing down on Clerk Maxwell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clerk Maxwell is fighting to maintain full guard but McVicker has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clerk Maxwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Prince McVicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVicker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Clerk Maxwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clerk Maxwell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Clerk Maxwell!
A victorious James Clerk Maxwell 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 368 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 19 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phuthong jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Phuthong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong 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.
Phuthong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong lands with a nice body punch.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong lands a nice shot to the body.
Phuthong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong throws out a powerful jab.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuthong moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuthong digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Phuthong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a right hand. Phuthong shakes it off.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phuthong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phuthong has time to react.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phuthong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phuthong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Phuthong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Phuthong.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Lee.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Phuthong jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Phuthong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phuthong moves away from the strike by Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phuthong! But no joy.
Phuthong lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Phuthong connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Phuthong seems unphased.
Phuthong throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Phuthong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
Phuthong lands an overhand right.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Lee works Phuthong's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Phuthong does it's job there.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee scores with a jab. Phuthong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phuthong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phuthong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Phuthong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Phuthong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phuthongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phuthong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eh Phuthong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phuthong lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Phuthong swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phuthong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Phuthong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Phuthong moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Phuthong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Phuthong ducks down to avoid it.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phuthong scores with a jab to the head.
Phuthong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phuthong connects with the punch.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
Phuthong lands with a shot to the body.
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phuthong connects with a crisp jab.
Lee slips under a jab.
Phuthong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Lee misses.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phuthong lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phuthong avoids the body shot from Lee.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Phuthong scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Phuthong stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phuthong throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Phuthong connects with a single shot there.
Phuthong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Phuthong lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Lee.
Phuthong lands a jab to the nose.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong slips a jab from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Phuthong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Phuthong works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Phuthong throws a good cross that connects.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phuthong.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a series of punches but Phuthong moves out of range.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee misses the jab.
Phuthong throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Phuthong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Lee misses with the combination.
Phuthong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phuthong circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phuthong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Lee.
Phuthong lands a body shot.
Phuthong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Lee misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Phuthong moved out of range.
Phuthong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phuthong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phuthong lands with a shot to the body.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phuthong digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses the jab.
Phuthong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phuthong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phuthong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Phuthong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phuthong connects with the punch.
Phuthong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phuthong swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Phuthong 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.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Phuthong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Phuthong. That snapped Lee's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Phuthong avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Phuthong.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Phuthong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phuthong scores with a jab to the body.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Phuthong.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Phuthong tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Phuthong misses with a left hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Phuthong's defenses.
Phuthong lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Phuthong 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong really dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phuthong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily.
Phuthong jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Phuthong defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong avoids the body shot from Lee.
A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong lands a lovely overhand right.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Phuthong's belly button to the back.
Phuthong lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee with a hook.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Phuthong looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Phuthong. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Phuthong.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Phuthong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee misses the jab.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Lee throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee works Phuthong's body with a nice hook.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phuthong lands with a nice body punch.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phuthong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Phuthong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Phuthong.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Phuthong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Phuthong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phuthong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Phuthong.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Phuthong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Phuthong had a free shot at his head there.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuthong throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Lee throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range.
Lee slips a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phuthong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Phuthong finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phuthong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Phuthong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phuthong lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Phuthong.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee slips under a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phuthong circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong avoids the body shot from Lee.
Phuthong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phuthong connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Phuthong ducks down to avoid it.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Phuthong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phuthong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Lee misses.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Phuthong lands a jab to the head.
Phuthong works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Phuthong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phuthong with a nice cross.
Phuthong defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong moves away from the strike by Lee.
Phuthong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Phuthong sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
Phuthong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Phuthong. Beautiful body shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong lands with an overhand left.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong with a jab.
Phuthong defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Phuthong had a free shot at his head there.
Zombie Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phuthong connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phuthong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
Eh Phuthong is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eh Phuthong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto McBean (ranked 627 p4p, 1989 weight class) and Rafael Soto (ranked 35 p4p, 111 weight class). Soto has chosen Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes as his entrance music. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Soto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soto is trying to defend but McBean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McBean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soto is just riding it out for now. McBean eventually gives up the hold.
Soto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McBean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Soto!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean working for a guillotine from mount but Soto is in no mood to give up.
McBean working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Soto gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McBean is looking for a kimura here.
McBean 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.
McBean moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Soto.
McBean working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McBean wants to control but Soto is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soto is looking to reverse the position.
McBean wants to control but Soto is keeping him busy.
Soto struggling a bit here.
McBean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soto is trying to work for a sweep but McBean has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soto tries to reverse the position but McBean maintains control.
Soto wants to hold on but McBean pushes him away.
Soto is trying to escape the mount.
Soto is still trying to improve position.
McBean is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Soto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Soto shrugs it off.
McBean is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Soto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McBean looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto regains half guard.
Soto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McBean is trying to control. Soto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McBean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soto is just riding it out for now. McBean eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soto sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto McBean 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.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soto as he jumps to the side.
McBean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soto is fending him off so far but McBean persists. Nope, Soto circles away and we're back to standing.
Soto has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto McBean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBean tries to pull guard but Soto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McBean tries to pull guard but Soto holds him up against the cage and eventually McBean drops back down to his feet.
McBean is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soto to keep the fight standing.
Soto pulls McBean into guard.
Soto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McBean passes Soto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto trying to hold on to McBean's head to control him but McBean postures up.
Soto with the active half guard here but McBean passes nicely into side control.
McBean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McBean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McBean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.
Soto tries to control but McBean manages to take his back.
Soto is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McBean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soto can do to turn this around?
McBean controlling his opponent.
McBean wants to finish this one by submission but Soto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McBean.
McBean has isolated one of Soto's arms. Soto looking to fight him off but McBean twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otto McBean!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 244 p4p, 535 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 34 p4p, 69 weight class). Kamara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLIND SPOTS. 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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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamara misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamara circles away.
A good leg kick by Kamara.
Rivers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamara avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamara circles away.
Rivers shoots in and gets a takedown into Kamara's guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamara has wrist control.
Rivers trying to control but Kamara is working from the bottom.
Kamara is pulling down on Rivers's head. It's preventing any offense from Rivers, at least for the moment.
Kamara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamara tries to get out of the position.
Rivers trying to control but Kamara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kamara looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Kamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Tagnarach Kamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamara lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Rivers backs away, Kamara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Kamara circles away.
It looked like Kamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamara throws a leg kick but Rivers moved away.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamara thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamara avoids it really well and circles away.
Tagnarach Kamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Kamara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamara wants it to stay on the feet.
Kamara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kamara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kamara lands a jab to the head.
Kamara throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamara defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
Kamara moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Kamara tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers with a poor takedown
and Kamara counters with a nice right hand that sends Rivers toppling to the canvas! Rivers scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kamara finish him?!
Rivers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kamara counters with a huge left! Rivers is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kamara isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rivers from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kamara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tagnarach Kamara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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