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DMMA 261 Klimenko vs Nurma PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Saidi (ranked 4003 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Test LS (ranked 168 p4p, 121 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adnan Saidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test LS!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as LS blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Saidi is predictable there
and LS counters with a shoot takedown. Saidi fights it but they end up in guard.
LS drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. LS seems to have locked his on tight now - Saidi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for LS, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Test LS!
In his post fight interview, Test LS started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samson Komua (ranked 2683 p4p, 3323 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 293 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Komua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kururugi wants to land a leg kick but Komua is out of range.
Komua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komua scores with a jab. Kururugi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kururugi misses the target.
Komua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kururugi moves out of range as Komua strikes.
Komua ducks under a wild hook from Kururugi.
Komua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Komua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kururugi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komua throws a leg kick but Kururugi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kururugi throws a leg kick
letting Komua counter with a right hand.
Komua lands with a nice body punch.
Kururugi looks winded!
Kururugi has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komua manages to break the clinch.
Komua cracks Kururugi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Komua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kururugi counters with an inside leg kick.
Komua lunges at Kururugi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kururugi's hand.
Kururugi glances at the clock... BAM! Komua nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kururugi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kururugi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Komua!
After the big win, Samson Komua made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Senshi Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snappy Whiplash (ranked 1914 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 137 p4p, 179 weight class). Whiplash comes to the cage accompanied by Rapt (TRZTN Remix) - Karen O. Ostrowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Agnieszka Ostrowski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 25 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Snappy Whiplash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiplash is looking to clinch but Ostrowski is avoiding it.
Whiplash misses with a straight left.
Whiplash backing away here, and Ostrowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ostrowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whiplash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ostrowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whiplash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Whiplash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ostrowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
Whiplash misses with a looping left.
A big left from Whiplash misses.
Whiplash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ostrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiplash.
Ostrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiplash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ostrowski as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Whiplash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ostrowski dips to his left and cracks Whiplash with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whiplash backs up against the cage.
Ostrowski is looking to slow Whiplash down with leg kicks.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Whiplash.
Whiplash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiplash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whiplash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ostrowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whiplash. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ostrowski.
Whiplash 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.
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whiplash misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ostrowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ostrowski, as that shot connected.
Whiplash throws a hook but Ostrowski blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Ostrowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ostrowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whiplash thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Whiplash blocks the low kick.
Whiplash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Agnieszka Ostrowski has been cut.
Whiplash is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiplash throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Ostrowski throws a lazy right hand but Whiplash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whiplash misses with a hook.
Whiplash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ostrowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Whiplash.
Ostrowski takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiplash.
Whiplash tries to land a leg kick but Ostrowski saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiplash throws out the jab.
Whiplash throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ostrowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiplash momentarily.
Ostrowski takes one to the side of the head.
Whiplash with the inside leg kick.
Whiplash misses with a looping left.
Ostrowski flicks out a counter leg kick but Whiplash steps away.
Ostrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whiplash.
A swing and a miss from Ostrowski.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiplash cracks Ostrowski with a good jab.
Whiplash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostrowski throws out the jab.
Ostrowski slips under a jab.
Ostrowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick but Whiplash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whiplash swinging wildly here.
Ostrowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiplash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ostrowski - just one landing.
Ostrowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whiplash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ostrowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whiplash's sensitive parts.
Whiplash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws the left hand but Whiplash avoids the punch easily.
Whiplash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick which misses Whiplash's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiplash tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ostrowski.
Jab, jab by Ostrowski - just one landing.
Ostrowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Whiplash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ostrowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whiplash's sensitive parts.
Ostrowski feints and then cracks Whiplash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiplash down.
Ostrowski lands a jab to Whiplash's midsection.
Whiplash missing with a left hand there. Ostrowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiplash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiplash throws a low kick but Ostrowski moves out of range easily.
Ostrowski swings widly with a right hand
and Whiplash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiplash lands a high kick!
Ostrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ostrowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Whiplash.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ostrowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whiplash looks to land a left hand but Ostrowski moved out of range nicely.
Whiplash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ostrowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ostrowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whiplash. Whiplash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Whiplash avoids it easily.
It looked like Whiplash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Ostrowski blocks the low kick.
Whiplash scores with a decent looking hook.
Ostrowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whiplash.
Ostrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiplash.
Ostrowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whiplash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ostrowski's hands.
Whiplash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Whiplash.
Whiplash tries to work over Ostrowski's front leg with a kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Whiplash defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Whiplash takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agnieszka Ostrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ostrowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whiplash on the side of the head.
Whiplash thuds his right hand into Ostrowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whiplash checks a low kick from Ostrowski.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiplash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whiplash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whiplash looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostrowski is just out of range.
Whiplash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ostrowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Whiplash counters with a good, hard body kick but Ostrowski shrugs it off.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Ostrowski.
Whiplash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ostrowski.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whiplash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Whiplash misses.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ostrowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiplash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whiplash throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Whiplash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ostrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Whiplash.
Jab, jab by Ostrowski - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiplash is looking to score with low kicks.
Whiplash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whiplash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whiplash misses with a hook.
Ostrowski tests Whiplash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whiplash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiplash keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whiplash looks to throw the jab but Ostrowski is out of range.
Ostrowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Ostrowski.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ostrowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ostrowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ostrowski checks a leg kick.
Whiplash gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Ostrowski catches Whiplash right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ostrowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whiplash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ostrowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whiplash tests Ostrowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ostrowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ostrowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Whiplash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whiplash takes one to the side of the head.
Whiplash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiplash punishes Ostrowski's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whiplash might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Whiplash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Whiplash's head but Whiplash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Whiplash.
Ostrowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whiplash backing away here, and Ostrowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ostrowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Whiplash.
Ostrowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Whiplash is wise to it.
Whiplash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ostrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Whiplash misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski blocks a jab.
Ostrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski misses with a looping right.
Whiplash throws an overhand right that lands on Ostrowski's shoulder, as Ostrowski tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ostrowski.
Nice uppercut there from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whiplash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whiplash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostrowski.
Whiplash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whiplash throws a leg kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Whiplash jabs Ostrowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whiplash misses with a leg kick.
Whiplash tries to move into range but Ostrowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ostrowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whiplash. Whiplash obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Ostrowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiplash dodges the punch combination from Ostrowski.
Whiplash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ostrowski.
Whiplash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whiplash lands a nice looking body shot.
Ostrowski misses the jab.
As Ostrowski looks to move away, Whiplash throws a big counter combo but Ostrowski just gets out of the way.
Ostrowski looks to throw the jab but Whiplash is out of range.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whiplash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ostrowski. That did some damage!
Whiplash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostrowski throws out the jab.
Ostrowski throws a low kick, looking for Whiplash's leg but Whiplash calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ostrowski. That snapped Whiplash's head back.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ostrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ostrowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whiplash missing with a left hand there. Ostrowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ostrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiplash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Ostrowski misses.
Whiplash avoids the body shot from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ostrowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiplash throws out the jab.
Whiplash misses with a low kick as Ostrowski jumps back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agnieszka Ostrowski'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. This is the final round!
Whiplash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whiplash throws a wild body kick that Ostrowski sees coming a mile off.
Whiplash lands with an overhand left.
Whiplash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whiplash throws the left hand but Ostrowski avoids the punch easily.
Ostrowski catches Whiplash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whiplash misses with a straight right.
Whiplash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ostrowski is looking to chop away at Whiplash's legs.
Nice shot by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski moves out of range as Whiplash strikes.
A slow jab from Whiplash misses its intended target.
Snappy Whiplash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ostrowski checks the leg kick.
Whiplash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ostrowski.
Whiplash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whiplash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whiplash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whiplash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski blocks a leg kick.
Whiplash scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whiplash. That did some damage!
Ostrowski cracks Whiplash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ostrowski tests Whiplash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ostrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiplash.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ostrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whiplash lands a nice looking body shot.
Whiplash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ostrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ostrowski walks into a stiff left hand from Whiplash.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Whiplash blocks it.
Whiplash half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whiplash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ostrowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Whiplash is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiplash.
Whiplash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ostrowski jabs Whiplash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiplash gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ostrowski.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Whiplash slips the punch.
Whiplash misses with a straight left.
Ostrowski feints a counter leg kick.
Whiplash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ostrowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whiplash doesn't seem phased though.
Whiplash looks to land a left hand but Ostrowski moved out of range nicely.
Ostrowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ostrowski scores with a jab to the body.
Ostrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick which misses Whiplash's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiplash tries to avoid it.
Whiplash tries to work over Ostrowski's front leg with a kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Ostrowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whiplash lands with a cross.
Ostrowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Ostrowski connects with the punch.
Ostrowski misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Ostrowski blocks the leg kick.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Whiplash.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Whiplash slips the punch.
Whiplash was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick from Ostrowski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Ostrowski coming out on top.
Whiplash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whiplash. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski looks to throw the jab but Whiplash is out of range.
Whiplash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ostrowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Ostrowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ostrowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Whiplash.
Whiplash misses with a hook. Ostrowski ducked under it nicely.
Whiplash throws out a leg kick but Ostrowski moves out of range and Whiplash only half commits.
Whiplash throws the left hand but Ostrowski avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Ostrowski misses.
Whiplash moves forwards but Ostrowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ostrowski lands a really nice looking cross but Whiplash seems unphased.
A jab from Whiplash misses.
Ostrowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ostrowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whiplash misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiplash tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whiplash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. Ostrowski moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands the left hand.
Whiplash tries to work over Ostrowski's front leg with a kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Whiplash slips the punch.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiplash misses with a leg kick.
Ostrowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ostrowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ostrowski scores with a jab to the head.
Ostrowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whiplash back to the cage. Ostrowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whiplash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ostrowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ostrowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ostrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostrowski lands with an overhand left.
Whiplash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whiplash there as he acknowledges the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ostrowski.
Agnieszka Ostrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ostrowski! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agnieszka Ostrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ostrowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agnieszka Ostrowski!
Agnieszka Ostrowski gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 1228 p4p, 1203 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 104 p4p, 102 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Okoroji enables Mir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Okoroji manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoroji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okoroji's head.
Okoroji is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Okoroji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okoroji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okoroji works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okoroji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir landing some decent shots from guard.
Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to control from the top but Okoroji keeps moving.
Okoroji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mir stays in close to Okoroji's body and controls the position.
Mir passes Okoroji's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Okoroji is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mir connects with a nice short shot to Okoroji's temple.
Okoroji pushes Mir off looking to stand but Mir dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mir is trying to control. Okoroji wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Okoroji defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji actively working from the bottom here.
Mir working over Okoroji with some ground and pound. Okoroji looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okoroji actively working from the bottom here.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Okoroji has managed to free his arm - good work.
Okoroji looking for submissions off his back.
Okoroji actively working from the bottom here.
Okoroji looking for subs from the bottom but Mir mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mir lands a big shot there that rocks Okoroji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mir unloading with bombs!
Mir swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Mir!
Frankie Mir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Reaper (ranked 1559 p4p, 1504 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 117 p4p, 109 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Point's choice of entrance music: Roots Reggae Music. Jake Reaper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reaper.
Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Point.
A quick step to the side and Reaper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper cracks a nice hook into Point's ribs.
We've been told by Reaper's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Point connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Point tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
Reaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
Point has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Point with a hook.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Point's front leg but catches the back leg as Point tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Reaper slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reaper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Reaper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reaper.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reaper.
Reaper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Point closes the distance and clinches.
Reaper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Point tries to pull guard but Reaper won't allow it.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Reaper.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Point.
Point lands with a light punch inside.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Point is controlling him.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Reaper avoids the damage to the body.
Reaper throws a head punch that misses.
Point pushes Reaper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Reaper back against the cage.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reaper blocks it with crossed arms.
Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper tries to break free but Point pushes him back against the cage.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reaper lands a hook that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Reaper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reaper breaks the clinch.
Reaper avoids the body shot from Point.
A big right from Point misses.
A little feinted left hand from Reaper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Reaper.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Point moves out of range as Reaper throws a body kick.
Reaper wants to slow Point down by chopping away at his legs.
Reaper scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reaper misses with a body punch
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point moves into the clinch.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Reaper blocks with his arms.
Point prevents a body shot from Reaper.
Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Point misses with a body shot
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Reaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reaper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper connects with a looping right hand.
Reaper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reaper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Point in his tracks.
Reaper tests Point's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reaper throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Reaper misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Point uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reaper.
Point tries to move into range but Reaper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Point needs to keep his hands up - Reaper had a free shot at his head there.
Point has closed the distance and engaged Reaper in a clinch.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Reaper.
Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Point has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reaper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Reaper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Reaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Point lands with an uppercut that bounces Reaper off the cage and back into range.
Point ducks right into an uppercut from Reaper.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Reaper lands a lovely overhand right.
Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
Point displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reaper throws out the jab.
Reaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Point.
Reaper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Point connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper throws out a powerful jab.
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
Reaper takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Point tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jake Reaper is winning the standup battle so far.
Reaper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Point lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Reaper misses with a low kick as Point jumps back.
Reaper throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Reaper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Point momentarily.
Reaper connects with a jab.
Point lunges at Reaper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reaper's hand.
Point blocks a leg kick.
Reaper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Point checks a leg kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Point there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point misses with a looping right.
Reaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Reaper is predictable there
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Reaper lands a head shot.
Point clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Point as Reaper tries to tie him up.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Point no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Reaper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Point has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reaper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Point looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Point is keeping the position for now.
Point is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reaper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Point keeping moving, preventing Reaper from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Point working for a triangle but Reaper defends it easily.
Reaper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Point is trying to keep Reaper in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Point throws a jab when Reaper was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reaper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Point throws a series of punches but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reaper connects with a solid leg kick.
Reaper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Point falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reaper counters with a left to the body.
Reaper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point tries to counter by closing the distance.
Point misses with a straight right.
Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Point.
A counter left hand to the body from Reaper misses its target.
Nice body kick there by Reaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point cracks Reaper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reaper throws the kick towards the body but Point avoids it.
Point chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reaper can pounce on him.
Point avoids the body shot from Reaper.
Reaper wants to slow Point down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Point scores with a jab.
Point swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
Point misses with a hook. Reaper ducked under it nicely.
Reaper throws a chopping leg kick but Point manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reaper thows a body kick. Point tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reaper misses with a straight right.
Reaper slips under a jab from Point.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Reaper misses the target.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Point moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reaper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reaper.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Point circles away quickly and effectively.
Reaper throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reaper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point slips under a jab from Reaper.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reaper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reaper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reaper with the inside leg kick.
Reaper misses the jab.
Reaper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reaper walks into a straight right hand from Point.
Point tries to clinch up.
Reaper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Point has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point wants to counter with a clinch but Reaper pushes him away.
Point ducks right into an uppercut from Reaper.
Point tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Point lands a jab to the head.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reaper momentarily.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Reaper counters with a right hand to the body.
Point takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reaper momentarily.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reaper.
Point misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Reaper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Point on the side of the head.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Reaper lands with a hook. Point tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reaper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Points jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reaper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Point bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reaper's head backwards.
Reaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Reaper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point throws out a counter right but Reaper avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Reaper.
Point is looking to clinch.
Point takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Reaper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reaper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Reaper!
A relieved looking Jake Reaper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 678 p4p, 898 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 112 p4p, 144 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Payton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt with a nice calf kick.
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Payton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payton slips a straight right by Hunt.
Payton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Payton slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Payton checks it well.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Payton.
Payton throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Payton takes one to the chin there.
Payton swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Payton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Payton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Payton avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Payton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Payton.
Hunt is working Payton over against the cage.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Payton.
Payton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payton is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payton lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Payton avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Payton or not.
Payton looks winded!
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!
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Payton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Payton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Payton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payton misses with a leg kick
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Payton's legs.
Hunt swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Payton throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Payton checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Payton.
Payton misses with a hook.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payton lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Payton.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a body kick that stops Payton in his tracks momentarily.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Hunt presses Payton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payton blocks an elbow strike.
Payton is breathing heavily.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt cracks Payton with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Payton's head.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paytons head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
A right hand to the body from Payton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payton can do to turn this around?
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paul Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Payton is struggling to control the position.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payton.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Payton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Payton avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land.
Hunt tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Payton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Payton blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Payton has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Hunt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payton throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Payton blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Walter Payton's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Payton misses with the combination.
Payton misses with an uppercut.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Payton throws a shot to the body.
Payton throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Payton thinking.
Payton moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payton.
Payton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payton tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Payton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The cut above Walter Payton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Payton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Payton counters with a stiff right hand.
Payton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payton blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Payton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Payton misses with the combination.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Payton.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter Payton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Payton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Payton misses its intended target.
Paul Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Payton misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Payton moves his leg out of the way.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Payton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Payton throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payton.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Payton scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Payton.
Payton lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Payton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Payton.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Payton defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Payton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Payton misses with a looping right.
Payton misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Payton to the canvas! Payton doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hunt keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunt!
Paul Hunt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Walter Payton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bullsh*t'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 1019 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 60 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vyr ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Vyr connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sprawl N Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vyr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vyr get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Vyr stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Drake runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
JD Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 401 p4p, 576 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 61 p4p, 80 weight class). Dragneel comes into the arena with Come the Fire Dragon blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valentine misses with a left hand
enabling Dragneel to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragneel throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragneel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Dragneel is predictable there
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel misses with a leg kick.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Dragneel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragneel is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragneel.
Valentine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragneel feints a jab promting Valentine to slip. Dragneel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valentine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Valentine shoots in and gets a takedown into Dragneel's guard.
Dragneel trying to strike off his back.
Dragneel wants to get back to his feet but Valentine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valentine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragneel trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Dragneel blocks nicely.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine passes Dragneel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valentine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragneel defends it well.
Dragneel kicks Valentine off and gets back to his feet.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Dragneel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Dragneel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragneel, as that shot connected.
Dragneel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dragneel throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dragneel sprawls well. Dragneel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valentine!
Dragneel's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragneel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Dragneel catches Valentine right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Dragneel sizes up Valentine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragneel on the side of the head.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Dragneel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dragneel lands the left hand.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragneel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dragneel cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
and Dragneel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragneel.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Dragneel circles away.
Dragneel scores with a nice strike.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Valentine misses.
A low kick lands for Dragneel.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragneel throws out the jab.
Valentine drives through and clinches with Dragneel against the cage.
Valentine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragneel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dragneel.
Dragneel is trying to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling him.
Dragneel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Valentine tries to clinch but Dragneel is having none of it.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel with the inside leg kick.
Dragneel throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine moves out of range as Dragneel throws a body kick.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dragneel has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Dragneel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Dragneel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentine throws a right hand that Dragneel ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragneel also avoids with ease.
Dragneel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dragneel fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine lands a right hook to the body.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine throws a big counter head kick but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dragneel coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel misses with a double jab.
Dragneel wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Valentine raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Dragneel misses
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragneel.
Dragneel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragneel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dragneel misses with a double jab.
Valentine wants to counter the offense by Dragneel and move into the clinch position.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Dragneel moved out of range.
Valentine misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Valentine thows a leg kick but Dragneel checks it
and Dragneel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dragneel. Those never looked like landing.
Dragneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Donk. Valentine catches Dragneel right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to clinch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel scores with a decent looking hook.
Valentine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine throws a counter combo.
Dragneel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Valentine flicks out a counter leg kick but Dragneel steps away.
A head kick by Valentine misses
letting Dragneel counter with a right hand.
Dragneel rushes Valentine with punches - Valentine moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Valentine goes down! Dragneel follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
A relieved looking Natsu Dragneel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 361 p4p, 514 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 21 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panda's waist but Panda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bundy off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Panda.
Panda is looking to land body kicks.
Bundy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab from Panda.
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Panda throws a fast counter high kick but Bundy manages to duck under it in time.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Panda.
Panda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panda can pounce on him.
Bundy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bundy has been working on his balance at Champion Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Panda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundy dodges the punch combination from Panda.
Bundy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda throws a body shot but no joy.
Bundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Panda.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Panda manages to get underhooks.
Panda stops a takedown attempt from Bundy.
Panda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bundy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Panda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Panda.
Panda lands a body punch.
Bundy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Bundy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
We've been informed that Panda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Panda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is looking for a takedown.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Panda working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Panda - that landed with a thud.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Panda tries to work over Bundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundy can't get the takedown.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundy's elbow.
Panda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bundy tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Panda lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda gets through Bundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Panda lands with a left to the head.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Panda misses with some punches.
Panda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Panda misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy wants a takedown.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Panda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Bundy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Panda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundy tries to score a body lock takedown but Panda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Panda misses with some punches.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Panda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda fakes the leg kick and cracks Bundy in the body.
Panda scores with a one two! Bundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Panda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bundy takes a step back to recover.
Bundy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bundy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panda's waist but Panda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bundy off to one side.
Panda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panda scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Panda.
Panda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bundy shoots in and bounces Panda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Panda managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda has his hands on Bundy's head, controlling the position.
Panda trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.
Panda trying to control the position.
Panda wants to get back to his feet but Bundy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Panda pulls Bundy in to control the position.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
Bundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bundy stopping the sweep attempt from Panda.
Bundy passes into half guard.
Bundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panda keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panda is on top in guard.
Panda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bundy's guard.
Panda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Panda takes a little break here. Bundy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bundy regains half guard.
Bundy tries to get to full guard but Panda has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda passes the guard and advances to mount!
Panda controlling the pace for now.
Panda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Panda wants to control the pace but Bundy is squirming around nicely.
Bundy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Panda is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Panda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Ted Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands with a good body shot.
Panda lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Panda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panda as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
KT Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Panda sprawls well. Panda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bundy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panda is fending him off so far but Bundy persists. Nope, Panda circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Panda.
Panda throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Panda is looking to clinch but Bundy is avoiding it.
Panda misses with an uppercut.
Bundy fails with the takedown
and Panda counters with a low kick, right behind Bundy 's knee.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Panda lands an overhand right.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Bundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bundy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bundy with a poor takedown
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda lands a nice hook to Bundy's body. Bundy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
KT Panda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panda slaps away a takedown attempt from Bundy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Panda - the referee stops the clock and Bundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Panda. Bundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Panda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda throws the kick towards the body but Bundy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Panda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Panda lands a body shot.
Panda lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Panda there.
Bundy has his takedown stuffed
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Panda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panda throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panda.
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!
Panda connects with a body shot.
Panda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ted Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Panda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Panda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panda digs a good hook to Bundy's body.
Bundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bundy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Panda swivels and escapes.
Panda throws a sloppy head kick and Bundy moves out of range easily.
Panda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
Bundy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Panda misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Panda. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Bundy has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panda jabs at Bundy's body.
Panda lands with a nice body punch.
Bundy shoots in but Panda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Panda tries a head kick but it misses.
Panda jabs Bundy right on the nose. Bundy blinks but takes it well.
Bundy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Panda.
Panda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
Panda feints and then cracks Bundy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bundy down.
Panda cracks Bundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Panda.
Bundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy dives in for a single leg takedown but Panda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KT Panda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bundy wants a takedown.
Bundy tries to work over Panda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Bundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
KT Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 6 p4p, 171 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 1 p4p, 24 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klimenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klimenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zachary Klimenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov stuns Klimenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Klimenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko misses with a left hand
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Klimenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Klimenko.
Nurmagomedov jabs Klimenko right on the nose. Klimenko blinks but takes it well.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Klimenko misses its target.
Klimenko moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Klimenko lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klimenko backwards.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klimenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zachary Klimenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klimenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klimenko has closed the distance and engaged Nurmagomedov in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov has Klimenko pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov pulls guard successfully.
Nurmagomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Klimenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klimenko defends well.
Nurmagomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Klimenko controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov working for a triangle but Klimenko defends it easily.
Klimenko postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zachary Klimenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klimenko lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nurmagomedov there.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klimenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nurmagomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmagomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
A jab from Klimenko misses.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Klimenko.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Klimenko circles away easily
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov with a jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Klimenko's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klimenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Klimenko has managed to clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Nurmagomedov effectively controlling the action here.
Nurmagomedov blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
Nurmagomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Klimenko won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klimenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko gets through Nurmagomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Klimenko fails to land.
Nurmagomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Klimenko digs a right hand underneath Nurmagomedov's ribcage. Nurmagomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Klimenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Klimenko misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle, before Klimenko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nurmagomedov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Klimenko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Zachary Klimenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off mate. 43 y.o lightweight steppin in 5 days notice against current #1 p4p middleweight. All the best.'.
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