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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyubof Nurmagomedov (ranked 4639 p4p, 24661 weight class) and Erland Poka (ranked 407 p4p, 467 weight class). Erland Poka struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Erland Poka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Erland Poka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poka's head.
Poka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poka's best efforts.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Poka postures up.
Poka looks winded!
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov is trying to maintain the position but Poka is very close to passing his half guard.
Nurmagomedov is pressing down on Poka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Poka controlling him for the moment.
Poka throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poka's guard. Nice move by Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nurmagomedov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nurmagomedov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Poka is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurmagomedov working Poka over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poka has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Poka is in trouble now - Nurmagomedov has advanced to mount!
Nurmagomedov controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov with shots to the head and body - Poka looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the full mount.
Nurmagomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Poka for as long as he can get away with.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poka is in a horrible position here. Nurmagomedov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nurmagomedov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nurmagomedov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
Lyubof Nurmagomedov took some time post fight to say the following; 'Alhamdulillah, all respect to my opponent. He try very hard.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amare Herring (ranked 4915 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Seung Woo Choi (ranked 282 p4p, 294 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amare Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Woo Choi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herring is defended easily by Choi.
Herring throws a head kick that misses.
Choi clinches.
Choi throws an elbow but it misses.
Choi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Herring tries to pull guard but Choi forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Choi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Herring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Choi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Choi lands an elbow that stopped Herring in his tracks for a moment.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herring will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amare Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herring is breathing heavily.
Choi pushes Herring up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Choi.
 It looks like Amare Herring has been cut.
Choi lands a nice uppercut.
Herring is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Herring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Choi throws an elbow but misses.
Herring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herring wants to get back to striking at distance but Choi won't allow it.
Choi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Herring.
Choi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Choi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Choi prevents Herring from breaking the clinch.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi lands a head kick. Herring smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Choi is looking to clinch.
Herring rushes Choi and presses him up against the ropes.
Choi looking for a takedown.
Herring takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herring jumps guard and drags Choi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Herring wants to hit a sweep here but Choi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Herring there!
Choi controlling from mount.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herring is looking to escape.
Choi controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herring is looking to escape.
Herring keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Choi content just to control the position here.
Herring keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Choi tries to control but Herring wriggling away.
Choi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Choi content just to control the position here.
Choi tries to control but Herring wriggling away.
Herring is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herring is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Herring is trying to stand.
Herring keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Choi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Herring throwing hammer fists to the chest of Choi. What's that going to do exactly?
Choi looking to control but Herring is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Herring working to try and regain half guard.
Choi wants to control the pace but Herring is squirming around nicely.
Herring is desperately trying to improve his position but Choi has a good base and remains in mount.
Choi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Herring tries to hold on but Choi postures up.
Choi prevents Herring from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Herring is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Herring is squirming around, avoiding Choi's attempts to control the action.
Herring is wriggling around trying to escape.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herring is looking to escape.
Herring is in all sorts of trouble here.
Herring is squirming around, avoiding Choi's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Herring tries to hold on but Choi pushes him away.
Choi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herring is looking to escape.
Choi wants to control the action but instead Herring gets a body lock and reverses into Choi's guard! Nice work!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Herring scoring with punches to the head and body.
Choi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Choi wants to get back to his feet but Herring is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herring pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choi is keeping the position for now.
Herring might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Choi is looking to stand up but Herring isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herring wants to pass the guard but Choi is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Woo Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amare Herring's cut.
That's time! Herring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Herring takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Choi.
Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Choi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choi with a knee to the head.
Herring blocks a body shot from Choi.
Herring gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Choi regains guard.
Choi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Herring off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herring crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Choi - the referee stops the clock and Herring gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Choi. Herring manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Choi clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Choi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herring's brow.
Herring is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choi has him pressed against the ropes.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herring has Choi pushed against the ropes.
Choi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herring walks away with a smile on his face. Choi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herring will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herring doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amare Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Choi lands a damaging elbow.
Herring avoids a wild elbow strike from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi lands a nice elbow.
Choi breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herring tries to clinch but Choi moves out of range.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Herring.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi closes the distance and clinches.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring tries to pull guard but Choi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Herring drops back down to his feet.
Herring blocks an elbow strike from Choi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choi.
Herring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herring has clasped his hands together around Choi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Choi tries to bench press Herring off him but Herring keeps the position.
Herring trying to control the position but Choi is working away.
Choi is trying to improve his position.
Herring taking a breather here.
Choi is looking to regain half guard here but Herring keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herring in side control lands a decent elbow.
Herring controlling the position from side mount.
Choi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Herring has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Herring working the head with strikes.
Choi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herring off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi is hanging on to Herring's back as he tries to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to control but Herring is keeping busy.
Herring manages to escape to his feet.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but Choi shows good takedown defense.
Seung Woo Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herring dives in and grabs Choi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Choi pushes down on Herring's head and hops out.
Herring gets tackled into the ropes by Choi. Choi maintains the clinch.
Herring avoids a wild elbow strike from Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Choi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choi.
Choi lands a damaging elbow.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Herring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi throws an elbow but it misses.
Choi misses with an elbow strike.
Choi pushes Herring back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seung Woo Choi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Herring dodges an elbow strike from Choi.
Choi tries a knee to the head but Herring blocks it.
Choi tries a knee to the head but Herring blocks it.
Herring tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Herring is trying to break free.
Herring is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Choi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Herring with a poor takedown
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Choi pushes off an throws an elbow but Herring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Choi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Herring avoids the elbow strike from Choi, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Choi.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Choi misses with an elbow over the top.
Herring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choi has him pressed against the ropes.
Herring is trying to pull guard but Choi turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Choi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Choi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Choi landing knees to the body.
Herring breaks the clinch.
Choi moves into range and clinches up with Herring.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Choi stops a takedown attempt from Herring.
Herring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choi.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Choi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herring's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi lands a nice elbow.
Herring tries to pull guard but Choi won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Choi as the two fighters clinch.
Herring is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Choi is keeping busy.
Herring dodges an elbow strike from Choi.
Choi landing knees to the head.
Herring goes for a takedown in the clinch but Choi prevents it.
Choi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Herring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seung Woo Choi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Herring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Choi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Choi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Choi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Herring.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Choi obliges.
Amare Herring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choi landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Woo Choi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Choi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 18:20
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 18:20
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Woo Choi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Murphy (ranked 5262 p4p, 4841 weight class) and Spanky Schwartz (ranked 442 p4p, 424 weight class). Shaun Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spanky Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwartz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Schwartz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Schwartz throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy slips a straight right by Schwartz.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwartz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Shaun Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanky Schwartz.
Murphy scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwartz circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwartz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Schwartz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwartz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Schwartz.
Schwartz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Schwartz getting side control.
Murphy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shaun Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwartz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schwartz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Schwartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwartz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwartz misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Schwartz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schwartz misses with a looping right.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwartz throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwartz.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwartz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Schwartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Schwartz keeps it at a distance.
Schwartz tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Schwartz fails with a takedown attempt.
Schwartz looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwartz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwartz on the side of the head.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schwartz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schwartz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy tries to bum rush Schwartz with a series of wild strikes but Schwartz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwartz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schwartz on his heels. He'll look to pass Schwartz's guard now, I'm sure.
Schwartz keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schwartz working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Schwartz keeps moving.
Murphy pushing down on Schwartz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Murphy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy trying to control the action but Schwartz is working from the bottom.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Schwartz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwartz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
 It looks like Spanky Schwartz has been cut.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Murphy there.
That has opened up Spanky Schwartz's cut even more.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Spanky Schwartz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwartz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy stalling.
Ground and pound from Murphy.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spanky Schwartz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spanky Schwartz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Murphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Meta (ranked 3708 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Thiago Castro (ranked 372 p4p, 378 weight class). New Meta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, New Meta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Castro!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the ropes.
Meta misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but Meta shows good takedown defense.
Meta moves into the clinch successfully.
Meta keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Meta fails to land.
Meta tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Meta back against the ropes.
Meta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castro is trying to drag Meta to the mat but Meta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
New Meta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Castro.
Meta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro tries for a takedown but Meta manages to get underhooks.
Meta scores with a hook to the body.
Castro letting Meta take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Meta as the two fighters clinch.
Castro looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta lands an uppercut.
Meta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Meta on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Meta.
Meta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meta.
Meta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Meta.
Meta lands an uppercut.
Meta lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Meta.
Meta lands a right hand.
Meta lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meta.
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Meta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta stalling in the clinch.
Meta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Meta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Meta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meta lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Meta as the two fighters clinch.
Meta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meta.
Meta pushes Castro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meta scores with a hook to the body.
Meta lands a nice shot to the body.
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meta lands with a short shot to the head.
Castro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Meta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meta lands a right hand.
Castro takes a shot to the head.
Meta is working Castro over against the ropes.
Meta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meta pushes Castro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meta lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meta.
 Castro is rocked!
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro is still on wobbly legs! Can Meta finish him?
Meta drops Castro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Castro is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Meta pushes Castro against the ropes. Meta is working some dirty boxing. Meta pushes off with a quick right hook! Castro goes down! Castro tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Meta moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Meta!
In his post fight interview, New Meta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Seul Kim (ranked 3527 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Rob Punk (ranked 392 p4p, 419 weight class). Rob Punk struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Han Seul Kim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Seul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Punk!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punk lands a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Punk. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
And Punk tries to counter it with a takedown but Kim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kim 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.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punk pinned against the ropes. Punk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Punk dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Punk's head and hops out.
Punk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Seul Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the ropes.
Punk taking a breather.
Kim is working for takedown but Punk is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk misses with a punch to the body.
Kim has Punk pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Punk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punk.
Punk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Punk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Punk ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Punk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Punk has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Punk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim wants to stand and escape but instead Punk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Punk trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk looking to pass the guard.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Punk has passed into half guard!
Punk wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kim looking for a kimura from the bottom but Punk passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Punk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Punk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim stops Punk from passing to mount.
Punk is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Punk drags him back down.
Punk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face as Punk controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Punk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Punk with the counter takedown but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a head kick but Punk moves out of range.
Kim moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPunk.
Kim tries to clinch up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punk misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Punk is rocked!
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Punk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim leaves Punk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Punk or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Punk manages to avoid it.
Punk dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Punk's head and hops out.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.
Kim drops Punk with a left and a right! Oh, Punk is hurt - Kim dives into side control looking to finish!
Punk is still in real trouble! Can Kim finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kim stands up and beckons Punk to his feet.
Punk shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Punk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Punk is predictable there
and Kim rattles Punk with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Punk tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kim dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Punk stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Han Seul Kim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luc Fontaine (ranked 3385 p4p, 3379 weight class) and Jan Blachowicz (ranked 350 p4p, 349 weight class). Jan Blachowicz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luc Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blachowicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fontaine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blachowicz shoots in for a takedown but Fontaine shows good takedown defense.
Fontaine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blachowicz on his heels. He'll look to pass Blachowicz's guard now, I'm sure.
Fontaine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fontaine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fontaine is pushing down on Blachowicz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blachowicz is fighting to maintain full guard but Fontaine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fontaine is looking for a kimura here.
Blachowicz is trying to escape back to his feet but Fontaine uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blachowicz struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fontaine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Blachowicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blachowicz dodges the ground and pound from Fontaine.
Blachowicz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fontaine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blachowicz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fontaine but great work by Blachowicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fontaine wants to control but Blachowicz is keeping him busy.
Fontaine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blachowicz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fontaine seems to be working for a kimura but Blachowicz defends the submission attempt.
Blachowicz is staying active underneath Fontaine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fontaine is working for a kimura but Blachowicz is defending it quite comfortably.
Fontaine wants to free his trapped foot but Blachowicz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine seems to be working for a kimura but Blachowicz defends the submission attempt.
Fontaine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blachowicz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fontaine is just content to waste time from the top position. Blachowicz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blachowicz wants to hit a sweep here but Fontaine passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blachowicz there!
Blachowicz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fontaine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blachowicz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fontaine is looking to take a break and control but Blachowicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blachowicz trying his best to control but Fontaine has mounted him.
Blachowicz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blachowicz is trying to escape the mount but Fontaine keeps good control and instead manages to take Blachowicz's back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fontaine tries to get the hooks in deep but Blachowicz pushed the leg off.
Blachowicz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Blachowicz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fontaine's arms.
Blachowicz tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Fontaine has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Blachowicz is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luc Fontaine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Hogan (ranked 1588 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Boris Borisov (ranked 195 p4p, 272 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxson Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan connects with a body shot.
Borisov takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Boris Borisov has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borisov.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borisov slips a jab from Hogan.
Borisov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borisov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hogan tries to move into range but Borisov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Borisov takes one to the chin there.
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Borisov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Hogan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Borisov! Hogan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Borisov!
Boris Borisov is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herminos Lugnunum (ranked 1330 p4p, 1971 weight class) and Namond Moore (ranked 84 p4p, 91 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Loi, Papa Loi. Herminos Lugnunum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Namond Moore's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herminos Lugnunum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugnunum shoots in and bounces Moore off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lugnunum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lugnunum trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lugnunum is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lugnunum won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Lugnunum throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Lugnunum wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Lugnunum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Lugnunum lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugnunum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lugnunum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lugnunum with a nice head shot there.
Moore is rocked!
Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore is still in real trouble! Can Lugnunum finish him?
Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lugnunum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lugnunum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Lugnunum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugnunum trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lugnunum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lugnunum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lugnunum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Lugnunum wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Lugnunum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lugnunum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lugnunum lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Moore! Lugnunum senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Moore out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herminos Lugnunum!
Our winner, Herminos Lugnunum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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A |
G |
S |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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