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CCC 20 : Nagibatel vs Martinez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 20662 p4p, 3890 weight class) and Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 320 p4p, 236 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Acerbi's choice of entrance music: Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Panfilo Acerbi enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grandis 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 Acerbi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Acerbi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Acerbi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grandis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acerbi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grandis is looking to score with low kicks.
Acerbi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Acerbi cracks Grandis with a good jab.
We've been informed that Acerbi 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.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Acerbi finds it's target.
Acerbi connects with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Acerbi, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acerbi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grandis.
 Grandis is rocked!
A big right from Grandis misses.
Acerbi throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
Oh Grandis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grandis is aggressively charging in as Acerbi backs up avoiding any damage. Acerbi tosses out a jab and Grandis runs right into it face first! Grandis is out cold! Acerbi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Grandis's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panfilo Acerbi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tian Long (ranked 3387 p4p, 3208 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 352 p4p, 337 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schrute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long misses with a hook.
Schrute slips under a jab.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schrute stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Schrute misses its intended target.
Long defending well as Schrute loads up on a big left hand.
Schrute misses the jab.
Schrute takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schrute.
Nice body punch from Long.
Long sends Schrute crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Long is motioning to the referee to let Schrute up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 Schrute is rocked!
Long fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Schrute to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Schrute looks to clinch but Long throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Schrute taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tian Long!
Tian Long thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Do Souza (ranked 24432 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Emiliano Steele (ranked 322 p4p, 170 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Do Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emiliano Steele!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Do Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Do Souza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steele.
Do Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Do Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Steele drops back, looking for a kneebar! Do Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Do Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Do Souza!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele seems a little lost for a moment, as Do Souza dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Steele is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Do Souza is concentrating on defense, preventing Steele from advancing position.
Steele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Do Souza defends it well.
Steele scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Do Souza is trying to stand.
Do Souza trying to hold on to Steele's head to control him but Steele postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Do Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Do Souza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steele has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Do Souza to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Steele is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Do Souza pulls down on the head and he's put Steele to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Do Souza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skye Breeze (ranked 3446 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 217 p4p, 212 weight class). Wilson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Final Countdown. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skye Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Breeze is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Breeze circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Breeze to score with a decent uppercut.
Breeze throws a big shot that misses.
Breeze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Breeze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Breeze sends Wilson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Breeze is motioning to the referee to let Wilson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wilson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Breeze.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Breeze finish him?
Wilson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Wilson limp body while Breeze jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skye Breeze!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Greyvine (ranked 2846 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 302 p4p, 373 weight class). Greyvine comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades - Motorhead. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kanaani's choice of entrance music: Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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 4 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanaani moves away from the strike by Greyvine.
Greyvine dodges the punch combination from Kanaani.
Jab from Kanaani.
Kanaani misses with a low kick as Greyvine jumps back.
Greyvine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greyvine lands a left and a right that send Kanaani crashing to the mat, dazed. Greyvine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyvine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanaani is just out of range.
Kanaani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greyvine.
Kanaani looks to land a combination. Greyvine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Greyvine looks to land a right hand but Kanaani moved out of range.
Kanaani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greyvine.
Kanaani looks to land a right hand but Greyvine moved out of range.
Kanaani misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Greyvine.
Greyvine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine tests Kanaani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chance Greyvine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaani scores with a hook.
Greyvine throws a series of punches but Kanaani avoids them all with ease.
Greyvine stuffs the takedown attempt from Kanaani. Kanaani gets slowly back to his feet.
Greyvine misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanaani misses the target.
Greyvine fails to land with a series of punches.
Greyvine throws a body shot but no joy.
Greyvine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greyvine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greyvine is looking to wear down Kanaani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kanaani throws a right and a left that Greyvine avoids nicely.
Greyvine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanaani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanaani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greyvine manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Greyvine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Greyvine.
That has opened up Mehdi Kanaani's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greyvine.
Greyvine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greyvine has Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Greyvine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greyvine misses with a wild combination.
Greyvine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kanaani thows a leg kick but Greyvine checks it
and Greyvine counters with a crisp one two that drops Kanaani! Greyvine thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kanaani to his feet! Kanaani is in big trouble!
Kanaani is rocked!
The cut above Mehdi Kanaani's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kanaani backs away from a small jab... but Greyvine lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kanaani crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Greyvine with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chance Greyvine!
An out of breath Chance Greyvine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2765 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 310 p4p, 262 weight class). Zaire's entrance music is Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. A fine choice. Enokentiy Klimov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enokentiy Klimov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Zaire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klimov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov tries a body shot but Zaire blocks it.
Zaire stalling in the clinch but Klimov improves position.
A shot in the inside from Klimov.
Zaire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Klimov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zaire wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Klimov moved away.
Klimov blocks the body kick.
Zaire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klimov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Klimov.
Klimov throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klimov scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire looks to land a combination but Klimov avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Klimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire stalks Klimov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klimov's face. Klimov staggers backwards, shaken.
Enokentiy Klimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klimov counters with a straight right hand.
Zaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov cracks Zaire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zaire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Klimov finish him?
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Klimov lands with a good body shot.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klimov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Zaire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Klimov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zaire sprawling to the canvas! Zaire rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Klimov finish him?!
Zaire is rocked!
Klimov fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Zaire out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Enokentiy Klimov!
Enokentiy Klimov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 2693 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 186 p4p, 151 weight class). Smith has chosen Heave Away- The Fables as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghiotto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ghiotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Ghiotto is blocking nicely.
Ghiotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith stops Ghiotto from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghiotto's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghiotto's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but Ghiotto is blocking nicely.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ghiotto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ghiotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriele Ghiotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghiotto dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right from Ghiotto on the inside.
Ghiotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smith stops Ghiotto from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throws a strike but Ghiotto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghiotto is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith pulls Ghiotto in to control the position.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Ghiotto is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ghiotto shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghiotto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ghiotto to the ground. Smith is now in Ghiotto's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith stops Ghiotto from standing up.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghiotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Ghiotto to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghiotto.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Ghiotto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith throwing strikes but Ghiotto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Smith gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghiotto tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Ghiotto wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Smith will probably get the nod.
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.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ghiotto's guard.
Dylan Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ghiotto wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ghiotto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith prevents Ghiotto from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Ghiotto blocks nicely.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ghiotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Ghiotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ghiotto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghiotto working away.
Smith tries to bench press Ghiotto off him but Ghiotto keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to control but Ghiotto postures up.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is holding Ghiotto down, trying to stall.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ghiotto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ghiotto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Ghiotto's head but Ghiotto avoids it well.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Ghiotto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Ghiotto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ghiotto defending against the ground and pound.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ghiotto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ghiotto to regain full guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghiotto's head.
Smith won't allow Ghiotto to get back to his feet.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghiotto seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith scores with a takedown into Ghiotto's guard.
Ghiotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ghiotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gabriele Ghiotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith with the ground and pound but Ghiotto regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ghiotto is looking to escape.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ghiotto to regain full guard.
Ghiotto keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Ghiotto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Ghiotto!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghiotto preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to control but Ghiotto passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Ghiotto has mounted him!
Smith tries to hold on but Ghiotto postures up.
Ghiotto lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith tries to control the position but Ghiotto now has his back.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith tries to improve his position but instead Ghiotto has taken his back!
Smith tries to escape the position.
Good control from Ghiotto.
Smith is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ghiotto off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ghiotto has managed to slip his arm under Smith's chin. This could be all over... yep, Smith is tapping out! Submission win for Ghiotto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriele Ghiotto!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriele Ghiotto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 1203 p4p, 1191 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 131 p4p, 129 weight class). Kruczek comes to the cage accompanied by Born To Raise Hell. Dionizy Kruczek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek misses with a looping right.
Kruczek throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruczek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruczek moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Kruczek moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruczek's head.
Kruczek moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruczek misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Kruczek avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Kruczek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruczek looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Sitsongrit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruczek walks into a jab.
Kruczek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruczek, as that shot connected.
Kruczek scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kruczek moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruczek lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that Kruczek avoids nicely.
Kruczek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kruczek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
Kruczek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruczek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruczek darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruczek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruczek's elbow.
Kruczek is looking for a takedown.
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruczek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kruczek is keeping busy.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Kruczek is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
The referee calls for Kruczek to work.
Kruczek is looking to control Sitsongrit's arms but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruczek has his back to the cage.
Kruczek looking to stall.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kruczek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Kruczek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kruczek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kruczek for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dionizy Kruczek.
Kruczek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Kruczek content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sitsongrit reverses the position - he's now on top in Kruczek's guard.
Kruczek keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sitsongrit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruczek looking for a guillotine here but Sitsongrit defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruczek's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kruczek is looking for a triangle but Sitsongrit pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kruczek has locked up a guillotine! Kruczek's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Sitsongrit is holding on here and Kruczek must be using up a lot of energy. Sitsongrit has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kruczek gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dionizy Kruczek!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dionizy Kruczek made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 1507 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 188 p4p, 209 weight class). Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Lehtola's head but Lehtola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehtola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliva is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehtola has double underhooks.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola scores with a hook to the body.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliva breaks from the clinch.
Lehtola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Lehtola moved out of range.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtola.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliva drops his hands momentarily and Lehtola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtola. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtola scores with a jab.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Lehtola ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a two punch combination.
Oliva blocks a jab.
Oliva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehtola throws out the jab.
Lehtola throws an off balance right hand
and Oliva counters with a nice body shot.
Lehtola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliva doesn't seem bothered though.
Lehtola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lehtola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Lehtola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lehtola looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Oliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehtola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lehtola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Lehtola with a hook.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Lehtola's front leg but catches the back leg as Lehtola tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Oliva.
Lehtola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been told by Lehtola's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lehtola checks it well.
Lehtola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lehtola catches Oliva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lehtola misses the jab.
Oliva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oliva throws an overhand right that lands on Lehtola's shoulder, as Lehtola tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtola jabs Oliva right on the nose. Oliva blinks but takes it well.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Lehtola's head but Lehtola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtola is looking to counter the offense by Oliva and move into the clinch.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliva on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lehtola misses.
Sloppy strikes from Oliva. Those never looked like landing.
Oliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehtola.
Lehtola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Lehtola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lehtola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliva takes a swing at Lehtola's ribcage but misses.
Oliva throws a sloppy body shot
and Lehtola counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lehtola.
Lehtola digs a right hand into Oliva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliva's gas tank.
Oliva working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehtola.
Lehtola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lehtola lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
Lehtola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliva slips a straight right by Lehtola.
Oliva throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Lehtola as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Oliva misses.
Lehtola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oliva slips a jab from Lehtola.
Lehtola swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Lehtola moved out of range.
Lehtola is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliva.
Oliva looks to land a combination. Lehtola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lehtola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lehtola. That snapped Oliva's head back.
Lehtola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva takes one to the chin there.
Lehtola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva swinging wildly here.
Lehtola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Lehtola.
Lehtola throws a big shot that misses.
Lehtola works the jab nicely.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Lehtola saw that one coming.
Lehtola throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Oliva lands the left hand.
Oliva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliva throws a hook but Lehtola avoids it easily.
Lehtola misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehtola, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lehtola finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliva's head.
Lehtola fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lehtola with a body shot.
Lehtola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliva feints a counter leg kick.
Lehtola throws a big shot that misses.
Oliva slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lehtola lands.
Lehtola misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Jari Lehtola is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehtola drives through and clinches with Oliva against the cage.
Lehtola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehtola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Lehtola presses Oliva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Lehtola has Oliva pressed against the cage, preventing Oliva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehtola misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Lehtola misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Lehtola lands with a left to the head.
Lehtola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliva.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehtola pushes Oliva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtola keeps control of Oliva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliva is trying to break the clinch but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
Oliva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtola won't allow it.
Oliva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtola won't allow it.
Oliva is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehtola gets an underhook and turns Oliva into the cage.
Oliva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Lehtola.
Lehtola pushes Oliva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliva is breathing heavily.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehtola lands an uppercut.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
Oliva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
Lehtola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Oliva can't break the clinch.
Lehtola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lehtola.
Lehtola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lehtola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Lehtola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehtola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lehtola swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Lehtola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lehtola slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Lehtola moved out of range nicely.
Lehtola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lehtola slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a hook but Lehtola avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Oliva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola slips under a jab.
Lehtola doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliva circles away.
Lehtola misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Oliva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oliva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehtola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtola.
Lehtola just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehtola with a nice cross.
Oliva takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Lehtola.
Lehtola lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehtola misses with a looping right.
Oliva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
A big left from Oliva misses.
As Oliva tries to get set, Lehtola tries to push him back and clinch up but Oliva manages to avoid the attempt.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Lehtola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lehtola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehtola struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliva controls his hands.
Lehtola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Lehtola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva scores with a nice right hand.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Lehtola wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva slips under a jab from Lehtola.
Oliva misses with a wild combination.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtola.
Oliva scores with a sloppy right hand. Lehtola should have avoided that one.
Lehtola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Oliva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehtola throws a right hand that misses
and Lehtola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Lehtola counters by clinching up.
Lehtola digs a right hand into Oliva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliva's gas tank.
Lehtola scores with a shot to the side of Oliva's head.
Lehtola tries to throw a body punch but Oliva avoids it by throwing Lehtola back against the cage.
Oliva is trying to break free.
Oliva is trying to break free.
Lehtola lands an uppercut.
Lehtola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is trying to break the clinch but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
Oliva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehtola.
Oliva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Lehtola.
Lehtola lands with a right to the head.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtola misses with the head strike.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lehtola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lehtola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtola scores with the left hand. Oliva knows he should have avoided that one.
Lehtola throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lehtola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehtola throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola slips under a jab.
Lehtola cracks Oliva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lehtola at a distance.
Lehtola throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva swings for the body but Lehtola moves out of range.
Lehtola missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva tries to counter with a clinch but Lehtola shakes him off and moves away.
Biscuit Oliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliva lands with a cross.
Oliva tries to work over Lehtola's front leg with a kick but Lehtola checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lehtola checks a leg kick.
Lehtola is looking to counter the offense by Oliva and move into the clinch.
Jari Lehtola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Lehtola.
Oliva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot lands for Lehtola.
Oliva lands a jab to the nose.
Lehtola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehtola wants to clinch.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Lehtola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oliva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lehtola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliva scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lehtola throws a right hand that misses
and Lehtola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva slips a jab from Lehtola.
Lehtola slips a jab from Oliva.
Lehtola lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Lehtola. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Oliva misses.
Lehtola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
Lehtola scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehtola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Lehtola!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 492 p4p, 163 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 63 p4p, 20 weight class). Javier Martinez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs 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. This should be a great matchup!
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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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.
Martinez rushes Nagibatel and presses him up against the cage.
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nagibatel won't be happy with that.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Nagibatel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Nagibatel in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nagibatel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez has Nagibatel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Martinez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nagibatel tumbling to the mat - Martinez dives into Nagibatel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagibatel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow Nagibatel to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez wants to clinch.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
Nagibatel tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Nagibatel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Nagibatel looking to stall.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagibatel is defending well for now.
Nagibatel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nagibatel dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Nagibatel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nagibatel continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Nagibatel tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagibatel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez tries to clinch up
enabling Nagibatel to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagibatel 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 Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagibatel scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagibatel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head but Nagibatel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nagibatel defends it well.
Nagibatel slips under a jab.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice leg kick.
You can see that Martinez has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nagibatel cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes one on the button.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Nagibatel gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nagibatel motions for Martinez to come forward. Nagibatel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nagibatel defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Nagibatel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Martinez tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagibatel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Nagibatel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagibatel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Nagibatel's guard.
Nagibatel kicks Martinez off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagibatel throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel had his way with Javier Martinez in that round.
That's time! Nagibatel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagibatel misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nagibatel misses its intended target.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from Martinez misses.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Nagibatel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp one two that drops Martinez! Nagibatel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Martinez to his feet! Martinez is in big trouble!
Martinez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagibatel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Martinez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Martinez looks to clinch but Nagibatel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Martinez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Lyoha Nagibatel 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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