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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huller (ranked 24281 p4p, 23256 weight class) and Amarillo Brillo (ranked 552 p4p, 559 weight class). Amarillo Brillo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Huller's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Huller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huller looks to land a right hand but Brillo moved out of range.
Huller misses with an uppercut
and Brillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brillo looks to land a right hand but Huller moved out of range.
Brillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brillo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brillo loads up on a big right hand but Huller slips the punch.
Brillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brillo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Huller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brillo.
Huller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brillo. Brillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Huller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huller drops an elbow to the side of Brillo's head.
Brillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Huller is trying to control. Brillo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Huller.
Brillo tries to roll over but Huller keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo manages to get to full guard.
Huller lands a couple of elbows.
Huller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brillo's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brillo controls Huller momentarily but Huller frees himself.
Huller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Huller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huller is looking for a triangle but Brillo pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brillo works over Huller with some ground and pound from guard.
Huller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brillo won't allow Huller to sweep him here.
Huller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brillo cracks Huller with a solid left hand.
Brillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Huller is looking for a triangle but Brillo pushes his legs off easily.
Brillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brillo defends well.
Huller looking for a guillotine here but Brillo defends easily.
Brillo wants to control from the top but Huller keeps moving.
Huller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huller wants to sweep here but Brillo controlling him for the moment.
Huller is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Brillo frees his head nicely. Oh but Huller has switched to an armbar! Brillo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tom Huller!
Tom Huller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 1797 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Donovan Lang (ranked 210 p4p, 264 weight class). Lang has chosen Land Down Under - Luude Remix as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Lang!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tae takes the fight into the clinch.
Tae keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mabahong Tae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lang misses.
Tae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tae ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang looks to land a combination but Tae avoids it well.
Oooooh!!! Tae has knocked Lang down with a huge combo! Tae steps away and waves a wobbly Lang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Lang is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tae clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Tae finish him?
Tae lands a big knee to the head and Lang goes down! Tae pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mabahong Tae!
A very excited looking Mabahong Tae rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torbjørn Knudsvig (ranked 2025 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 215 p4p, 271 weight class). Jacira has chosen Cherokee War Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torbjørn Knudsvig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knudsvig loads up on a big right hand but Jacira slips the punch.
Nice cross by Knudsvig.
 It looks like Aqissiac Jacira has been cut.
Knudsvig takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knudsvig 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.
Jacira misses with a body shot.
Knudsvig throws a hook but Jacira avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacira. Knudsvig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knudsvig misses with a body shot.
Knudsvig takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacira swats away the attempt to clinch by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig looks for the body kick but Jacira saw that one coming.
Torbjørn Knudsvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacira lands with an uppercut that bounces Knudsvig off the cage and back into range.
Jacira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Jacira misses.
Knudsvig lands a head kick. Jacira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jacira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knudsvig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacira scores with a jab to the body.
Knudsvig gets caught flat footed, as Jacira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knudsvig seems keen to control Jacira's posture.
Jacira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knudsvig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacira on the ground.
Jacira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacira throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacira throwing strikes from guard but Knudsvig blocks nicely.
Jacira throwing strikes from guard but Knudsvig blocks nicely.
Jacira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacira throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacira missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Jacira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacira distracts Knudsvig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jacira lands a couple of digs.
Knudsvig is breathing heavily.
Jacira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacira working the ground and pound.
Knudsvig dodges the ground and pound from Jacira.
You can see the frustration on Knudsvig's face as Jacira controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacira advances to full mount.
Jacira is landing with some decent strikes but Knudsvig is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Knudsvig on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knudsvig tries to get out of the position.
Jacira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jacira prevents Knudsvig from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacira there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jacira with the ground and pound from mount.
Knudsvig taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Knudsvig that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jacira lands a big shot to the head and Knudsvig winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aqissiac Jacira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikora Tama (ranked 1663 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 182 p4p, 174 weight class). Tama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Haka War Dance. Rodrigo Duterte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikora Tama's chin.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama shoots in and gets a takedown into Duterte's guard.
Duterte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tama wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
Duterte is controlling Tama's posture.
Tama lands a couple of digs.
Duterte is trying to keep Tama in close.
Tama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duterte is defending against the submission attempts here by Tama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duterte keeps working.
Tama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama lands strikes from half guard.
Duterte felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duterte keeps working.
Duterte won't allow Tama to pass to mount.
Duterte has hold of Tama's hands but Tama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tama uses his free foot to push down on Duterte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Duterte.
Tama landing punches.
Duterte is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama 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.
Duterte is bucking up trying to escape but Tama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Duterte is looking to get to half guard.
Duterte keeps trying to improve his position.
Duterte is squirming around, avoiding Tama's attempts to control the action.
Tama lands a big elbow.
Duterte tries to reverse the position but Tama maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tama working for a submission but Duterte is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte wants to hold on but Tama pushes him away.
Tama prevents Duterte from getting the reversal.
Tama landing shots from mount.
Duterte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duterte looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duterte is desperately trying to improve his position but Tama has a good base and remains in mount.
Duterte is squirming around, avoiding Tama's attempts to control the action.
Duterte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Duterte has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tama's lack of action.
Tama wants to pass to mount but Duterte is defending the position.
Tama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tama wants to pass the guard but Duterte is defending well.
Duterte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duterte is trying to maintain the position but Tama is very close to passing his half guard.
Tama wants to free his trapped foot but Duterte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duterte tries to get to full guard but Tama has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikora Tama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tama darts in looking for a takedown but Duterte gets double underhooks and turns Tama into the cage.
Duterte is trying to pull guard but Tama has him pressed against the cage.
Tama is trying to pull guard but Duterte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duterte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duterte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duterte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duterte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tama.
Tama tries to clinch there but Duterte circles away.
Despite the aggression on Duterte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duterte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama slips a jab and a cross from Duterte.
Duterte gets caught napping as Tama dives in and scores a takedown. Duterte manages to retain guard.
Tama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tama wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duterte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tama is working Duterte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tama controls from within his opponent's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Duterte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Duterte being controlled here, momentarily.
Duterte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duterte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tama looking to pass the guard.
Tama wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
Duterte being controlled here, momentarily.
Tama is in close to Duterte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tama preventing the sweep.
Tama wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
Tama distracts Duterte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tama trying to control the position from guard on top but Duterte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duterte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duterte keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Tama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duterte can do to turn this around?
Tama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tama is in close to Duterte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tama throwing strikes but missing.
Tama lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama cracks Duterte with a solid left hand.
Tama trying to control but Duterte is working from the bottom.
Tama postures up and lands a big shot to Duterte's brow.
Tama trying to control the position from guard on top but Duterte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duterte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tama has managed to get both his arms back between Duterte's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikora Tama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tama dives in and grabs Duterte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duterte pushes down on Tama's head and hops out.
Tama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Duterte takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duterte tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Tama moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duterte keeps working.
Tama cracks Duterte with a big right hand but Duterte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Duterte!
Tama tries to control but Duterte wriggling away.
Tama working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duterte is looking to escape.
Duterte slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Duterte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tama is working away from the top position though.
Nikora Tama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Tama.
Duterte trying to control here.
Tama is keen to just control but Duterte is a slippery customer.
Duterte trying to control but Tama postures up.
Tama 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte taking some punishment here, with Tama in his half guard.
Tama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duterte is refusing to be controlled, as Tama sits in half guard.
Tama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duterte trying to hold on to Tama's head to control him but Tama postures up.
Duterte is not content to let Tama control the position.
Tama is taking a breather. Duterte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Duterte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duterte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tama blocks the strikes from Duterte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duterte gets full guard.
Duterte keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Duterte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duterte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duterte, not yet.
Tama is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duterte looking for subs off his back but Tama has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rodrigo Duterte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama lands with a punch from half guard.
Tama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tama lands with a punch from half guard.
Tama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duterte knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tama is looking for a kimura but Duterte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tama to get the leverage.
Duterte tries to get to full guard but Tama has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nikora Tama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duterte has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikora Tama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikora Tama!
Rodrigo Duterte spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Clarke (ranked 2283 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 246 p4p, 156 weight class). Clarke comes to the cage accompanied by One Cent, Five Cent, Ten Cent, Dollar - Soca Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anstey avoids it really well and circles away.
Anstey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy body kick from Clarke
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anstey looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anstey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
We've been hearing reports that Clarke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
Clarke tries to counter with a takedown but Anstey is quick to defend against it.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Anstey.
Clarke dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Clarke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anstey sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clarke tries to land a front kick but Anstey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anstey throws a shot to the body.
Anstey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anstey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Anstey. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Clarke misses
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Anstey lands with a nice combination. Clarke backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Mark Clarke has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Anstey enables Clarke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anstey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anstey has Clarke pulled in close to control his posture.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anstey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anstey is trying to defend but Clarke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clarke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clarke wants to take a breather but Anstey is having none of it.
Clarke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clarke looks to land a strike but Anstey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke stopping the sweep attempt from Anstey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstey looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstey, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anstey keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
Clarke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anstey is pulling down on Clarke's head. It's preventing any offense from Clarke, at least for the moment.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clarke's guard. Nice move by Anstey!
Anstey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Clarke's cut.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Clarke.
Anstey scores with a sloppy right hand. Clarke should have avoided that one.
Anstey cracks Clarke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mark Clarke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarke throws a push kick but Anstey slaps the foot to one side.
Bunny Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anstey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clarke swings for the body but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anstey tried to score with a low kick but Clarke checks it.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Anstey shows good takedown defense.
Clarke checks a leg kick.
Anstey tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Anstey.
Anstey throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anstey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clarke. Clarke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clarke on the side of the head.
Clarke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anstey quickly recovers to half guard.
Clarke winds up and cracks Anstey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clarke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anstey is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to control Clarke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anstey avoid being mounted?
Clarke is trying to control. Anstey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clarke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clarke's back!
Anstey connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Clarke to escape the position.
Clarke is trying to break free.
Anstey avoiding Clarke 's attempts to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anstey controlling the positon.
Anstey trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is really stuck here.
Clarke covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anstey lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Anstey.
Clarke is keeping busy.
Anstey scores with punches from the back.
Anstey lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clarke's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Clarke is working hard here to advance position.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarke just trying to survive but Anstey is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Clarke staying busy and making it hard for Anstey to control.
Clarke is trapped and Anstey is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Clarke is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anstey.
Clarke trying to control the hands but Anstey breaks the grip.
Clarke is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Clarke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Anstey.
Anstey with a hook.
Clarke shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anstey clobbers Clarke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clarke throws a lazy head kick
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Anstey drops Clarke with a naaaaasty hook - Clarke is in real trouble here! Anstey dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
In defeat, Mark Clarke stepped up to the mic, saying 'You beat me again... Well played. I wish you the best of luck in the future... However this is my final fight, thank you to everyone who supported me.. I want to pass the torch to Handerson. Good work brother.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Santos (ranked 915 p4p, 1327 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 105 p4p, 154 weight class). Thompson has chosen Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Santos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Santos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Thompson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Thompson cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
And Santos counters with a quick kick to the body but Thompson blocks it.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thompson avoids it.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thompson! Santos lets Thompson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Santos lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thompson. Santos pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 957 p4p, 1365 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 107 p4p, 139 weight class). Medeiros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sidequest - Chime. Kai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Astronaut - Jin. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Kai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Medeiros doesn't seem phased though.
Kai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Medeiros backs off Kai throws a huge counter combo but Medeiros manages to avoid it all.
Medeiros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kai.
Kai tries to move into range but Medeiros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Medeiros moved out of range nicely.
Kai scores with a jab to the head.
Kai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Medeiros throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Kai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medeiros manages to avoid it.
Aljosa Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medeiros connects with a jab.
Medeiros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai avoids the body shot from Medeiros.
A head kick by Kai misses
and Medeiros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Kai misses.
Medeiros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Medeiros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Medeiros is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kai punishes Medeiros's body with a nice straight punch.
Kai lands a nice hook to Medeiros's body. Medeiros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Medeiros has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Medeiros just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros just misses with a punch to the body.
Medeiros lands with a cross.
Medeiros throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Kai avoids the body shot from Medeiros.
Medeiros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Medeiros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menes Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medeiros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kai.
We've been informed that Kai 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.
Medeiros misses with an uppercut.
Medeiros misses with a body shot.
Medeiros jabs at Kai's body.
Kai needs to keep his hands up - Medeiros had a free shot at his head there.
Kai scores with a nice right hand.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medeiros was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai looks to land a combination. Medeiros sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Medeiros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Medeiros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Medeiros moved out of range.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Medeiros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai throws out a counter right but Medeiros avoids it with no problem.
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Medeiros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros cracks Kai with a good jab.
Medeiros misses with a takedown attempt - Kai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros misses the shot to the body.
Medeiros moves forwards but Kai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Medeiros throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
It seemed like Kai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Medeiros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai digs a good hook to Medeiros's body.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medeiros was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Medeiros is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Medeiros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Medeiros.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kai as he avoids it easily.
Kai is looking for the big counter here.
Medeiros throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Medeiros lands a nice shot to the body.
Medeiros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medeiros throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medeiros.
A little jabbing left from Kai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Medeiros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Menes Kai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Medeiros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kai throws a one two combo.
Medeiros throws a big shot that misses.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Medeiros.
Medeiros jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Medeiros gets the takedown into side control.
Kai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medeiros connects with a right hand. Kai shakes it off.
Kai is rocked!
Medeiros steps in with a hook that catches Kai right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Medeiros follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kai looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aljosa Medeiros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 895 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 110 p4p, 251 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thibodeaux can't do much from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux prevents Breaker from moving into mount.
Breaker is working hard here to advance position.
Breaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Thibodeaux gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Breaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Thibodeaux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thibodeaux sees it coming and defends easily.
Thibodeaux keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Breaker trying to mount his opponent but Thibodeaux defends it.
Breaker wants to take a breather but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Breaker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thibodeaux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thibodeaux trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Breaker drives through with a takedown into Thibodeaux's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Thibodeaux is keeping the position.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Breaker passes into side control.
Thibodeaux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Breaker's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker trying to pass the guard but Thibodeaux defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Breaker is keeping busy.
Breaker wants to take a breather but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Breaker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Breaker tries to control but Thibodeaux wriggling away.
Breaker is trying to control here but Thibodeaux has managed to regain half guard.
Breaker wants to pass to mount but Thibodeaux is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Breaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Breaker tries to advance to mount but Thibodeaux denies him.
Breaker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thibodeaux has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Breaker works to advance to full mount. Thibodeaux defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker trying to control but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thibodeaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thibodeaux manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Breaker is just content to waste time from the top position. Thibodeaux takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Breaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Breaker is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to advance to mount but Thibodeaux denies him.
Breaker moves into full mount!
Breaker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle. Ooooh, that looks tight Thibodeaux is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thibodeaux and Breaker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thibodeaux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to move to mount but Thibodeaux blocks the move with his legs.
Thibodeaux gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Breaker tries to control but Thibodeaux wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thibodeaux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Breaker controlling Thibodeaux's posture.
Thibodeaux cracks Breaker with a solid left hand.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Breaker is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breaker controlling the position.
Thibodeaux cracks Breaker with a solid left hand.
Breaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Breaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Breaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Breaker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thibodeaux gets back to half guard.
Breaker trying to mount his opponent but Thibodeaux defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux is concentrating on defense, preventing Breaker from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to advance position but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Breaker works his way into side control.
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux is looking to regain half guard here but Breaker keeps moving and retains side control.
Breaker tries for a kimura but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Thibodeaux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Breaker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thibodeaux has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stops Breaker from passing to mount.
Breaker trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Thibodeaux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thibodeaux gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looking to control but Thibodeaux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Breaker looking for a guillotine from mount but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Breaker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thibodeaux is surviving well by controlling Breaker's body position as best he can.
Thibodeaux defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Breaker.
Thibodeaux is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Breaker goes for an armbar but Thibodeaux turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thibodeaux.
Breaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thibodeaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Thibodeaux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Breaker stands and throws Thibodeaux's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Breaker trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bone Breaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breaker 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bone Breaker!
A victorious Bone Breaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 476 p4p, 687 weight class) and Axton Burgess (ranked 61 p4p, 85 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski comes to the cage accompanied by Meet Fran. 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 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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Axton Burgess has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is looking to counter the offense by Burgess and move into the clinch.
Burgess swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Burgess lands with a straight right. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski didn't see that one coming.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a leg kick
and Burgess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgess throws a hook but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burgess.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a decent looking hook.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgess connects with a leg kick.
Burgess cracks Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski with an open hand slap.
 Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is rocked!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess throws out a counter right but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it with no problem.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski or not.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgess breaks the clinch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a looping overhand right but Burgess ducks down to avoid it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess slips under a jab from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Burgess throws out a counter right but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it with no problem.
Burgess throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks down to avoid it.
Burgess moves away from the strike by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burgess! But no joy.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pushes Burgess away with a front kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski loads up on a big right hand but Burgess slips the punch.
Burgess counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burgess counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a right hand that misses
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a low kick as Burgess jumps back.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Burgess misses.
Burgess keeps Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski at a distance using the push kick.
Burgess walks into a left hand.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a body shot.
Burgess slips under a jab from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Burgess doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Axton Burgess's cut even more.
Burgess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to clinch up
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess 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.
Burgess defending well as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is predictable there
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burgess momentarily.
Burgess is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Burgess connects with a body shot that sends Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Axton Burgess will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axton Burgess's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burgess shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burgess.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses the target.
Axton Burgess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a really nice looking cross but Burgess seems unphased.
Burgess moves out of range as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski strikes.
Burgess doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burgess scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses the jab.
Burgess is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Burgess was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgess replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it well.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burgess looks to land a right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moved out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a looping overhand right but Burgess ducks down to avoid it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a double jab
and Burgess counters with a right hand from hell and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axton Burgess!
Axton Burgess is the new middleweight champion!
Axton Burgess seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olyksandr Chai (ranked 1734 p4p, 977 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 187 p4p, 115 weight class). McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Methodios McIntyre 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olyksandr Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai cracks McIntyre with an open hand slap.
It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Olyksandr Chai has been cut.
Chai has managed to clinch.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McIntyre tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing McIntyre back against the cage.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McIntyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from McIntyre.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
McIntyre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre lands a body shot.
McIntyre misses with some punches.
Chai drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai keeping full guard, as McIntyre tries to pass.
Chai looking to control.
Chai throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McIntyre escapes and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but McIntyre keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McIntyre controls the position.
McIntyre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeps McIntyre under control for a moment.
Chai is trying to control McIntyre's posture but McIntyre avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
McIntyre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McIntyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai moves into the clinch.
McIntyre misses with some punches.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
McIntyre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
Knees to the body from McIntyre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai decides to pull guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing McIntyre from controlling successfully.
Chai looking for a guillotine here but McIntyre defends easily.
McIntyre is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McIntyre tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai throws a series of punches but McIntyre moves out of range.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIntyre.
Chai is looking to clinch but McIntyre is avoiding it.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Chai.
Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chai showed some decent athleticism there.
Chai wants to take a breather but McIntyre is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to pass to mount but McIntyre is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but McIntyre still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, McIntyre has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Chai is letting McIntyre control him for a moment.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but McIntyre keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chai is trying to improve his position.
Chai tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Chai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McIntyre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McIntyre trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McIntyre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but McIntyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIntyre managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olyksandr Chai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McIntyre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McIntyre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olyksandr Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. McIntyre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from McIntyre.
Methodios McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and McIntyre counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai tries to clinch but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and McIntyre counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olyksandr Chai's cut is getting worse.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chai! McIntyre lets Chai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chai is rocked!
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!
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws an overhand right that drops Chai like a sack of potatoes! McIntyre dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Methodios McIntyre!
Methodios McIntyre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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