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STRIKE! 46 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 22578 p4p, 19352 weight class) and Addition BySubtraction (ranked 418 p4p, 341 weight class). De Cremonesi's entrance music is Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). A fine choice. BySubtraction has chosen Lay My Claim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Addition BySubtraction!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Cremonesi. De Cremonesi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi appears to be looking for a big counter.
BySubtraction fails to land with a series of punches.
BySubtraction avoids a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice body kick.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and BySubtraction counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from De Cremonesi tenderised BySubtraction's leg. BySubtraction is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Cremonesi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Cremonesi 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 BySubtraction has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from BySubtraction and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Cremonesi wants to slow BySubtraction down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but De Cremonesi is having none of it.
De Cremonesi scores with a punch to the head.
BySubtraction uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Cremonesi has time to react.
BySubtraction throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
BySubtraction lands with a right hand.
BySubtraction jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction thuds his right hand into De Cremonesi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
BySubtraction takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice body kick.
BySubtraction attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
BySubtraction connects with a looping right hand.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - BySubtraction looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Cremonesi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A lazy left from BySubtraction finds it's target.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by BySubtraction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BySubtraction lands a lovely overhand right.
De Cremonesi throws a front kick that sends BySubtraction stumbling back into the cage.
BySubtraction avoids a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi throws the kick towards the body but BySubtraction avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction lands a jab.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Cremonesi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Cremonesi lands a nice looking body shot.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
BySubtraction 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.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice right hand.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but De Cremonesi is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
De Cremonesi fires out a quick counter leg kick but BySubtraction just manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Cremonesi looks to land a body kick but BySubtraction moved away.
BySubtraction looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BySubtraction throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
BySubtraction fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Cremonesi on the side of the head.
BySubtraction has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Cremonesi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but De Cremonesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BySubtraction connects with a single shot there.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Addition BySubtraction will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BySubtraction moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
BySubtraction takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
BySubtraction wants to counter with a clinch but De Cremonesi pushes him away.
A low kick lands for De Cremonesi.
Good shot there by De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction misses with a lunging right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a one-two to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
BySubtraction throws out a loose jab but De Cremonesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BySubtraction takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Cremonesi there as he acknowledges the shot.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but De Cremonesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Cremonesi keeps the fight on the outside.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
BySubtraction takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
A clash of legs there as BySubtraction blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction missing with a left hand there. De Cremonesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BySubtraction on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BySubtraction gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BySubtraction jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from BySubtraction finds it's way through De Cremonesi's defenses.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but BySubtraction slaps the foot to one side.
BySubtraction avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
BySubtraction swings for the body but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab from BySubtraction.
It looked like De Cremonesi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Cremonesi's hands.
BySubtraction takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Cremonesi throws a nice looking combination but BySubtraction bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BySubtraction looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
BySubtraction throws a low kick but De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
De Cremonesi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Cremonesi lands with a straight right. BySubtraction didn't see that one coming.
BySubtraction moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from De Cremonesi. Those never looked like landing.
BySubtraction checks the leg kick.
Good work by BySubtraction as he checks the leg kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BySubtraction thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Cremonesi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BySubtraction throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
De Cremonesi looks to land a combination. BySubtraction sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Cremonesi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Cremonesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi 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!
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
BySubtraction uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Cremonesi.
Jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction swings widly with a right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
De Cremonesi swats away the attempt to clinch by BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi thumps BySubtraction with a low kick.
BySubtraction throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. BySubtraction catches De Cremonesi right on the button with a cross.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction with a nice cross.
BySubtraction connects with a right hand. De Cremonesi shakes it off.
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!
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
BySubtraction throws a hook but De Cremonesi avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. De Cremonesi ducked under it nicely.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
De Cremonesi catches BySubtraction with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
BySubtraction keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Cremonesi checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Cremonesi scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
BySubtraction throws a lazy uppercut
enabling De Cremonesi to counter with a crisp jab.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. De Cremonesi ducked under it nicely.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
De Cremonesi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BySubtraction takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BySubtraction throws a right hand that misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a body kick that stops BySubtraction in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi jabs at BySubtraction's body.
De Cremonesi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Cremonesi misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Cremonesi throws out a loose jab but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
BySubtraction wants to clinch up but De Cremonesi keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from De Cremonesi misses the target.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice body shot.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps BySubtraction's head backwards.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range nicely.
De Cremonesi cracks BySubtraction with an open hand slap.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BySubtraction throws an off balance right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
BySubtraction throws a hook but De Cremonesi avoids it easily.
De Cremonesi throws a good cross that connects.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
BySubtraction's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Cremonesi lands a right hook to the body.
BySubtraction moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franko De Cremonesi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Cremonesi 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 3390 p4p, 2468 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 185 p4p, 145 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Hotel California (Spanish Mix) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.
As Gomez backs off Hetfield throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.
Hetfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grapple in the buildup to the fight.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Hetfield is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Hetfield has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gomez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hetfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hetfield unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Hetfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHetfield.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Hetfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a hook. Hetfield ducked under it nicely.
Hetfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield lands a body shot.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it.
Gomez misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Hetfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hetfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Hetfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Hetfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Hetfield's belly button to the back.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez cracks Hetfield with an open hand slap.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hetfield moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Hetfield looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Hetfield.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Hetfield blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez works the jab nicely.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Hetfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Hetfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hetfield checks it well.
Hetfield blocks a jab.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Hetfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hetfield checks the leg kick.
Hetfield throws a counter combo.
Gomez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Hetfield avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield moves away from the strike by Gomez.
A big right from Gomez misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hetfield! But no joy.
Gomez throws a jab when Hetfield was well out of range.
Hetfield let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pedro Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Gomez is predictable there
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hetfield.
Hetfield sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hetfield. Hetfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield counters with a left to the body.
Hetfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hetfield.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hetfield dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hetfield can do to turn this around?
Hetfield needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Hetfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hetfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Hetfield's body. Hetfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hetfield tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield checks a low kick from Gomez.
Hetfield moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
A low kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Hetfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it.
Hetfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hetfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Hetfield moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hetfield moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Hetfield looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Hetfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Hetfield walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Gomez throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
Hetfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield misses with a body punch.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hetfield takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Gomez!
Pedro Gomez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 400 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 34 p4p, 194 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Chase the bag (King Von). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sasaki with the inside leg kick.
Anderson wants to slow Sasaki down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sasaki lands a head shot.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sasaki under the eye.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Sasaki throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
We've been informed that Anderson 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.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Sasaki with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sasaki.
Sasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Sasaki's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Sasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Sasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Sasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Anderson misses the target.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Sasaki.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Sasaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasaki catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Anderson cracks Sasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Pee Wee Sasaki has been cut.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sasaki connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Sasaki misses.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson 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.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasaki.
Good shot there by Sasaki.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Sasaki jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Sasaki lands a body punch.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sasaki.
Sasaki scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Sasaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Sasaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sasaki connects with a jab.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pee Wee Sasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sasaki cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pee Wee Sasaki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Sasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sasaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws a head kick that Sasaki semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasaki can pounce on him.
Sasaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick lands for Sasaki.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Sasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Sasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Sasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasaki.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Pee Wee Sasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sasaki with the inside leg kick.
Sasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Sasaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sasaki gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasaki.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sasaki dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson misses with a hook
and Sasaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pee Wee Sasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sasaki 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Wee Sasaki!
A very excited looking Pee Wee Sasaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 20217 p4p, 22065 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 142 p4p, 148 weight class). Mudo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rise-Disturbed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been informed that Mudo 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.
Waldron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mudo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waldron on the side of the head.
Mudo looks to land a combination but Waldron avoids it well.
Waldron throwing a counter right hand but Mudo manages to avoid it.
Mudo staying out of range there.
Mudo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mudo tests Waldron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mudo connects with a crisp jab.
Waldron moves out of range as Mudo strikes.
A big left from Mudo misses.
Waldron tries to counter by clinching up but Mudo breaks away and moves out of range.
Waldron takes one to the chin there.
Waldron moves into range and clinches up with Mudo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron presses Mudo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Waldron.
Mudo looks winded!
Waldron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mudo's defenses.
Mudo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stalling in the clinch from Waldron.
Waldron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Mudo in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Toa Mudo has been cut.
Waldron lands a left hand.
Waldron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mudo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Waldron.
Waldron slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Waldron.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waldron.
Waldron pushes Mudo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mudo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Waldron.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mudo takes an elbow to the temple.
Waldron gets through Mudo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Mudo is rocked!
Mudo scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Waldron.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that Mudo shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
Waldron lands a right hand.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Waldron finish him?
Waldron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mudo backwards.
Waldron is holding Mudo round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Mudo goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Waldron takes it and Mudo is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 4867 p4p, 22181 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 466 p4p, 498 weight class). Alexander Vij has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vij counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mjölnir looks to land a right hand but Vij moved out of range.
Mjölnir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vij counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Mjölnir to the mat, face first! Vij goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Mjölnir is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Vij scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mjölnir doesn't seem bothered though.
Vij looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjölnir staying out of range there.
Mjölnir jabs at Vij's body.
Mjölnir misses with an uppercut
and Vij holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjölnirs head.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
Mjölnir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjölnir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mjölnir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mjölnir avoids it.
Vij takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
Mjölnir is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mjölnir is still on wobbly legs! Can Vij finish him?
Vij throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vij misses with a punch on the inside.
Mjölnir seems to have recovered his senses.
Mjölnir misses with a punch to the body.
Mjölnir takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mjölnir.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjölnir.
Mjölnir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij has a couple of punches blocked by Mjölnir.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vij misses with some punches.
Mjölnir throws a head punch that misses.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mjölnir looks winded!
Mjölnir is leaning against Vij and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Vij working Mjölnir over with knees to the body.
Vij lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mjölnir misses with the head strike.
Vij creates a bit of distance and cracks Mjölnir with a big uppercut! Mjölnir goes down! The referee pushes Vij away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Mjölnir make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Vij takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
A very excited looking Alexander Vij made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 20852 p4p, 23703 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 538 p4p, 496 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray misses with a looping left.
It looked like Rothschild was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murray.
Murray throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild wants to clinch but Murray slips to the side
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rothschild checks it well.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Murray throws a jab when Rothschild was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Rothschild in his tracks for a moment.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rothschild has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murray obliges.
Murray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rothschild up against the cage.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Rothschild shrugs off.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Murray is struggling to control the position.
Murray blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray clinches up with Rothschild and pushes him back against the cage.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Murray.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
Murray lands an elbow just above Rothschild 's eye.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Rothschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray stalling.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rothschild avoids it.
Murray lands a knee to the body.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rothschild in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray lands a good knee to the midsection. Rothschild won't want to take too many of those.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rothschild in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Theodore Rothschild's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rothschild avoids it.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Theodore Rothschild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Murray!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Murray 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 4873 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 467 p4p, 316 weight class). Durand Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Durand Jr moved out of range nicely.
Durand Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thibodeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand Jr ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Durand Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Durand Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durand Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick from Durand Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durand Jr. Durand Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeaux tries to avoid it.
Durand Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durand Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durand Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darius Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durand Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Thibodeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Durand Jr counter with a right hand.
Durand Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thibodeaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durand Jr. That one must have hurt.
Durand Jr looks to land a body kick but Thibodeaux moved away.
Durand Jr with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand Jr. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jacques Durand Jr has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr connects with a jab.
Durand Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thibodeaux backs up against the cage.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Durand Jr both land. Nice combination.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand Jr is just out of range.
Durand Jr with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durand Jr cracks Thibodeaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Durand Jr avoids it with no problem.
Durand Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand Jr clinches with his opponent.
Durand Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Durand Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Durand Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durand Jr's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to break free.
Durand Jr taking a breather.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux avoids them all with ease.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Durand Jr avoids it with no problem.
Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durand Jr wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durand Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Durand Jr avoids it with no problem.
Durand Jr scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durand Jr lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durand Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durand Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Durand Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durand Jr missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand Jr wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Durand Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durand Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Durand Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Durand Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thibodeaux doesn't seem phased though.
Jacques Durand Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
A short right from Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thibodeaux blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux presses Durand Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durand Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux drops Durand Jr with a big knee! Will Durand Jr beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Durand Jr tries to get into range but Thibodeaux steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Durand Jr! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Thibodeaux scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Thibodeaux!
Darius Thibodeaux is the new light heavyweight champion!
Darius Thibodeaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 22934 p4p, 21944 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 349 p4p, 369 weight class). Cheyenne Little Dove is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little Dove looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masten takes a swing at Little Dove's ribcage but misses.
Little Dove clinches up with Masten and pushes him back against the cage.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Masten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Masten breaks the clinch.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Masten ducked under it nicely.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little Dove scores with the left hand. Masten knows he should have avoided that one.
Little Dove connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masten's hands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Masten!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Masten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Little Dove throws a shot from downtown. Masten moves away and avoids it.
Masten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Little Dove throws a looping overhand right but Masten ducks down to avoid it.
Little Dove throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove scores with a punch to the head.
Masten 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.
Little Dove shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Little Dove clinches.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masten slows down the pace here.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Masten avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Masten takes a shot to the head.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten working aggressively here.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Masten avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little Dove misses with a looping left.
Masten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little Dove takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cheyenne Little Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masten takes a swing at Little Dove's ribcage but misses.
Masten misses with a low kick as Little Dove jumps back.
Little Dove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masten scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Masten throws a low kick but Little Dove avoids it.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little Dove.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masten moves out of range as Little Dove strikes.
Masten throws out a counter right but Little Dove avoids it with no problem.
Masten moves away from the strike by Little Dove.
Masten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masten is looking to score with low kicks.
Masten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Good work by Little Dove as he checks the leg kick.
Little Dove lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masten works Little Dove's body with a nice hook.
Little Dove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Little Dove lands a jab.
Little Dove blocks a leg kick.
Little Dove throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove throws a hook to the side of Masten's head but Masten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Masten.
Masten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little Dove on the side of the head.
Masten lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Masten.
Masten tries a low kick but Little Dove avoids it.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little Dove.
Masten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masten rushes Little Dove and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Masten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Masten tries a knee to the head but Little Dove blocks it.
Masten breaks the clinch.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little Dove.
Little Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masten tries a quick counter leg kick but Little Dove is wise to it.
Little Dove throws a looping overhand right but Masten ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little Dove.
Masten misses with a straight left.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little Dove finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little Dove in his tracks.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Little Dove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Little Dove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masten.
Nice defenses there by Masten.
Little Dove gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Masten back against the cage.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masten tries to score with a low kick but Little Dove moves his leg out of the way.
Little Dove rushes Masten and presses him up against the cage.
Masten working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Masten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masten missing with a left hand there. Little Dove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little Dove is looking to counter punch.
Little Dove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Little Dove wants to clinch.
Gordon Masten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
Masten thuds his shin into the meat of Little Dove's side.
Masten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Little Dove misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little Dove, pushing him back against the cage.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Masten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masten breaks the clinch.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masten lands a nice shot to the body.
Masten defending well as Little Dove loads up on a big left hand.
Little Dove moves away from the strike by Masten.
Little Dove is looking to clinch.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little Dove stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Masten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Little Dove misses the shot to the body.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Masten connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little Dove checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little Dove is looking to counter punch.
Masten throws a low kick but Little Dove moves out of range easily.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut.
Little Dove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little Dove fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masten wants to land a leg kick but Little Dove is out of range.
Masten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Little Dove checks it well.
Little Dove with a nice cross.
Masten wants to slow Little Dove down by chopping away at his legs.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Masten ducked under it nicely.
Little Dove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little Dove lands a nice hook to Masten's body. Masten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Little Dove tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
Little Dove cracks Masten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masten 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cheyenne Little Dove.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little Dove, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
A relieved looking Cheyenne Little Dove thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero Vogels (ranked 23645 p4p, 23615 weight class) and Bruno Berinjela (ranked 533 p4p, 550 weight class). Berinjela has chosen “Yoda” by Weird Al as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nero Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berinjela throws a right hand that misses
and Vogels counters with a low kick, right behind Berinjela 's knee.
Vogels lands a front kick to the face, that drops Berinjela to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
It looks like Bruno Berinjela has been cut.
Berinjela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vogels looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Vogels backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Berinjela's temple! It sends Berinjela violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Vogels celebrates and the doctors try to help Berinjela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Nero Vogels!
Our winner, Nero Vogels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 131 p4p, 21545 weight class) and Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 21 p4p, 528 weight class). Kreischer comes to the cage accompanied by Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a looping right.
Magomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kreischer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kreischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Kreischer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Kreischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov is pushing Kreischer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Kreischer blocks it.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Kreischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Kreischer working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Kreischer.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer lands with a light punch inside.
Kreischer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov working Kreischer over with knees to the body.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov is struggling to control the position.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kreischer's face.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kreischer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
Magomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kreischer avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov trying to stall but Kreischer improves his position.
Kreischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Kreischer blocks it.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov crunches a lovely knee into Kreischer's ribcage.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kreischer lands a nice uppercut.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Kreischer moves out of range.
Kreischer tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov gets through Kreischer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov is working Kreischer over against the cage.
Magomedov looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Kreischer's ribcage. Kreischer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov slows down the pace here.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov tries to work over Kreischer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magomedov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kreischer takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Kreischer's head.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreischer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov pushes Kreischer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov pushes Kreischer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kreischer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kreischer scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Kreischer blocks with his arms.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov is working Kreischer over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Kreischer's head.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov stalling against the cage.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magomedov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Magomedov gets through Kreischer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kreischer won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kreischer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov presses Kreischer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Magomedov misses.
Kreischer tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Kreischer blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer misses with the head strike.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Kreischer on the inside.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kreischer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kreischer misses with a hook
and Magomedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magomedov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magomedov lunges at Kreischer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kreischer's hand.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Kreischer pushes him off.
Kreischer ducks right into an uppercut from Magomedov.
Magomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magomedov darts in and clinches Kreischer up against the cage.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov is looking to control Kreischer's arms but Kreischer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magomedov has his back to the cage.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Kreischer can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Kreischer lands with a light punch inside.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kreischer avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kreischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kreischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Kreischer blocks it.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreischers head.
Kreischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Kreischer tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Kreischer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Kreischer digs a right hand into Magomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magomedov's gas tank.
Magomedov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Herbert Kreischer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Kreischer avoids it with no problem.
Kreischer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov swings for the body but Kreischer moves out of range.
Magomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov cracks Kreischer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov clinches up against the cage.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov cracks Kreischer with a nice body shot.
Kreischer lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov cracks Kreischer with a nice body shot.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Kreischer tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kreischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kreischer avoids it.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Herbert Kreischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer misses with a body punch.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Kreischer's ribcage. Kreischer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kreischer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Magomedov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Magomedov works on Kreischer's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreischers head.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kreischer blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kreischer.
Kreischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Kreischer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreischers head.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Kreischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov pushes Kreischer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Kreischer throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov is the new heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Herbert Kreischer stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.
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