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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Overbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dance Hall Days. Overbury has chosen Rule Britannia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Overbury!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips loads up on a big right hand but Overbury slips the punch.
Philips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Overbury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ray Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Overbury moves away and avoids it.
Overbury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Overbury tries to clinch up.
Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Overbury.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overbury looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.
Overbury scores with the left hand. Philips knows he should have avoided that one.
Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Overbury misses with a series of wild punches.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overbury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overbury misses with an uppercut.
Philips throws out a loose jab but Overbury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Overbury moves away and avoids it.
Philips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philips cracks a nice hook into Overbury's ribs.
Philips connects with a body shot.
Overbury looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips lands a jab.
Philips lands with a nice combination. Overbury backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Thomas Overbury has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Philips there.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Overbury moved out of range.
Philips moves away from the strike by Overbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overbury, pushing him back against the cage.
Philips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overburys head.
Philips tries to stall but Overbury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Philips pushes Overbury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overbury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Overbury tries to break free but Philips pushes him back against the cage.
Philips misses with the head strike.
Philips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Philips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Philips cracks Overbury with an open hand slap.
Overbury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Philips tests Overbury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Philips 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.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Overbury slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Philips lands an uppercut.
Philips scores a nice knee to the body.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overbury takes one to the side of the head.
Overbury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Philips throws the left hand but Overbury avoids the punch easily.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Overbury moves away and avoids it.
Philips swings for the body but Overbury moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Overbury.
Overbury moves away from the strike by Philips.
Philips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Philips scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philips.
Philips is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Overbury walks into a stiff left hand from Philips.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Philips. That snapped Overbury's head back.
Overbury throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overbury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overbury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philips.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Philips. Overbury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips misses the jab.
Philips connects with a looping right hand.
Philips lands a nice hook to Overbury's body. Overbury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overbury can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overbury slips a jab from Philips.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
Overbury needs to keep his hands up - Philips had a free shot at his head there.
Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overbury misses with a combination
and Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Overbury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Overbury has time to react.
Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overbury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Philips's hands.
Philips lands with a right hand.
Overbury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Overbury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Overbury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Ray Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overbury, as that shot connected.
Overbury takes one to the chin there.
Overbury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Philips finds it's way round the side to connect with Overbury's head.
Overbury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Overbury is breathing heavily.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overbury.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
Philips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Overbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overbury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philips.
Philips tries to clinch there but Overbury circles away.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overbury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Overbury misses.
A big left from Overbury misses.
Philips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Overbury momentarily.
A big left from Overbury misses.
Philips misses with an uppercut. Overbury saw that one coming.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.
Philips tries to bum rush Overbury with a series of wild strikes but Overbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overbury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Overbury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overbury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Overbury throws a big shot that misses.
Overbury loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Philips looks to land a left hand but Overbury moved out of range nicely.
Philips throws a looping overhand right but Overbury ducks down to avoid it.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Overbury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips blocks a jab.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips cracks Overbury with an open hand slap.
Overbury lands a really nice looking cross but Philips seems unphased.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target.
Overbury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Overbury scores with a sloppy right hand. Philips should have avoided that one.
Philips takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Philips.
Philips throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips works over Overbury's head and body with a nice combination.
Philips scores with a jab. Overbury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overbury blocks a jab.
A big left from Philips misses.
Philips closes the distance and pushes Overbury back into the cage.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Philips lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overbury tries to land a knee to the head but Philips blocks with his arms.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philips is working Overbury over against the cage.
Philips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips cracks Overbury with a nice body shot.
Philips lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Philips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Overbury moves out of range of the strikes.
Philips lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overbury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Philips lands with an uppercut that bounces Overbury off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Overbury.
Overbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Overbury moved out of range.
Philips 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.
Overbury misses with a straight right.
A big right from Philips misses.
Philips throws a combination that misses
and Overbury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips throws a hook to the side of Overbury's head but Overbury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overbury 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury slips a jab from Philips.
Overbury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Overbury.
Philips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overbury counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overbury.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Overbury throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Overbury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philips.
Overbury missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips misses with an uppercut. Overbury saw that one coming.
Overbury throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Overbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Overbury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Overbury slips a jab from Philips.
Philips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overbury.
Philips slips a straight right by Overbury.
Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Overbury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philips connects with a crisp jab.
Overbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Philips misses.
Nice straight punches there by Philips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philips.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overbury.
Philips lands a nice shot that snaps Overbury's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overbury swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Overbury walks into a straight right hand from Philips.
A shot to de liver by Philips. Beautiful body shot.
Overbury throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Philips lands with a cross.
Overbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Philips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Overbury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Overbury.
Philips looks to land a combination. Overbury sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Philips throws a hook but Overbury avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Overbury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overbury misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Philips.
Philips throws the left hand but Overbury avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overbury.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips throws a lazy right hand but Overbury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Overbury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philips throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overbury slips a jab from Philips.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overbury.
Overbury throws a combination that misses
and Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overbury throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overbury.
Overbury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Philips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
Philips lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Overbury backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Philips scores with a four punch combination!
Overbury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overbury is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Overbury lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury cracks Philips with an open hand slap.
Overbury moves away from the strike by Philips.
Overbury throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Overbury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Overbury moved out of range.
Jab by Philips.
Philips misses with a body shot.
Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overbury.
Overbury ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
A shot to de liver by Philips. Beautiful body shot.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overbury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overbury staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philips lands with a shot to the body.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Overbury counters with a one-two to the body.
Overbury tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips loads up on a big right hand but Overbury slips the punch.
Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Overbury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a three punch combo that has Overbury backing up. Overbury nods at Philips to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips looks to land a right hand but Overbury moved out of range.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Philips misses with an uppercut.
Philips misses with an uppercut. Overbury saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips moves out of range as Overbury strikes.
Overbury misses with a double jab.
Overbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Philips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overbury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Philips swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overbury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philips throws an overhand right that lands on Overbury's shoulder, as Overbury tries to avoid the shot.
Overbury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Philips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overbury.
Philips lands a head shot.
Overbury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips with a jab.
Overbury moves out of range as Philips strikes.
Philips misses with a combination
letting Overbury counter with a right hand.
Overbury slips a straight right by Philips.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philips throws a series of punches but Overbury avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Philips scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Overbury avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overbury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Overbury moves away from the strike by Philips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips had his way with Thomas Overbury in that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Philips misses with a looping left.
Overbury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overbury throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Overbury thuds a left hand into Philips's body.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Overbury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Overbury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Overbury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Overbury misses with a few strikes there.
Overbury looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Overbury keeps the fight on the outside.
Overbury connects with a looping right hand.
Overbury fails to land with a series of punches.
Overbury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Overbury's head.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overbury moves away.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Overbury moves away and avoids it.
Philips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overbury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overbury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips looks to land a combination but Overbury avoids it well.
Philips throws a series of strikes that have Overbury backpedaling.
Philips misses with a hook.
Overbury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Philips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Overbury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overbury staying out of range there.
Philips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philips thuds a left hand into Overbury's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overbury counters with a series of strikes. Philips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Philips ducks right into an uppercut from Overbury.
Philips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Overbury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overbury cracks Philips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Overbury slips under a jab from Philips.
Overbury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Philips as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Philips both land. Nice combination.
Philips tries to clinch but Overbury moves away
and Overbury counters with a left and a right that stings Philips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overbury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Overbury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
Overbury throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Thomas Overbury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overbury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Philips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overbury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Philips throws a hook to the side of Overbury's head but Overbury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overbury defending well as Philips loads up on a big left hand.
Overbury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Philips misses.
Overbury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips needs to keep his hands up - Overbury had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overbury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philips throws a hook but Overbury blocks it.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overbury.
Overbury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Philips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overbury doesn't seem phased though.
Overbury throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Philips wants to clinch but Overbury slips to the side
and Overbury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Philips scores with a nice right hand.
Overbury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overbury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Philips cracks a nice hook into Overbury's ribs.
Overbury misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Overbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Philips 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Philips!
Ray Philips retains his heavyweight title!
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