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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Spare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arana Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Spare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arana Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Nguyen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spare looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nguyen trying to control the action but Spare is working from the bottom.
Nguyen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nguyen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nguyen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spare is surviving well by controlling Nguyen's body position as best he can.
Nguyen avoids the attempt from Spare to control.
Spare defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nguyen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nguyen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Spare tries to lock up and control but Nguyen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen wants to control the pace but Spare is squirming around nicely.
Spare can't escape the position.
Nguyen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spare has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Spare wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spare is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nguyen working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spare is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nguyen gets his way!
Spare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nguyen on the ground.
Spare is trying to defend against the choke here but Nguyen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nguyen Tightens the hold and Spare taps out furiously! Nguyen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arana Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Kim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Kim!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Moraes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Moraes shoots in.
Moraes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moraes off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moraes shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moraes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moraes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moraes ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Moraes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
Moraes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moraes slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim cracks Moraes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Moraes shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moraes thinking.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim clobbers Moraes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moraes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moraes ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Moraes is rocked!
Kim drops Moraes with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kim follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Kim!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plumbtree comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. William Sims has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Sims moves out of range.
Plumbtree throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sims's waist but Sims gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plumbtree off to one side.
Plumbtree defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.
Sims looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mortimer Plumbtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plumbtree tries to sprawl but Sims drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sims has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Plumbtree defend it? Sims steps over the head and cranks it - Plumbtree is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sims!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Sims!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dean Lightning has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dean Lightning seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Richards!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Lightning drives through and clinches with Richards against the cage.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
It looks like Dean Lightning has been cut.
Richards lands a left hand.
Lightning changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richards fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lightning. Lightning circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Richards lands a nice hook to Lightning's body. Lightning takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
Richards stuns Lightning with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Richards cracks Lightning with a good jab.
Richards connects with a right hand. Lightning shakes it off.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Lightning's defenses.
Lightning moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lightning takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Lightning off the cage and back into rage.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Lightning's belly button to the back.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Derek Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lightning on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
Lightning is rocked!
Lightning drops his hands for a split second and Richards immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Lightning face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Richards follows up with a right hand that knocks Lightning into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xystorophroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xystorophroi has chosen Boom!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Jhonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Xystorophroi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhonson throws a leg kick that misses.
Xystorophroi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xystorophroi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Xystorophroi stands and steps away. Jhonson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jhonson misses with a head kick.
Jhonson looks to throw a body kick
and Xystorophroi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jhonson's guard now.
Xystorophroi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jhonson is keeping the position for now.
Jhonson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xystorophroi trying to move into half guard but instead Jhonson has managed to sweep!
Xystorophroi wants to sweep here but Jhonson controlling him for the moment.
Xystorophroi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jhonson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xystorophroi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xystorophroi trying to control the action but Jhonson is working from the bottom.
Jhonson is defending against the submission attempts here by Xystorophroi.
Jhonson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Xystorophroi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jhonson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xystorophroi.
Jhonson is looking to control Xystorophroi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jhonson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xystorophroi seems to be working for a kimura but Jhonson defends the submission attempt.
Jhonson is looking to improve his position.
Xystorophroi wants to work for an arm triangle but Jhonson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xystorophroi is working for a submission of some sort.
Jhonson tries to roll over but Xystorophroi keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson controlling the position for now.
Xystorophroi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jhonson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Xystorophroi is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xystorophroi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jhonson defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jhonson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Xystorophroi is looking for a kimura but Jhonson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Xystorophroi to get the leverage.
Xystorophroi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jhonson is trying to maintain the position but Xystorophroi is very close to passing his half guard.
Xystorophroi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xystorophroi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jhonson misses with an uppercut. Xystorophroi saw that one coming.
Jhonson shoots and misses
and Xystorophroi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jhonson's guard now.
Jhonson wants to get back to his feet but Xystorophroi passes into half guard.
Xystorophroi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jhonson is trying to stand up here but Xystorophroi is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xystorophroi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jhonson taking some punishment here, with Xystorophroi in his half guard.
Xystorophroi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xystorophroi stands up and beckons Jhonson to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xystorophroi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Xystorophroi lands in his opponent's guard.
Xystorophroi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xystorophroi looking to pass the guard.
Xystorophroi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson working a defensive guard but Xystorophroi passes into half guard.
Xystorophroi is working for a submission of some sort.
Xystorophroi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jhonson looking for submissions off his back.
Jhonson is staying active underneath Xystorophroi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson manages to get to full guard.
Xystorophroi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xystorophroi wants to pass the guard but Jhonson is keeping the position.
Xystorophroi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xystorophroi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jhonson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xystorophroi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xystorophroi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Xystorophroi wants to control from the top but Jhonson keeps moving.
Xavier Xystorophroi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xystorophroi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Xystorophroi thows a big elbow that misses.
Jhonson is trying to keep Xystorophroi in close.
Xystorophroi wants to control from the top but Jhonson keeps moving.
Jhonson wants to stand but Xystorophroi is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xystorophroi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Xystorophroi gets a takedown into half guard.
Xystorophroi seems to be working for a kimura but Jhonson defends the submission attempt.
Xystorophroi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jhonson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Xystorophroi has cracked it and Jhonson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Xystorophroi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Xystorophroi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Coffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes into the arena with Ted Nugent's Stranglehold blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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184 lbs
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197 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Coffee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffee lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Coffee gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coffee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffee trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Coffee working the body and head with strikes.
Coffee taking a breather here.
Rogers tries to buck Coffee off but Coffee is having none of it.
Coffee is trying to get an arm triangle but Rogers is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coffee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers parries the strikes from Coffee easily there. Coffee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rogers to escape.
Coffee wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Coffee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Coffee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Coffee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coffee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Coffee controls the position.
Rogers sneaks back into half guard.
Coffee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rogers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coffee is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coffee is trying to control. Rogers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Coffee works his way into full mount!
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Coffee's attempts to control the action.
Rogers is working to get back to half guard.
Coffee tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rogers tries to reverse the position but Coffee maintains control.
Coffee controlling from mount.
Coffee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rogers hang on?
Rogers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coffee looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coffee lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coffee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Coffee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coffee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coffee wants it to stay on the feet.
Coffee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coffee counters with a two punch combo.
Coffee feints a jab promting Rogers to slip. Coffee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rogers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coffee misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coffee desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coffee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coffee.
Coffee pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Coffee.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coffee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Coffee is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coffee wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coffee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rogers prevents Coffee from getting back to his feet.
Coffee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rogers postures up.
Coffee trying to control the position here.
Cup Coffee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Coffee connects with a solid leg kick.
Coffee feints a jab promting Rogers to slip. Coffee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rogers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coffee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rogers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Coffee misses.
Eric Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rogers did well to prevent Coffee getting side control.
Coffee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coffee is looking to advance position but Rogers won't allow it.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Coffee wants to free his trapped foot but Rogers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coffee wants to take a breather but Rogers is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coffee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coffee is trying to control. Rogers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Coffee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Coffee counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Coffee circles away easily
and Coffee counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.
Coffee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Coffee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Coffee counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coffee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coffee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coffee to score with a decent uppercut.
Coffee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coffee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Coffee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Coffee cracks Rogers with an open hand slap.
A right-left combo lands from Coffee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coffee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coffee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coffee connects with a solid leg kick.
Coffee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Coffee.
Rogers is rocked!
Coffee with a jab.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coffee throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Coffee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Coffee as he connects with a hook.
Coffee throws a good cross that connects.
Coffee dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Coffee misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Coffee counters with a straight right hand.
Coffee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rogers was covering up waiting for the punch and Coffee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coffee stands up over Rogers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coffee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Coffee tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coffee looking to pass the guard.
Coffee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Coffee wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cup Coffee.
Coffee connects with a body shot.
Coffee shoots in and bounces Rogers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coffee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has his foot on Coffee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coffee works his way back into a safe position though.
Coffee wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coffee defends well.
Coffee wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coffee controlling from the top position.
Coffee pushes down on Rogers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Coffee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Coffee trying to control from Rogers's half guard. Rogers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Eric Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coffee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cup Coffee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coffee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cup Coffee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinesa Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Lemiwinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kinesa Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Lemiwinks!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Lemiwinks tenderised Cali's leg. Cali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lemiwinks misses with a two punch combination.
Lemiwinks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemiwinks misses with a combination
and Cali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemiwinks counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cali.
Cali throws an off balance right hand
and Lemiwinks counters with a leg kick.
Kinesa Cali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemiwinks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lemiwinks wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Lemiwinks does no damage.
Cali slips a jab and a cross from Lemiwinks.
Cali closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lemiwinks to the mat! Lemiwinks manages to get full guard.
Cali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemiwinks wants to stand and escape but Cali is having none of it.
Cali throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali wants to pass the guard but Lemiwinks is keeping the position.
Lemiwinks trying to control the position.
Cali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Cali are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Cali crashes against the mat.
Cali works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cali lands a nice forearm strike.
Cali cracks Lemiwinks with a big elbow.
Lemiwinks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali working the head with strikes.
Cali throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cali throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cali takes a little break here. Lemiwinks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cali throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lemiwinks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cali.
An elbow from Cali crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kinesa Cali dominated that round.
That's time! Cali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lemiwinks misses with a two punch combination.
Cali looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lemiwinks!
Cali thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cali has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cali is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lemiwinks is surviving well by controlling Cali's body position as best he can.
Cali controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cali thowing shots but they're missing.
Cali scoring with strikes but Lemiwinks is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cali sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cali thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cali scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lemiwinks?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lemiwinks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cali misses with a head shot.
Lemiwinks is squirming around, avoiding Cali's attempts to control the action.
Cali looking to secure an arm triangle but Lemiwinks defends it well.
Cali lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cali misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali content just to control the position here.
Cali postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lemiwinks looks a forlorn figure.
Cali trying to control but Lemiwinks is having none of it.
Cali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lemiwinks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kinesa Cali dominated that second round.
That's time! Cali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lemiwinks counters with a series of strikes. Cali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cali misses with a hook
and Lemiwinks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lemiwinks defends it nicely.
The Lemiwinks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemiwinks tries to sprawl but Cali drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali passes to side control.
Cali fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lemiwinks to see if he's OK.
Lemiwinks is being controlled here.
Cali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemiwinks keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemiwinks parries the strikes from Cali easily there. Cali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lemiwinks to escape.
Cali looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lemiwinks is avoiding damage well.
Cali is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lemiwinks's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemiwinks keeps working.
Cali lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali is trying to ground and pound but Lemiwinks uses the momentary lack of control by Cali to regain half guard.
Cali seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cali performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cali passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemiwinks defending against the ground and pound.
Cali fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cali lands an elbow.
Cali misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cali looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lemiwinks is avoiding damage well.
Cali in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cali working the head and body with strikes.
The Lemiwinks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemiwinks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kinesa Cali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cali, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kinesa Cali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale's entrance music is Gravity kills - Guilty. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gale defends it nicely.
A head kick from Gale lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Gale misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Gale fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Gale keeps moving.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Gale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gale wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gale!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gale is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gale is looking to escape.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Gale is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Gale is having none of it.
Gale is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Gale is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gale is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Gale manages to avoid easily.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson'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.
Jackson darts in and clinches Gale up against the cage.
Gale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gale lands a damaging elbow.
Gale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Gale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
That has opened up Quinton Jackson's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Quinton Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gale obliges.
Nice elbow from Gale.
Quinton Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quinton Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Codi Gale!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gray Maynard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to hollywood undead - undead. Childs has chosen Bat out of hell as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bradley Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Childs works Gray Maynard's body with a nice hook.
Childs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gray Maynard. Gray Maynard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gray Maynard is rocked!
Gray Maynard gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Childs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermias has chosen Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets as his entrance music. Brian Walsh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrea Hermias's chin.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Walsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walsh.
Hermias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walsh sprawls well. Walsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hermias gets slowly back to his feet.
Walsh misses with a right hand
and Hermias counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hermias.
Walsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hermias looking to pass the guard.
Hermias trying to control but Walsh is working from the bottom.
Walsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hermias stands and throws Walsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Walsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hermias on the ground.
Hermias is trying to get an arm triangle but Walsh is defending well.
Hermias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walsh keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walsh, who protects the arm well.
Hermias is trying to get an arm triangle but Walsh is defending well.
Hermias is working to tighten is grip on Walsh's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Walsh has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hermias is really squeezing tight and eventually Walsh passes out! Hermias breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrea Hermias!
Andrea Hermias is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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