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WCC East 7 Bloodfest! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jarmin Jackson enters the cage!
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarmin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Taylor keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rob Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Taylor! Jackson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Taylor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between greatest ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, greatest ever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike eastman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eastman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
eastman is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. ever looks calm but he's in trouble here. eastman gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. ever is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! eastman lets go of the hold and ever can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mike eastman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Curley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Curley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Curley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, matt hughes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hughes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curley misses with a strike from the bottom.
hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
hughes tries to move to mount but Curley blocks the move with his legs.
hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
hughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Curley has escaped the position, nice work there.
hughes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Curley, who protects the arm well.
Curley struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes works to advance to full mount. Curley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
hughes prevents Curley from getting the reversal.
Curley is working hard here to advance position.
hughes wants to finish this one by submission but Curley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from hughes.
hughes won't let Curley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Curley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from hughes.
hughes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Curley manages to avoid the submission attempt.
hughes looks gassed!
Curley tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hughes swings around for an armbar but Curley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into hughes's guard.
hughes keeping moving, preventing Curley from controlling successfully.
hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Curley trying to control the position from guard on top but hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hughes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Curley has picked hughes up and slammed him! hughes can't keep hold of the triangle and Curley manages to pass to side control!
hughes tries to buck Curley off but Curley is having none of it.
hughes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Curley's best efforts.
hughes wants to improve his position but Curley is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Curley prevents hughes from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Curley connects with the punch.
Curley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around hughes's waist but hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curley off to one side.
hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Curley counters with a stiff right hand.
Curley tries to close the distance and clinch but hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
hughes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
hughes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Curley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
hughes is working to tighten is grip on Curley's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Curley has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but hughes is really squeezing tight and eventually Curley passes out! hughes breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). matt hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Toussaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danzig - Mother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Toussaint !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toussaint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halme scores a takedown into full mount!
Toussaint tries to lock up and control but Halme gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halme jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Toussaint manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Toussaint tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halme is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toussaint will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Toussaint tries to bench press Halme off him but Halme keeps the position.
Halme stands up.
Halme gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme tries to advance to mount but can't.
Halme has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Toussaint misses with a series of wild punches.
Toussaint throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toussaint pushes Halme away with a front kick.
Halme moves out of range of the body kick.
Halme shoots for a double leg takedown but Toussaint sprawls well. He's pushed Halme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halme moves in looking to clinch but Toussaint pushes him off.
Toussaint tries to clinch there but Halme circles away.
Halme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme tries for a takedown but Toussaint sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme shoots for a takedown but Toussaint saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halme is breathing heavily.
Halme slips under a jab from Toussaint .
Halme moves in looking to clinch but Toussaint pushes him off.
Halme gets the takedown into side control.
Toussaint gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Toussaint trying to control but Halme postures up.
Toussaint wants to improve his position but Halme is controlling well.
Toussaint is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halme decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Halme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Toussaint !
Halme looking to secure an arm triangle but Toussaint defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halme with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halme jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Toussaint is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Toussaint and Halme has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Halme throws an elbow but Toussaint slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Toussaint can't do much from the bottom here.
Halme tries to score with some ground and pound. Toussaint controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toussaint tries to improve position but can't.
Halme wants to control but Toussaint is keeping him busy.
Halme moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Halme dominated that 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.
Toussaint misses with a takedown attempt
and Halme counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halme is looking for a kimura but Toussaint is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halme to get the leverage.
Halme stands up out of the half guard.
Halme shoots in but no luck this time.
Toussaint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toussaint gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halme counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Halme.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Halme controlling from the top position.
Halme works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halme wants to take a breather but Toussaint is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toussaint won't allow Halme to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Halme lands a nice short elbow.
Anders Halme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halme lands strikes from half guard.
Halme lands with a punch from half guard.
Halme trying to control the action but Toussaint is working from the bottom.
Toussaint looking for submissions off his back.
Halme lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Halme takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toussaint does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halme passes to full mount!
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.
Toussaint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halme takes Toussaint 's back.
Toussaint wants to escape the position.
Halme has Toussaint flattened out and is raining down punches.
Halme is looking to control Toussaint but Toussaint is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Halme cracks Toussaint with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Toussaint from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Toussaint wants to control his opponent's hands but Halme gets his hands free.
Halme is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Halme gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Halme gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Halme apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Halme closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toussaint to the mat! Toussaint manages to get full guard.
Halme passes Toussaint 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toussaint keeps working.
Toussaint is defending against the submission attempts here by Halme.
Halme takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halme is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toussaint doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halme.
Halme is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toussaint doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toussaint moves into full guard.
Toussaint wants to sweep but no luck.
Halme postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halme forces his way into half guard.
Toussaint is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Halme dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halme drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toussaint wants to sweep but no luck.
Toussaint keeping moving, preventing Halme from controlling successfully.
Halme stands up and waves to Toussaint to follow him.
Toussaint gets caught flat footed, as Halme shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halme pushes down on Toussaint 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halme trying to control from half guard but Toussaint is working away.
Halme trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toussaint is not content to let Halme control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme works his foot free and advances to mount.
Halme tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halme landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halme controlling from the full mount.
Toussaint is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halme controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anders Halme just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Halme feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Halme showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Toussaint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to control from the top but Toussaint keeps moving.
Halme drops back looking for a leg! Toussaint is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toussaint manages to kick Halme off! Halme jumps back into Toussaint 's guard.
Toussaint is looking to stand up but Halme isn't so interested in that idea.
Halme stands and steps away. Toussaint gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Danga de danga de dang - Halme scores with a four punch combination!
Halme drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Toussaint struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Toussaint is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toussaint is looking for a sweep.
Toussaint is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halme controls the position.
Halme lands a decent elbow from side control.
Halme works to advance to full mount. Toussaint defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Halme is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Francois Toussaint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halme get's back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Halme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halme, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Halme!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Slice!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Jaeger persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Jaeger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaeger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Travis Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaeger.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaeger misses with a wild combination.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaeger is just out of range.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger manages to break the clinch.
Jaeger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaeger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Jaeger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaeger throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaeger throws a front kick that sends Slice stumbling back into the cage.
Whack! Jaeger lands a heavy head kick that drops Slice. The ref tackles Jaeger to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Slice was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Travis Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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208 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Boyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyle.
Dempsey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but Boyle seems unphased.
Boyle moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyle shoots for a double leg takedown but Dempsey sprawls well. He's pushed Boyle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dempsey to score with a decent uppercut.
Dempsey fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boyle to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boyle looks to clinch but Dempsey throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boyle taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). KJ Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BOZ Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, BOZ Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Heath!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fighter as he avoids it easily.
Tyler Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter tries to clinch but Heath moves out of range.
Fighter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heath closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heath lands in his opponent's guard.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heath postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fighter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Heath, into his guard.
Fighter wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
Heath is looking to sinch up a triangle. Fighter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Heath's body to avoid the submission. Heath has instead reached around Fighter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Heath arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Heath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke has chosen Disturbed - Glass Shatters as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobias Funke!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Greek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funke throws a nice looking combination but Greek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Funke.
Greek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Tobias Funke has been cut.
Funke shoots in looking for a takedown. Greek tries to sprawl out of it but Funke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funke tries to clinch but Greek moves out of range.
Greek avoids the head kick by Funke.
Funke doesn't manage to clinch there - Greek circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greek tries to avoid it but Funke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greek to the ground. Greek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greek loads up on a big right hand but Funke slips the punch.
Greek throws a combination that misses
and Funke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Greek's guard.
Funke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greek controls the position for a moment.
Greek prevents Funke from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greek struggling a bit here.
Funke trying to control the position but Greek is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greek struggling a bit here.
Funke tries to stand but Greek is controlling his head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funke wants to clinch.
Funke shoots in for a takedown but Greek shows good takedown defense.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Funke.
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.
Greek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Funke lands a head kick. Greek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Greek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greek misses with a few strikes there.
Greek connects with a crisp jab.
Funke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greek.
Funke is rocked!
Greek scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funke misses with a takedown attempt - Greek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Greek thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Funke'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.
Greek cracks the inside of Funke's front leg.
Funke avoids a kick to the body.
Funke fails with a takedown attempt.
Tobias Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greek fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funke shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Greek as Funke shoots in.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Funke.
Funke fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Funke counters with a shoot takedown. Greek fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funke wants to stand but Greek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Greek is pulling down on Funke's head. It's preventing any offense from Funke, at least for the moment.
Funke looking to sit in guard and control but Greek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Greek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke wants to stand and escape but Greek is having none of it.
Greek trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funke working a defensive guard but Greek passes into half guard.
Greek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tobias Funke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tobias Funke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Funke fails to land the takedown.
Funke shoots for a takedown but Greek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funke dodges the punch combination from Greek.
Greek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greek fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funke shoots and misses
enabling Greek to counter with a crisp jab.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Funke.
Funke closes the distance but Greek moves to the side
and Greek counters with a three punch combo that has Funke backing up. Funke nods at Greek to acknowledge the strikes.
Funke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funke is looking to clinch but Greek is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Funke wants to clinch but Greek slips to the side
letting Greek counter with a right hand.
Funke tries for a takedown but Greek circles away easily
and Greek counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Funke!
Funke is still in real trouble! Can Greek finish him?
That has opened up Tobias Funke's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Greek stalling.
Funke seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Funke trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Greek manages to pass to mount!
Greek controlling from the full mount.
Greek tries to control but Funke wriggling away.
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.
Greek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Funke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greek controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. The Greek just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Greek swinging wilding here.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Greek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Greek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Cullen (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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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Oliver or perhaps it was just good defense by Cullen which made him look bad.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Oliver throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cullen staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Cullen misses with a takedown
and Oliver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliver.
Cullen misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver counters by moving into the clinch.
Cullen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Cullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is controlling Oliver's posture.
Cullen wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Cullen wants to stand and escape but Oliver is having none of it.
Cullen controls Oliver momentarily but Oliver frees himself.
Cullen seems keen to control Oliver's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nathan Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Cullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cullen wants to clinch
and Oliver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cullen looks gassed!
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Cullen fails with the takedown
and Oliver counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Cullen!
Cullen is rocked!
Oliver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver controlling from the full mount.
Oliver is landing with some decent strikes but Cullen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oliver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cullen tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
Oliver controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver working the ground and pound effectively.
Cullen is bucking up trying to escape but Oliver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cullen hang on?
Oliver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliver landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cullen fails with the takedown
and Oliver moves into the clinch.
Oliver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.
Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Oliver lands with a hook. Cullen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliver finish him?
Cullen gets caught flat footed, as Oliver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Oliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cullen seems to have recovered his senses.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Cullen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliver passes Cullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliver working over Cullen with some ground and pound. Cullen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliver 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.
Oliver slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Oliver sits in half guard.
Oliver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Oliver just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen trying to hold on to Oliver's head to control him but Oliver postures up.
Oliver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliver trying to control the pace.
Oliver trying to control the action but Cullen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cullen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Oliver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nathan Oliver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
Oliver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliver working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliver breaks from Cullen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver 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.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Oliver counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cullen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is pressed up against the cage. Cullen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliver down to the mat. Oliver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense.
Cullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Nathan Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Cullen.
Cullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliver advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cullen!
Oliver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oliver scoring with strikes but Cullen is staying in there.
Oliver working for a submission but Cullen is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
Oliver looking to control but Cullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
Oliver cracks Cullen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cullen is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliver has hold of Cullen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cullen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oliver scoring with strikes but Cullen is staying in there.
Cullen is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Oliver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliver lands a big shot there that rocks Cullen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cullen can do to turn this around?
Oliver with shots to the head and body - Cullen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oliver with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Oliver clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliver throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Oliver misses its intended target.
Cullen connects with a body shot.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cullen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliver won't be happy with that.
Oliver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cullen connects with a decent elbow.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliver manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliver is working away from the top position though.
Oliver stops Cullen from getting back to his feet.
Oliver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cullen wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Oliver is going to stand back up.
Cullen is trying to stand.
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.
Oliver controlling the action here.
Oliver stops Cullen from getting back to his feet.
Oliver is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cullen is trying to stand.
Oliver is trying for a kimura here. Cullen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Oliver wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Oliver!
Nathan Oliver retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson has chosen To the Batmobile as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dick Grayson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin wants to take Grayson's back here but Grayson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Grayson tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grayson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grayson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grayson pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grayson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grayson wants to finish this one by submission but Griffin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Grayson.
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
Grayson wants to take Griffin's back but he can't do it this time.
Grayson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Griffin looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Grayson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dick Grayson! Dick Grayson retains his lightweight title!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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