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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin'. Kent has chosen Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC as his entrance music. Joey Kent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Kent!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kent's efforts to push away.
Kent is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Kent is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kent looking for a takedown.
Chris Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Kent.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones digs a right hand into Kent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kent's gas tank.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Kent tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a left hand.
Kent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kent is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kent looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kent.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Jones lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pushes Kent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones pushes Kent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Kent tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones lands a head kick. Kent smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
Kent is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Kent's ribcage. Kent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kent can do to turn this around?
Kent can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kents head.
Kent tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
Chris Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Kent.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones is leaning against Kent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Kent fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chris Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Kent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chris Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones scores with a head kick. Kent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kent is rocked!
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Kent off the cage and back into range.
Kent is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Kent to the canvas! Jones follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Jones!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Jones waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wallce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Wallce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Marks's chin.
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240 lbs
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209 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Wallce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Marks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks tries to clinch there but Wallce circles away.
Marks moves in looking to clinch but Wallce pushes him off.
Wallce fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marks to the ground. Wallce is now in Marks's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wallce is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Marks has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wallce is looking to defend but Marks has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wallce! Marks pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wallce taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karl Marks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sparrow off to one side.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black throws a combination. Sparrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparrow. Sparrow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black drives through and clinches with Sparrow against the cage.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Sparrow blocks with his arms.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparrow blocks an uppercut.
Black tries to break free but Sparrow pushes him back against the cage.
Black is trying to push Sparrow away but Sparrow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sparrow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
Black stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow fails with the takedown
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Sparrow seems unphased.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Sparrow shoots in but no luck this time.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
Sparrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sparrow is rocked!
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sparrow, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Sparrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow blocks an elbow strike from Black.
Sparrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sparrow wants a takedown.
Sparrow wants the takedown. Black is fighting it off but Sparrow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Black's guard against the cage.
Black controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Black keeping full guard, as Sparrow tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
John Black has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparrow shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Sparrow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black dips to his left and cracks Sparrow with an uppercut!
Black scores with a jab. Sparrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Sparrow misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.
Sparrow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sparrow lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is looking to stand up but Sparrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparrow pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow prevents Black from standing back up.
Sparrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sparrow prevents Black from improving his position.
Sparrow is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Sparrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sparrow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparrow has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Black.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black misses with some punches.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Sparrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black with a hook.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sparrow scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparrow content to stall in guard here.
Black wants to stand and escape but Sparrow is having none of it.
Sparrow passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sparrow prevents Black from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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!
Sparrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Black for as long as he can get away with.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sparrow passes to side control.
Sparrow remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sparrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black being controlled for a moment.
Black gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Sparrow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparrow looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
John Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Sparrow drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Black catches Sparrow right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Black.
Sparrow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a jab to Sparrow's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparrow tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Sparrow prevents a body shot from Black.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparrow keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Black.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparrow moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sparrow shoots and misses
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sparrow on the side of the head.
Black scores with a jab. Sparrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a jab. Sparrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black tries to break free but Sparrow pushes him back against the cage.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Black.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Sparrow backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black cracks Sparrow with a good jab.
Sparrow has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Sparrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sparrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparrow tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black is trying to break free.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
John Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow dodges an elbow strike from Black.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparrow prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparrow wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sparrow just leaning against Black, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!
A very excited looking John Black made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballard Magnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chibi Tsushima's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima lands an overhand right.
Tsushima throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Tsushima throws a body kick that misses.
Magnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsushima's head.
Tsushima slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown but Magnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsushima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsushima is looking to land body kicks.
Magnar cracks Tsushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Chibi Tsushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima keeps Magnar at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima scores with a nice strike.
Magnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsushima.
Tsushima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magnar if he has to take too many more of those.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnar sprawls well. Magnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsushima gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnar throws a body punch but Tsushima moves out of range.
Magnar looks to land a right hand but Tsushima moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Magnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima stuns Magnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tsushima to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima thumps Magnar with a low kick.
Tsushima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnar throws out the jab.
Magnar cracks Tsushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tsushima.
Tsushima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsushima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsushima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tsushima prevents Magnar from improving his position.
Tsushima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsushima drops an elbow to the side of Magnar's head.
Magnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar trying to control but Tsushima postures up.
Tsushima is nestled in close to Magnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsushima seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsushima lands with a punch from half guard.
Magnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsushima on the ground.
Magnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsushima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsushima is keen to just control but Magnar is a slippery customer.
Tsushima thows a huge punch but Magnar dodges it nicely.
Tsushima seems to be working for a kimura but Magnar defends the submission attempt.
Tsushima is nestled in close to Magnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima trying to control the pace.
Tsushima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsushima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magnar defending well though.
Tsushima is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magnar is looking for a sweep. Tsushima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsushima trying to control but Magnar is working from the bottom.
Tsushima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chibi Tsushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima'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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsushima is defended easily by Magnar.
Tsushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsushima connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsushima, right into the meat.
Tsushima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnar is fending him off so far but Tsushima persists. Nope, Magnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnar gets caught flat footed, as Tsushima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Magnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Magnar, not yet.
Tsushima scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tsushima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsushima content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control but Magnar is working from the bottom.
Magnar looking to control.
Magnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magnar tries to get out of the position.
Tsushima trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chibi Tsushima has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Magnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magnar looks to throw the jab but Tsushima is out of range.
Tsushima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Tsushima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tries to work over Magnar's front leg with a kick but Magnar checks it.
Tsushima tries to move into range but Magnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsushima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magnar pinned against the cage. Magnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ballard Magnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsushima moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Magnar blocks the low kick.
Tsushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Tsushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnar sprawls well. Magnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsushima gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsushima. That's going to slow Magnar down.
Tsushima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magnar swivels and escapes.
Magnar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Tsushima.
Magnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsushima misses with a takedown attempt - Magnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magnar counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsushima.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsushima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magnar blocks the body kick.
Tsushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnar's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar walks into a left hand.
Magnar misses with a looping left.
Tsushima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnar is fending him off so far but Tsushima persists. Nope, Magnar circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chibi Tsushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chibi Tsushima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magnar swings widly with a right hand
and Tsushima counters with a left to the body.
Tsushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid body kick from Tsushima.
Tsushima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Tsushima - just one landing.
Tsushima misses with a kick to the body.
Tsushima throws a right hand that misses
and Magnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsushima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsushima pushes Magnar away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Magnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnar takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
Magnar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsushima jabs at Magnar's body.
Tsushima thuds his shin into the meat of Magnar's side.
Magnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsushima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magnar's waist but Magnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsushima off to one side.
Chibi Tsushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown. Magnar tries to sprawl out of it but Tsushima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsushima throws a wild body kick that Magnar sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a leg kick but Magnar checks it.
Tsushima walks into a straight right hand from Magnar.
Tsushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsushima tries to score with a low kick but Magnar moves his leg out of the way.
Magnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnar 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.
Tsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnar is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsushima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magnar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tsushima looks to throw a body kick
and Magnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsushima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballard Magnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima feints and as Magnar raises his hands in defense, Tsushima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magnar pulls Tsushima in close to his closed guard and prevents Tsushima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magnar is trying to control the position but Tsushima postures up.
Ballard Magnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsushima's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsushima looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tsushima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tsushima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chibi Tsushima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar pulls Tsushima in close to prevent any damage.
Tsushima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ballard Magnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsushima is looking to land body kicks.
Magnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chibi Tsushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsushima 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chibi Tsushima!
Chibi Tsushima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tom Geroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Tom Geroin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Tom Geroin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Tom Geroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geroin fails with the takedown
and Makunouchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Makunouchi stops Geroin from standing up.
Geroin is looking to stand back up but Makunouchi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Geroin.
Geroin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Geroin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Makunouchi is pressing down on Geroin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Geroin is holding on for now.
Geroin pushes Makunouchi off looking to stand but Makunouchi dives back in and keeps control.
Makunouchi is looking to take a break and control but Geroin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makunouchi works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to control but Geroin wriggling away.
Makunouchi fails to advance to Geroin's back.
Makunouchi won't let Geroin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Geroin has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geroin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Makunouchi has good solid back control here.
Geroin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geroin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Geroin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geroin is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Geroin is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyato Kimuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarred Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hyato Kimuraba's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hyato Kimuraba!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Kimuraba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kimuraba with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Kimuraba from controlling successfully.
Kimuraba trying to move into half guard but instead Rose has managed to sweep!
Kimuraba keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Kimuraba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kimuraba's head.
Kimuraba 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.
Kimuraba keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Kimuraba looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Kimuraba wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jarred Rose wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kimuraba shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kimuraba to the mat! Kimuraba manages to get full guard.
Kimuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rose passes Kimuraba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rose throwing shots but Kimuraba is blocking nicely.
Kimuraba is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kimuraba defend it? Rose steps over the head and cranks it - Kimuraba is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jarred Rose!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into the arena with War is my destiny blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alarcon Ramirez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut tries to clinch up.
Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ramirez wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciprut lands a right hand.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ciprut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez leaning against his opponent.
Ciprut scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alarcon Ramirez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ciprut throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Ciprut improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
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!
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
A knee to the head by Ciprut.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ciprut thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprut's shoulder, as Ciprut tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Alarcon Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Come on Ciprut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez 's efforts to push away.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Ramirez cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ciprut keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingsley Ciprut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ciprut darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez jabs Ciprut right on the nose. Ciprut blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprut in his tracks.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ciprut swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ciprut tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciprut wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez .
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Ciprut clinches up against the cage.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Ciprut forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alarcon Ramirez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cipruts head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez 's brow.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ciprut smiles and moves away.
Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprut is looking to control Ramirez 's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ciprut has his back to the cage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciprut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Ramirez .
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramirez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciprut avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez .
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut slowing the pace effectively.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirez can't get the takedown.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Ciprut improves position.
Ciprut is pushing Ramirez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez .
Ciprut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alarcon Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut tries to clinch up.
Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciprut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut just leaning against Ramirez , taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ciprut stalling the fight.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
Ciprut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Ramirez jumps guard and drags Ciprut to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciprut defends it easily.
Ciprut gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ciprut rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
Ciprut receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ciprut uses from the top position.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Ciprut stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciprut pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Ciprut holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ciprut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ramirez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprut counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Ciprut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciprut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Sure Thing as his entrance music. Mike Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mason!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mason defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Mason misses with the combination.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Daniel moved out of range nicely.
Daniel throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mason as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Daniel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Mason.
Daniel throws a combination that misses
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Mason shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Daniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Mason.
Good shot there by Mason.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mason is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mason is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel wants to control the pace but Mason is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daniel dominating with strikes here.
Mason squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniel has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Daniel throwing strikes here but Mason is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Daniel's attempts to control the action.
Daniel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mason squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel breaks from Mason's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mason wants to try and get back to his feet.
Daniel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daniel 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.
Mason really wants to buck Daniel off and get back to his feet.
Daniel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel lands a heavy elbow.
Mason takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel with a couple of short strikes.
Mason is trying to stand up.
Daniel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.
Daniel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mason's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Daniel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mason has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daniel has hold of Mason's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mason manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Daniel dominated that round.
That's time! Daniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason wants to land a leg kick but Daniel is out of range.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniel jabs Mason right on the nose. Mason blinks but takes it well.
Jamie Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason misses with a double jab.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Mason, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Mason against the cage but Mason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason lands a slapping body shot.
Daniel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Jab from Mason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Daniel shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mason lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason leaves Daniel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Mason.
Mason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason jabs Daniel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mike Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Daniel's head back.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Daniel's belly button to the back.
Mason thuds his right hand into Daniel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Daniel loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniel is out of range and Mason settles back down.
Daniel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamie Daniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.
Mason stuns Daniel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason scores with a jab.
Daniel needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
Daniel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Mason as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniel scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel dives in and grabs Mason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mason pushes down on Daniel's head and hops out.
Mike Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniel is defended easily by Mason.
Mason dips to his left and cracks Daniel with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Mason.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniel doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel takes one to the chin there.
Daniel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Daniel is out of range.
Daniel walks into a jab.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason thuds a left hand into Daniel's body.
Daniel misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason stuffs the takedown.
Mason lands with a right hand.
Mason tries to sprawl but Daniel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daniel prevents Mason from standing back up.
Daniel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mason is trying to stand back up but Daniel is controlling him
Mason is looking to get back to is feet but Daniel passes into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Daniel throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daniel throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniel blocks the leg kick.
Daniel looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Daniel moves away and avoids it.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel takes one to the side of the head.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands an overhand right.
Daniel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Mason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason digs a good hook to Daniel's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniel throws out the jab.
Mason punishes Daniel's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Daniel fails with the takedown.
Mason thuds a left hand into Daniel's body.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason digs a good hook to Daniel's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniel walks into a straight right hand from Mason.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Daniel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Mason.
Daniel stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mason scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Daniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daniels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Daniel slips a straight right by Mason.
Daniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason misses the jab.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Daniel shoots in.
Mason scores with the left hand. Daniel knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniel drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mason tries to clinch but Daniel is having none of it.
Daniel works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mason!
Mike Mason took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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