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Right Pound 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuib Sharaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuib Sharaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuib Sharaz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharaz throws a nice looking combination but Sawyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sharaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sawyer manages to avoid it.
Sawyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sawyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sharaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer really is a fat lump.
Sharaz throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a shoot takedown. Sharaz fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sawyer throws a big elbow that misses.
Sawyer stops Sharaz from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawyer wanted to stand there but Sharaz had control of the position.
Sawyer landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharaz keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zachary Sawyer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sharaz throws a hook but Sawyer blocks it.
Jab from Sharaz.
Sawyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharaz.
Good shot there by Sharaz.
Sawyer drives through with a takedown into Sharaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharaz is proving hard to escape from.
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Sharaz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharaz has wrist control.
Sawyer pushing down on Sharaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sawyer controlling the action here.
Sawyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sawyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sawyer controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zachary Sawyer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sawyer lands some shots froms side control.
Sawyer 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sharaz to his feet.
Sharaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharaz missing with a left hand there. Sawyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharaz throws a hook to the side of Sawyer's head but Sawyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sawyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sawyer showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharaz looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Sawyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sawyer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sharaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Sawyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sharaz is just riding it out for now. Sawyer eventually gives up the hold.
Sawyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sawyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharaz defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharaz tries to get to full guard but Sawyer has control of the leg.
Sawyer decides to return to a standing position.
Sharaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Sharaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sawyer slips under a jab from Sharaz.
Sharaz connects with a jab.
Sawyer slips a jab from Sharaz.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sawyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sharaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharaz.
Sawyer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sharaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sawyer is in Sharaz's guard.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer won't allow Sharaz to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zachary Sawyer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer moves out of range as Sharaz strikes.
Sawyer tries a low kick but Sharaz avoids it.
Sawyer defending well as Sharaz loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sawyer.
Nuib Sharaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sawyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sharaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Sawyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sharaz is breathing heavily.
Sharaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharaz, not yet.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Zachary Sawyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sawyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharaz gets caught flat footed, as Sawyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sharaz keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Zachary Sawyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sharaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharaz misses with an uppercut.
Sawyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sharaz did well to prevent Sawyer getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Sawyer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharaz wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Sawyer with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sharaz!
Zachary Sawyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawyer ducks straight into an uppercut from Sharaz and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Sawyer manages to regain guard straight away.
Sawyer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawyer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oh Sawyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sawyer is holding his hands too far apart here. Sharaz throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sawyer is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuib Sharaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera darts in trying to clinch
and Coon counters with a three punch combo that has Rivera backing up. Rivera nods at Coon to acknowledge the strikes.
Rivera gets tackled into the cage by Coon. Coon maintains the clinch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.
Coon wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Coon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coon managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Coon's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Coon takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ty Coon has been cut.
Coon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon jumps guard but Rivera stands there with Coon around his waist. Coon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.
Coon blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivera prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Coon avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera looks winded!
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon tries to pull guard but Rivera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coon is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Coon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coon.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coon managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coon is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon is working for takedown but Rivera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coon avoids it.
Coon lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Coon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivera to keep the fight standing.
Coon stalling in the clinch.
Coon pulls guard successfully.
Coon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rivera stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Coon throws up his legs and catches Rivera in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rivera tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Coon! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ty Coon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Velko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Live and Let Die. Velko has chosen Wild Eyes as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrence Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Velko!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mills walks into a jab.
Velko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Velko.
Velko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velko lands the left hand.
Rory Velko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velko fakes the leg kick and cracks Mills in the body.
Velko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mills takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Velko.
Velko looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Velko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velko misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Velko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velko fails to land with a series of punches.
Velko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Velko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velko duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Velko throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease.
Mills moves away from the strike by Velko.
Nice body kick from Velko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velko throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Velko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Velko scores with a sloppy right hand. Mills should have avoided that one.
Velko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mills's sensitive parts.
Velko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velko misses with a head kick.
Velko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Velko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills drops his hands momentarily and Velko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Velko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Velko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terrence Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velko duly obliges.
Velko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velko is looking to slow Mills down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills slips a jab and a cross from Velko.
Mills takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velko scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Velko misses.
Velko lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mills walks forward, straight into a front kick from Velko.
Velko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velko scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Velko 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! This is the final round!
Velko cracks the inside of Mills's front leg.
Velko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mills really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Velko connects with a jab.
Velko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Velko.
Velko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Velko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Velko.
Velko misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Velko.
Velko throws a head kick but Mills moves out of range.
Terrence Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Velko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Velko misses with a few strikes there.
Velko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Mills dodges the punch combination from Velko.
Velko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills avoids the head kick by Velko.
Velko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velko swinging wildly here.
Velko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Velko misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Velko misses the target.
Velko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Velko looks for the body kick but Mills saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Velko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velko 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Velko!
Rory Velko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odong Ocena Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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264 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Odong Ocena Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Hutt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ocena Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Ocena Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Ocena Jr misses with a head kick.
Ocena Jr scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocena Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hutt throws the kick towards the body but Ocena Jr avoids it.
Hutt checks a low kick from Ocena Jr.
Ocena Jr swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ocena Jr instigates a clinch.
Ocena Jr has hold of one of Hutt's legs. Hutt is fighting the takedown attempt but Ocena Jr gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ocena Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ocena Jr distracts Hutt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ocena Jr throwing strikes from guard but Hutt blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocena Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Hutt has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ocena Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hutt keeping moving, preventing Ocena Jr from controlling successfully.
Hutt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ocena Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ocena Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ocena Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Ocena Jr there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hutt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ocena Jr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ocena Jr working Hutt over with strikes here.
Ocena Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hutt?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocena Jr breaks from Hutt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ocena Jr looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hutt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odong Ocena Jr!
A victorious Odong Ocena Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nomm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nyan Cat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
175 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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23
189 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomm connects with a single shot there.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Bethany Noel has been cut.
Noel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nomm.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noel is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nomm manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Noel has Nomm in his guard.
Nomm pushing down on Noel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nomm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Noel is just riding it out for now. Nomm eventually gives up the hold.
Nomm wants to free his trapped foot but Noel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nomm passes to side control.
Nomm is looking to take a break and control but Noel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noel is looking to regain half guard here but Nomm keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm is trying to get an arm triangle but Noel is defending well.
Nomm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Noel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nomm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Noel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Noel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nomm is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nomm's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nomm's back!
Nomm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nomm is in a bad position with Noel working for a choke. Nomm manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nomm is aware though and is defending well.
Noel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomm advances to half guard.
Nomm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Noel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Noel looks winded!
Noel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nomm seems to be looking for submissions.
Nomm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nomm is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomm is trying to work for a kimura but Noel is defending well.
Nomm is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Noel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nom Nomm!
During a confident post fight interview, Nom Nomm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hesus Kashka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jury Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton has chosen Symphony 9 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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19
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesus Kashka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jury Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton looking to score a takedown here. Kashka is defending well but Hamilton drives through and ends up in Kashka's guard.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton is working Kashka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamilton with a nice head shot there.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Kashka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamilton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
Kashka is breathing heavily.
Hamilton is working Kashka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kashka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamilton is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kashka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamilton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Kashka blocks nicely.
Hamilton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton distracts Kashka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamilton stands up over Kashka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamilton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kashka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kashka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamilton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kashka's head.
Hamilton landing with the ground and pound.
Hamilton with a nice head shot there.
Hamilton prevents Kashka from getting back to his feet.
Kashka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kashka tries to get out of the position.
Hamilton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Kashka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamilton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamilton works over Kashka with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kashka trying to control the position here.
Hamilton distracts Kashka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kashka 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.
Hamilton landing with the ground and pound.
Kashka working for a triangle but Hamilton defends it easily.
Hamilton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kashka's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kashka is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Hamilton working some strikes from top position.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jury Hamilton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamilton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kashka can't do much from the bottom here.
Kashka is looking to regain half guard here but Hamilton keeps moving and retains side control.
Hamilton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kashka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hamilton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hamilton cracks Kashka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hamilton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hamilton working the ground and pound from side control.
Kashka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kashka some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kashka is rocked!
Hamilton working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Kashka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jury Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kashka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamilton is controlling him well.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kashka to see if he's OK.
Hamilton working the body and head with strikes.
Hamilton working the ground and pound.
Hamilton working the ground and pound.
Hamilton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kashka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kashka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kashka down.
Hamilton working away.
Kashka is trying to improve his position.
Hamilton lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kashka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hamilton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Kashka struggling a bit here.
Kashka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hamilton working the head and body with strikes.
Hamilton landing strikes.
Hamilton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kashka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamilton connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kashka some visible discomfort.
Hamilton scoring with punches and elbows.
Kashka is trying to get back to his feet.
Hamilton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hamilton working the head with strikes.
Kashka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kashka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamilton connects with a decent elbow.
Hamilton working the head with strikes.
Hamilton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Kashka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamilton lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kashka dodges the ground and pound from Hamilton.
Hamilton cracks Kashka with a big right hand but Kashka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Kashka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Kashka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamilton working the head and body with strikes.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Kashka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kashka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamilton scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jury Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kashka pinned against the cage. Kashka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kashka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hamilton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kashka seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamilton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kashka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamilton has managed to get both his arms back between Kashka's legs - danger averted.
Hamilton pushes down on Kashka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hamilton prevents Kashka from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamilton working over Kashka with some ground and pound. Kashka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kashka taking some punishment here, with Hamilton in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kashka has hold of Hamilton's hands but Hamilton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamilton connects with a nice short shot to Kashka's temple.
Hamilton working the head and body with strikes.
Hamilton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kashka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamilton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kashka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamilton winds up and cracks Kashka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kashka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamilton drops an elbow to the side of Kashka's head.
Kashka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamilton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kashka defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamilton lands a nice short elbow.
Jury Hamilton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton not doing much here.
Hamilton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Hamilton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kashka actively working from the bottom here.
Hamilton controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jury Hamilton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kashka as he jumps to the side.
Hamilton dives in and scores a takedown into Kashka's guard.
Hamilton stays in close to Kashka's body and controls the position.
Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton prevents Kashka from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hamilton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kashka avoids it really well and circles away.
Hesus Kashka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jury Hamilton.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
The referee asks Hamilton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hamilton prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kashka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hesus Kashka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kashka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jury Hamilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamilton 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jury Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dic Cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
197 lbs
23 - 22 - 0 |
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25
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dic Cheddars!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Jack!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cheddars napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jack goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cheddars rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jack's guard! Nice work there by Cheddars!
Cheddars is looking to work some ground and pound but Jack has wrist control.
Jack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheddars doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cheddars manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jack is looking for a triangle but Cheddars pushes his legs off easily.
Cheddars advances position into side control!
Cheddars controlling the position.
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!
Jack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cheddars presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cheddars prevents Jack from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheddars is landing with some decent strikes but Jack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheddars landing punches.
Jack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cheddars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jack hang on?
Cheddars with shots to the head and body - Jack looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Jack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cheddars prevents Jack from getting the reversal.
Jack looks winded!
Cheddars working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jack working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheddars controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Jack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cheddars connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cheddars trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheddars lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jack is rocked!
Jack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cheddars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jack looks a forlorn figure.
Jack is still in real trouble! Can Cheddars finish him?
Jack working to try and regain half guard.
Cheddars with a couple of short strikes.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheddars takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack is squirming around, avoiding Cheddars's attempts to control the action.
Cheddars lands a big shot there that rocks Jack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack can't escape the position.
Cheddars working Jack over with strikes here.
Cheddars raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cheddars cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cheddars postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Jack is out cold - huge knockout for Cheddars!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dic Cheddars!
Dic Cheddars retains his middleweight title!
Dic Cheddars really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Golden Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight). Aleksander Ivanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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19
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Weidman has eaten all the pies!
Ivanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Weidman's face as Ivanov controls the position.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Weidman is working from the bottom.
Ivanov grinds an elbow into Weidman's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ivanov 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.
Ivanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weidman some visible discomfort.
Ivanov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Weidman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ivanov yanks on the arm and Weidman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ivanov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Ivanov!
Aleksander Ivanov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Soto Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waine Bitterhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Soto Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waine Bitterhall!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitterhall throws a head kick but Soto Major moves out of range.
Bitterhall clinches with his opponent.
Soto Major drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bitterhall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bitterhall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bitterhall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soto Major's guard.
Bitterhall is trying to control the action in half guard but Soto Major is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bitterhall not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto Major is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Soto Major tries to kick Bitterhall off but Bitterhall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Waine Bitterhall wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bitterhall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bitterhall lands in his opponent's guard.
Soto Major on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soto Major tries to get out of the position.
Bitterhall trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto Major is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto Major knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitterhall on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitterhall stays in close to Soto Major's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waine Bitterhall.
Bitterhall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Soto Major to the ground. Bitterhall is now in Soto Major's guard.
Bitterhall trying to control but Soto Major is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major pulls Bitterhall in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bitterhall drives through with a takedown into Soto Major's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bitterhall looking to sit in guard and control but Soto Major gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bitterhall is looking to stand up but Soto Major isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitterhall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bitterhall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bitterhall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto Major throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waine Bitterhall 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.
Bitterhall throws a head kick that misses.
Bitterhall shoots in and bounces Soto Major off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bitterhall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bitterhall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Soto Major manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bitterhall regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitterhall trying to control here.
Bitterhall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Soto Major lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitterhall trying to hold on to Soto Major's head to control him but Soto Major postures up.
Bitterhall is looking to improve his position.
Soto Major lands strikes from half guard.
Bitterhall wants to improve his position but Soto Major is controlling well.
Soto Major wants to free his trapped foot but Bitterhall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bitterhall pushes Soto Major off looking to stand but Soto Major dives back in and keeps control.
Bitterhall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soto Major is working away from the top position though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bitterhall has eaten all the pies!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Waine Bitterhall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bitterhall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major keeping moving, preventing Bitterhall from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bitterhall forces his way into half guard.
Bitterhall wants to control but Soto Major is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitterhall tries to stand but can't do so whilst Soto Major controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waine Bitterhall.
Bitterhall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soto Major counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waine Bitterhall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Soto Major moves out of range as Bitterhall throws a body kick.
Bitterhall misses with a wild combination.
Bitterhall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soto Major pushes Bitterhall off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bitterhall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto Major is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitterhall wants to control but Soto Major is keeping him busy.
Bitterhall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Waine Bitterhall wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bitterhall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alex Soto Major has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bitterhall has Soto Major up against the cage in a clinch.
Bitterhall decides to pull guard.
Bitterhall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bitterhall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Soto Major puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Soto Major there.
Soto Major scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitterhall has hold of Soto Major's hands but Soto Major slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bitterhall is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitterhall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soto Major working Bitterhall over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Soto Major.
Bitterhall tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Soto Major has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bitterhall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitterhall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Soto Major preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Waine Bitterhall.
Well Bitterhall 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waine Bitterhall!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is Roy Jones - Can't be touched . A fine choice. Augustine has chosen The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog as his entrance music. Tim Augustine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauricio Rua's chin.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Augustine persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua leaves Augustine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Augustine shoots in looking for a takedown but Rua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Augustine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Augustine.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Augustine defends it nicely.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Augustine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Augustine misses with a straight right.
Rua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Augustine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Augustine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rua has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Augustine has gone for a leg lock! Rua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Augustine's guard.
Augustine wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustine is keeping the position for now.
Augustine being controlled here, momentarily.
Augustine throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Augustine keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine 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.
Rua content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mauricio Rua.
Augustine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Augustine lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua has his foot on Augustine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Augustine works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Augustine is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Augustine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Augustine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustine throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Augustine slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Augustine prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Augustine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rua dives on top into guard.
Rua wants to control from the top but Augustine keeps moving.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Augustine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Augustine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua wants to control from the top but Augustine keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua has gone for a leg lock! Augustine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rua's guard.
Augustine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Augustine cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Augustine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Augustine won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
Augustine throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Augustine pushes his legs off easily.
Augustine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Augustine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Augustine moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Augustine. Augustine gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua throws a head kick but Augustine moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustine. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Augustine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rua circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Augustine.
Mauricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Augustine.
Rua looks for a takedown but Augustine sprawls well.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Augustine moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an overhand right.
Augustine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Augustine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Augustine moved out of range.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Augustine as he avoids it easily.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Augustine as he jumps to the side.
Augustine leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Augustine shoots in.
Rua throws a body punch but Augustine moves out of range.
Rua misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rua to the ground. Augustine is now in Rua's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
Augustine keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua won't allow Augustine to sweep him here.
Rua advances position into side control!
Augustine tries to improve position but can't.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Augustine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Augustine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rua works to advance to full mount. Augustine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine is trying to escape the mount.
Rua jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Augustine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rua tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Augustine tries to buck Rua off but Rua is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rua's best efforts.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Augustine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augustine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Augustine wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Augustine tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Mauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Augustine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augustine is trying to stick to Rua's back but Rua is turning into Augustine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Augustine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rua.
Rua slips nicely into half guard.
Augustine is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rua shoots in and bounces Augustine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augustine looking for a sweep. Not yet Augustine, not yet.
Augustine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua passes Augustine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Augustine keeps working.
Augustine gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Augustine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rua bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is pushing down on Augustine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Augustine is fighting to maintain full guard but Rua has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rua looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Augustine tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Augustine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua wants to control from the top but Augustine keeps moving.
Augustine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rua takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Rua works over Augustine with some ground and pound from guard.
Augustine looking for a sweep. Not yet Augustine, not yet.
Augustine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Augustine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rua wants to control from the top but Augustine keeps moving.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rua is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Augustine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Augustine has escaped and now he's on top!
Augustine postures up.
Augustine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rua's head.
Augustine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Augustine cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Rua working for a triangle but Augustine defends it easily.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Augustine defends easily.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Augustine's guard.
Augustine wants to sweep but no luck.
Augustine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rua working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua wants to control but Augustine is keeping him busy.
Augustine tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Augustine is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Augustine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
Mauricio Rua retains his light heavyweight title!
Mauricio Rua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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