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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neemias Error (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Error has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neemias Error!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Shaw there.
Error has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Cave Fighting Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Error does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Error is defending the position.
Shaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Error avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.
Shaw trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to pass to full mount but Error defends it.
Error is in trouble now - Shaw has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Error is bucking up trying to escape but Shaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Neemias Error has been cut.
Shaw looking to control but Error is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shaw is landing with some decent strikes but Error is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Error is rocked!
That has opened up Neemias Error's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw controlling from mount.
Error is still in real trouble! Can Shaw finish him?
Shaw postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Error bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shaw and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Shaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Abreu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Allen Beltran's chin.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu throws a leg kick
and Beltran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chael Abreu has been cut.
Abreu fails with a takedown attempt.
Abreu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beltran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abreu misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Abreu misses.
Abreu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beltran sprawls well initially but Abreu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beltran wants to control but Abreu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abreu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beltran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Allen Beltran has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Abreu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oooh a big shot lands for Abreu! Beltran is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chael Abreu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Tai Yeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tai Yeong has chosen Fantastic baby/Big Bang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Tai Yeong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Angle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Angle 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.
Angle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tai Yeong looking for subs off his back but Angle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Angle is keeping good posture, landing some 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!
Angle is thwarting Tai Yeong's attempts to control the position.
Angle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle lands with a punch from half guard.
Angle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Angle lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Angle there.
Angle slips a nice elbow through Tai Yeong's hands, connecting with Tai Yeong's forehead.
Tai Yeong is rocked!
Well, if Angle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tai Yeong is still in real trouble! Can Angle finish him?
Nice strikes from Angle there.
Angle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Yeong taking some punishment here, with Angle in his half guard.
Tai Yeong taking some punishment here, with Angle in his half guard.
Angle is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tai Yeong is hurt! He's hurt bad - Angle fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tai Yeong from any more punishment! Congratulations to Angle! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Angle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Dimagiba throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Dimagiba throws a combination that misses
and Jay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dimagiba!
Jay lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jay.
Jay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dimagiba some visible discomfort.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay working the ground and pound from side control.
Jay working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba tries to buck Jay off but Jay is having none of it.
Dimagiba is working hard here to advance position.
Jay scores with punches from side control.
Jay trying to control the position but Dimagiba is working away.
Dimagiba is looking to regain half guard here but Jay keeps moving and retains side control.
Dimagiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dimagiba tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay just content to control the position.
Dimagiba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dimagiba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jay throws an elbow but Dimagiba slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jay controlling the position from side mount.
Jay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay trying to control the action but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Jay lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jay is looking to take a break and control but Dimagiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jay tries for a kimura but Dimagiba is defending well.
Jay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dimagiba down.
Dimagiba defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dimagiba is pushing Jay's head away, looking to escape. Jay manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Jay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries to improve position but can't.
Jay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dimagiba is not content to let Jay control the position.
Jay tries to score with some ground and pound. Dimagiba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dimagiba wants to control but Jay postures up.
Jay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dimagiba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dimagiba tries to escape but Jay is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba struggling a bit here.
Jay prevents Dimagiba from escaping the position.
Jay cracks Dimagiba with a big right hand but Dimagiba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay happy to just control the position for now.
Jay cracks Dimagiba with a big elbow.
Dimagiba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dimagiba is looking for a sweep.
Jay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jay is looking to take a break and control but Dimagiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Jay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimagiba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba staying out of range there.
Dimagiba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimagiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose Dimagiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Dimagiba. Dimagiba maintains the clinch.
Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Dimagiba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimagiba swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jose Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba misses with a few strikes there.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Jay misses
and Dimagiba counters with a leg kick.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Jay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimagiba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay tries for a takedown but Dimagiba manages to get underhooks.
Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay works his way into full mount!
Dimagiba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jay avoids the attempt from Dimagiba to control.
Dimagiba taking shots to the head.
Jay content just to control the position here.
Dimagiba prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Jay working Dimagiba over with strikes here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jay. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jay working for a submission but Dimagiba is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is trying to escape the mount.
Dimagiba tries to hold on but Jay pushes him away.
Jay unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet.
Dee Jay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jay thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dimagiba is squirming around, avoiding Jay's attempts to control the action.
Jay lands a couple of good shots and Dimagiba has given up his back, trying to escape 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!
Jay doesn't have the hooks in and Dimagiba manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dimagiba looking to control.
Jay stands up over Dimagiba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jay wants to pass the guard but Dimagiba is keeping the position.
Dimagiba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.
Jay pulls Dimagiba in to control the position.
Dimagiba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Dimagiba gets to his feet. Jay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dimagiba won't be happy with that.
Dimagiba is looking to regain half guard here but Jay keeps moving and retains side control.
Jay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jay trying to control the action but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Jay controls the position.
Dimagiba is looking for a sweep.
Jay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dimagiba parries the strikes from Jay easily there. Jay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dimagiba to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay cracks Dimagiba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jay is looking to take a break and control but Dimagiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dimagiba is looking to reverse the position.
Dimagiba is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jay wants to free his trapped foot but Dimagiba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jay slows the pace down in half guard.
Dimagiba wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jay punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dimagiba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dimagiba is looking to improve his position but Jay isn't that keen on the idea.
Dimagiba tries to hold on but Jay pushes him away.
Jay throws some wild stikes that Dimagiba manages to avoid easily.
Dimagiba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jay.
Jay has control of Dimagiba's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dimagiba regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay trying to control but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Dimagiba wants to control but Jay is having none of it.
Jose Dimagiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Dimagiba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dimagiba is rocked!
Jay unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dimagiba wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jay celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Jay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Koff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kamehameha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Koff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kamehameha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamehameha wants to clinch up but Koff keeps it at a distance.
Kamehameha throws a body kick that misses.
Koff keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamehameha throws a head kick but Koff moves out of range.
Koff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamehameha is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Koff works to advance to full mount. Kamehameha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Koff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koff scoring with strikes but Kamehameha is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koff drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kamehameha! More shots from Koff and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Koff!
After winning the bout, Bob Koff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkiss has chosen Mama said as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Meira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butkiss.
Meira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butkiss counters with a one-two to the body.
Butkiss stuns Meira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Butkiss manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Meira won't allow Butkiss to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Meira passes Butkiss's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Meira is working for a kimura but Butkiss is defending it quite comfortably.
Meira is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss won't allow Meira to pass to mount.
Meira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Meira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Butkiss trying to hold on to Meira's head to control him but Meira postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Meira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butkiss, pushing him back against the cage.
Butkiss tries to circle away but Meira has him pinned against the cage.
Meira lands a nice knee to the body.
Meira breaks the clinch.
Meira tries to close the distance and clinch but Butkiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meira has managed to clinch.
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Meira.
Butkiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butkiss's half guard.
Meira is keen to just control but Butkiss is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Butkiss is trying to stand back up but Meira is controlling him
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butkiss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Butkiss is on top in guard.
Butkiss wants to stand and escape but instead Meira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss keeping moving, preventing Meira from controlling successfully.
Meira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Meira stops Butkiss from standing up.
Meira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butkiss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Meira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butkiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Meira.
Butkiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meira moves in looking to clinch but Butkiss pushes him off.
Butkiss tries to keep at a distance but Meira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butkiss is trying to break the clinch but Meira is controlling him.
Butkiss is trying to break the clinch but Meira has him pressed against the cage.
Meira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Meira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Meira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butkiss keeps working.
Meira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Butkiss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss tries to kick Meira off but Meira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meira slows the pace down in half guard.
Meira is looking for a kimura here.
Meira stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butkiss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Butkiss wants to get back to his feet.
Meira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Meira is looking for a kimura here.
Meira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Meira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butkiss managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Meira breaks from the clinch.
Meira defending well as Butkiss loads up on a big left hand.
Butkiss misses the shot to the body.
Meira clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meira manages to break the clinch.
Meira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butkiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meira ducks right into an uppercut from Butkiss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Meira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Meira pushes Butkiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Meira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butkiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butkiss tries to break free but Meira pushes him back against the cage.
Meira tries a knee to the head but Butkiss blocks it.
Meira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Meira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butkiss misses with a double jab.
Meira closes the distance and clinches up with Butkiss, looking for a takedown. Meira pushes Butkiss against the cage but Butkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meira forces Butkiss back against the cage and clinches.
Meira breaks from the clinch.
Meira closes the distance and clinches up with Butkiss, looking for a takedown. Meira pushes Butkiss against the cage but Butkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meira fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Meira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Butkiss swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butkiss.
Meira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butkiss defends it nicely.
Meira misses with a takedown
and Meira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Carlos Meira has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meira dives in and grabs Butkiss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butkiss pushes down on Meira's head and hops out.
Butkiss lands with a good body shot.
Butkiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butkiss lands a nice hook to Meira's body. Meira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Butkiss stuffs the takedown.
Meira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butkiss.
Meira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meira tries to clinch up
enabling Butkiss to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss leaves Meira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butkiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butkiss misses with a looping right.
Meira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butkiss tries to avoid it but Meira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butkiss to the ground. Butkiss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos Meira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meira moves into the clinch.
Meira prevents Butkiss from breaking the clinch.
Meira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butkiss has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meira shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Meira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butkiss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meira wants to clinch up but Butkiss keeps it at a distance.
Butkiss tries to land a front kick but Meira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butkiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meira fails with the takedown.
Meira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butkiss's waist but Butkiss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meira off to one side.
Butkiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meira manages to avoid it.
Meira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meira misses with a takedown attempt - Butkiss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butkiss defends it nicely.
Butkiss lands a jab to the head.
Semore Butkiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butkiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butkiss misses with a wild body shot.
Meira has Butkiss up against the cage in a 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!
Butkiss managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butkiss blocks an elbow strike.
Meira breaks from the clinch.
Butkiss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butkiss has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Butkiss stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semore Butkiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meira 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Carlos Meira!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Carlos Meira!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Carlos Meira!
Carlos Meira wins by unanimous decision!
Carlos Meira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Girardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Girardi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Gustavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Giorgio Girardi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Girardi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Girardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Girardi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gustavo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Girardi is looking to reverse the position.
Gustavo cracks Girardi with a big right hand but Girardi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Girardi tries to bench press Gustavo off him but Gustavo keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Girardi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustavo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Girardi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Gustavo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gustavo looks up at the clock and then as Girardi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gustavo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Girardi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Girardi gets back to half guard.
Girardi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo thows a huge punch but Girardi dodges it nicely.
Girardi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Girardi is looking to control Gustavo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Girardi avoid being mounted?
Gustavo works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Girardi looks a forlorn figure.
Girardi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gustavo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Girardi is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gustavo lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girardi taking some punishment here, with Gustavo in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Girardi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Girardi looking for submissions off his back.
Gustavo is looking to advance position but Girardi won't allow it.
Girardi looking for submissions off his back.
Girardi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustavo trying to pass the guard but Girardi defending well.
Gustavo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Girardi reverses the position - he's now on top in Gustavo's guard.
Girardi throwing strikes from guard but Gustavo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo keeping moving, preventing Girardi from controlling successfully.
Girardi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustavo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gustavo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustavo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustavo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girardi regains half guard.
Girardi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavo pulls his head out easily.
Gustavo works his way into side control.
Girardi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gustavo's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girardi actively working from the bottom here.
Girardi taking some punishment here, with Gustavo in his half guard.
Gustavo lands strikes from half guard.
Girardi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustavo pulls his head out easily.
Girardi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girardi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gustavo wants to free his trapped foot but Girardi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo 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.
Gustavo shoots and misses
and Girardi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gustavo's guard.
Girardi has gone for a leg lock! Gustavo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Girardi's guard.
Gustavo lands a couple of digs.
Gustavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Girardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavo connects with a couple of short punches.
Girardi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gustavo has his hands clasped together but Girardi extends and breaks Gustavo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Girardi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giorgio Girardi!
A very excited looking Giorgio Girardi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Beever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beever comes into the arena with Surprise! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dudley Beever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moraes.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Moraes controls his hands.
Moraes lands an elbow just above Beever 's eye.
Beever missing with knees to the body.
Moraes has Beever pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moraes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beever tumbling to the mat - Moraes dives into Beever's guard.
Beever being controlled here, momentarily.
Beever is wriggling around but Moraes manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Moraes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Moraes 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever is looking for a sweep. Moraes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moraes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moraes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Beever is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Beever and Moraes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Beever has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Beever knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moraes on the ground.
Moraes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moraes takes a little break here. Beever wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Moraes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beever is not content to let Moraes control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moraes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beever has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moraes trying to control the position but Beever is working away.
Moraes just content to control the position.
Moraes trying to control the position but Beever is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moraes controls the position from side control.
Moraes trying to control the action but Beever is working from the bottom.
Moraes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moraes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beever gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moraes wants to control the pace but Beever is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Moraes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moraes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beever is not content to let Moraes control the position.
Moraes moves nicely into side control.
Moraes wants to control but Beever is keeping him busy.
Moraes works to advance to full mount. Beever defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Moraes is working for a guillotine from mount but Beever frees his head quite easily.
Beever has given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Moraes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Beever tries to roll but Moraes sticks to his back.
Moraes is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Beever has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Moraes has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Beever taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Moraes doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sergio Moraes!
A very excited looking Sergio Moraes 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.
In defeat, Dudley Beever stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damit... I thought we have it... Good fight! This time you got me, but next is on me!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal wants to slow Kumtomanee down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahal misses with a wild body shot.
Mahal staying out of range there.
Kumtomanee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kumtomanee is looking to land body kicks.
Kumtomanee thuds his shin into the meat of Mahal's side.
Mahal misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahal. Kumtomanee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumtomanee scores with a one two! Mahal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kumtomanee clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Mahal shrugs off.
Mahal trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kumtomanee stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahal takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Taj Mahal has been cut.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kumtomanee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahal backwards.
Mahal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahal tries to work over Kumtomanee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.
Mahal looks winded!
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee with a knee to the head.
Mahal is rocked!
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahal is still on wobbly legs! Can Kumtomanee finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Kumtomanee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kumtomanee lands a big knee! That's hurt Mahal! Oh, he's all over the place! Kumtomanee lands another knee that sends Mahal to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee is the new lightweight champion!
Khali Kumtomanee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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