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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Koji Murosaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koji Murosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher drives through with a takedown into Murosaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murosaki is controlling Butcher's posture.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Murosaki keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Butcher working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Murosaki has a closed guard, preventing Butcher from standing up.
Murosaki pulls Butcher in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murosaki controls Butcher momentarily but Butcher frees himself.
Murosaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murosaki controlling Butcher's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murosaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Murosaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murosaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Butcher avoids it really well and circles away.
Murosaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Butcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Murosaki controls Butcher momentarily but Butcher frees himself.
Butcher advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Butcher.
Murosaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murosaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Murosaki, not yet.
Butcher throws a strike but Murosaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murosaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butcher is keeping the position for now.
Butcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murosaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Murosaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murosaki has gone for a leg lock! Butcher slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murosaki's guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Murosaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Murosaki looking to control but Butcher passes into half guard.
Butcher stands up from half guard.
Butcher cracks Murosaki with a good jab.
Butcher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Butcher in side control lands a decent elbow.
Butcher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murosaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murosaki wants to improve his position but Butcher is controlling well.
Butcher trying to control from half guard but Murosaki is working away.
Butcher is trying to work for a kimura but Murosaki is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Butcher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murosaki darts in looking for a takedown but Butcher gets double underhooks and turns Murosaki into the cage.
Butcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murosaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Butcher is in Murosaki's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butcher trying to control but Murosaki is working from the bottom.
Butcher preventing the sweep.
Murosaki trying to control the position.
Butcher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murosaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Butcher has Murosaki in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher working for a triangle but Murosaki defends it easily.
Murosaki trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Bobby Butcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butcher is keeping the position for now.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Murosaki from controlling successfully.
Murosaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Butcher tries to strike from the bottom.
Murosaki passes Butcher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Butcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Murosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher is looking for a triangle but Murosaki pushes his legs off easily.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Murosaki tries to pass.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher is looking to sweep but instead, Murosaki has passed into half guard.
Butcher tries to kick Murosaki off but Murosaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butcher is in trouble now - Murosaki has advanced to mount!
Murosaki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Butcher is surviving well by controlling Murosaki's body position as best he can.
Butcher can't escape the position.
Butcher tries to hold on but Murosaki pushes him away.
Murosaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butcher tries to lock up and control but Murosaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butcher slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Butcher is pressing down on Murosaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murosaki preventing the sweep.
Murosaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Murosaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murosaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Butcher wants to stand but Murosaki is controlling the position.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Murosaki from controlling successfully.
Butcher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murosaki passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murosaki 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Murosaki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murosaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murosaki keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Murosaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murosaki controlling Butcher's posture.
Butcher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Butcher stands and steps away. Murosaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murosaki.
Murosaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Butcher's guard.
Butcher working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Murosaki has passed into half guard!
Butcher wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki working over Butcher with some ground and pound. Butcher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murosaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Butcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Butcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Butcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murosaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Butcher blocks a head kick by Murosaki.
Murosaki moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Murosaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Butcher pulls guard effortlessly.
Murosaki landing with the ground and pound.
Murosaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murosaki looking to sit in guard and control but Butcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murosaki is keeping the position for now.
Murosaki has his hands on Butcher's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murosaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Butcher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murosaki is proving hard to escape from.
Murosaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butcher is one step ahead there.
Bobby Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Murosaki keeps moving.
Butcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Murosaki is retaining full guard.
Koji Murosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Murosaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Murosaki wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Butcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murosaki stopping the sweep attempt from Butcher.
Butcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murosaki's guard.
Murosaki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Murosaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murosaki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Murosaki trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Butcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bobby Butcher!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bobby Butcher!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bobby Butcher!
Bobby Butcher wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Butcher thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hois Kreisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daarstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreisi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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23 - 12 - 1 |
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175 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hois Kreisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kreisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oystenteller circles away quickly and effectively.
Oystenteller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kreisi cracks Oystenteller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oystenteller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreisi.
Oystenteller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kreisi momentarily.
Kreisi takes a swing at Oystenteller's ribcage but misses.
Oystenteller tries to counter with a clinch but Kreisi shakes him off and moves away.
Oystenteller lands a right hook to the body.
Kreisi throws an off balance right hand
and Oystenteller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oystenteller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oystenteller wants to take a breather but Kreisi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oystenteller prevents Kreisi from improving his position.
Kreisi won't allow Oystenteller to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreisi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oystenteller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi is looking to improve his position.
Kreisi wants to control but Oystenteller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kreisi is looking to improve his position.
Oystenteller is trying to control the action in half guard but Kreisi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oystenteller prevents Kreisi from improving his position.
Kreisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oystenteller pulls his head out easily.
Kreisi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oystenteller wants to work for an arm triangle but Kreisi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kreisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oystenteller seems to be working for a kimura but Kreisi defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kreisi is trying to get back to full guard.
Oystenteller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kreisi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kreisi.
Oystenteller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oystenteller tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreisi is retaining full guard.
Kreisi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oystenteller manages to get himself to full guard.
Kreisi is looking to advance position but Oystenteller has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kreisi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kreisi gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Oystenteller.
Kreisi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kreisi manages to get to full guard.
Oystenteller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oystenteller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kreisi tries to buck Oystenteller off but Oystenteller is having none of it.
Oystenteller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kreisi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oystenteller's guard! Nice work there by Kreisi!
Kreisi forces his way into half guard.
Kreisi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller is bucking up trying to escape but Kreisi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Kreisi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oystenteller regains half guard.
Kreisi is looking to advance position but Oystenteller won't allow it.
Kreisi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oystenteller's head.
Oystenteller is trying to maintain the position but Kreisi is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oystenteller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kreisi stands and throws Oystenteller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kreisi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oystenteller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kreisi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daarstknasset Oystenteller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oystenteller digs a good body shot into Kreisi's ribs.
Oystenteller goes for a double leg but Kreisi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kreisi continues to drive forward.
Kreisi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oystenteller with the counter takedown but Kreisi avoids it easily.
Kreisi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreisi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oystenteller defending well though.
Kreisi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oystenteller is looking to control Kreisi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oystenteller avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller is looking for a sweep. Kreisi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kreisi is trying to control the action in half guard but Oystenteller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oystenteller tries to roll over but Kreisi keeps him under control.
Kreisi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi is working hard here to advance position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kreisi lands a nice short elbow.
Oystenteller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreisi.
Kreisi prevents Oystenteller from improving his position.
Kreisi lands strikes from half guard.
Oystenteller tries to get to full guard but Kreisi has control of the leg.
Kreisi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oystenteller!
Oystenteller 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.
Kreisi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oystenteller tries to get to full guard but Kreisi has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller is refusing to be controlled, as Kreisi sits in half guard.
Kreisi 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.
Kreisi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oystenteller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kreisi is pressing down on Oystenteller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oystenteller is holding on for now.
Oystenteller is looking to improve his position.
Oystenteller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kreisi looking to pass the guard.
Kreisi advances to half guard.
Oystenteller is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller won't allow Kreisi to pass to mount.
Oystenteller is looking to improve his position.
Kreisi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oystenteller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kreisi is trying to control. Oystenteller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oystenteller is pressing down on Kreisi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oystenteller working a defensive guard here.
Kreisi has gone for a leg lock! Oystenteller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kreisi's guard.
Oystenteller trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kreisi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller chips away with some ground and pound.
Kreisi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oystenteller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreisi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kreisi is looking for a triangle but Oystenteller pushes his legs off easily.
Kreisi keeping full guard, as Oystenteller tries to pass.
Oystenteller preventing the sweep.
Kreisi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oystenteller manages to get himself to full guard.
Oystenteller 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oystenteller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oystenteller pulls Kreisi in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hois Kreisi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kreisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oystenteller throws out the jab.
Oystenteller slips a jab and a cross from Kreisi.
Kreisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oystenteller.
Kreisi fails with the takedown
and Oystenteller counters with a shoot takedown. Kreisi fights it but they end up in guard.
Kreisi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oystenteller is one step ahead there.
Kreisi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oystenteller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kreisi is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oystenteller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kreisi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kreisi wants to control but Oystenteller postures up.
Oystenteller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oystenteller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kreisi keeps working.
Kreisi gets back to half guard.
Oystenteller wants to free his trapped foot but Kreisi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kreisi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kreisi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kreisi wants to sweep here but Oystenteller controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi keeping full guard, as Oystenteller tries to pass.
Kreisi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreisi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oystenteller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oystenteller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kreisi controls Oystenteller momentarily but Oystenteller frees himself.
Oystenteller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kreisi is keeping the position for now.
Oystenteller stopping the sweep attempt from Kreisi.
Oystenteller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oystenteller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kreisi, not yet.
Kreisi looking for subs off his back but Oystenteller has passed one foot through into half guard.
Oystenteller wants to take a breather but Kreisi is having none of it.
Oystenteller slips a nice elbow through Kreisi's hands, connecting with Kreisi's forehead.
Kreisi has hold of Oystenteller's hands but Oystenteller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kreisi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kreisi.
Oystenteller trying to control but Kreisi is working from the bottom.
Kreisi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreisi working for submissions but it's allowed Oystenteller to get to half guard.
Kreisi wants to improve his position but Oystenteller is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi is pressing down on Oystenteller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kreisi has his foot on Oystenteller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oystenteller works his way back into a safe position though.
Hois Kreisi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oystenteller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oystenteller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kreisi keeps working.
Oystenteller advances to full mount.
Kreisi is desperately trying to improve his position but Oystenteller has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oystenteller wants to control the pace but Kreisi is squirming around nicely.
Kreisi is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daarstknasset Oystenteller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oystenteller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Hois Kreisi!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Hois Kreisi!
Hois Kreisi wins by split decision!
Our winner, Hois Kreisi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes into the arena with Epic - Faith No More blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quiet Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a series of punches but Vasilyevich avoids them all with ease.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasilyevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Monkey misses.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasilyevich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasilyevich moves into the clinch.
Vasilyevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilyevich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Vasilyevich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monkey is defending well for now.
Vasilyevich has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasilyevich tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey is looking to control Vasilyevich's arms but Vasilyevich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
Vasilyevich is pressed up against the cage. Monkey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasilyevich down to the mat. Vasilyevich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Vasilyevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilyevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Vasilyevich wants to slow Monkey down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasilyevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Vasilyevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
Vasilyevich clinches up against the cage.
Vasilyevich misses with a knee to the head.
Monkey looking to slow down the pace here.
Vasilyevich tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasilyevich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasilyevich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Vasilyevich won't allow it.
Vasilyevich misses with the head strike.
Vasilyevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich stalls.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey keeps control of Vasilyevich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasilyevich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasilyevich throws a head punch that misses.
Vasilyevich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monkey blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasilyevich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Vasilyevich - that landed with a thud.
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilyevich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Vasilyevich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasilyevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilyevich pushes Monkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Monkey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vasilyevich misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilyevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasilyevich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasilyevich pushes Monkey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vasilyevich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilyevich is working Monkey over against the cage.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Vasilyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
Vasilyevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vasilyevich throws a lazy body kick
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Vasilyevich.
Quiet Monkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey checks a leg kick nicely.
Vasilyevich forces Monkey back against the cage and clinches.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasilyevich lands with a left to the head.
Vasilyevich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasilyevich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilyevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasilyevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilyevich scores with a shot to the side of Monkey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monkey.
Vasilyevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasilyevich just leaning against Monkey, taking a breather.
Vasilyevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilyevich throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Vasilyevich scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasilyevich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Vasilyevich misses.
Vasilyevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilyevich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Vasilyevich settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monkey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Vasilyevich counters with a leg kick.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasilyevich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vasilyevich is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Monkey attempts a counter takedown but Vasilyevich avoids it well and moves away.
Vasilyevich lands a big head kick that sends Monkey tumbling to the mat! Vasilyevich takes a step backwards and waves Monkey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monkey is rocked!
It looks like Quiet Monkey has been cut.
Vasilyevich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasilyevich lands with a light punch inside.
Vasilyevich trying to land knees to the body.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasilyevich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich misses with a knee to the head.
Vasilyevich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monkey or not.
Vasilyevich pushes off an throws an elbow but Monkey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Vasilyevich.
A short right from Vasilyevich on the inside.
Vasilyevich presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich lands an uppercut.
Vasilyevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but Vasilyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilyevich lands a nice uppercut.
Vasilyevich trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasilyevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasilyevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Vasilyevich on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vasilyevich fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quiet Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasilyevich drops Monkey with a straight right hand, right on the button! Vasilyevich follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Vasilyevich!
Ivan Vasilyevich made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Full Pretzel!'.
In defeat, Quiet Monkey stepped up to the mic, saying 'Did I just poop my pants?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang - . Guth has chosen Alva Noto - Module 7 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
157 lbs
45 - 17 - 0 |
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153 lbs
28 - 20 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Marciano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guth sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Guth.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Guth.
Marciano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guth sprawls and moves away.
Guth throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Guth throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Guth.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Guth tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Guth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guth misses with a double jab.
Marciano tries to counter with a takedown but Guth is quick to defend against it.
Marciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guth ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano slips a straight right by Guth.
Guth misses with a kick to the body.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Guth.
Guth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marciano will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a low kick but Guth moves out of range easily.
Guth misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Guth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marciano.
Guth misses with a body kick.
Marciano attempts a counter takedown but Guth avoids it well and moves away.
Guth looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Guth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guth blocks a leg kick.
Guth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marciano.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Guth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
Guth is trying to keep Marciano in close.
Marciano trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marciano's guard.
Guth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guth wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
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!
Guth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guth throws a big right hand that misses.
Guth pushes down on Marciano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marciano is trying to maintain the position but Guth is very close to passing his half guard.
Guth thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
Guth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.
Guth thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
Marciano is controlling Guth's trapped leg to prevent Guth from advancing to side control.
Guth with the ground and pound but Marciano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guth lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guth wants to pass to mount but Marciano is defending the position.
Guth wants to take a breather but Marciano is having none of it.
Guth with the ground and pound but Marciano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marciano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Guth gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marciano.
Guth misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Guth there.
Guth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guth tries to land a front kick but Marciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guth.
Guth scores with a nice strike.
Guth connects with a high kick.
Marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guth checks a leg kick.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Marciano throws the left hand but Guth avoids the punch easily.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Guth should have avoided that one.
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!
Guth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a low kick but Guth moves out of range easily.
Guth lands with a right hand.
Marciano closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guth's guard.
Guth keeping full guard, as Marciano tries to pass.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marciano landing some decent shots from guard.
Marciano trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
Guth looking for a sweep. Not yet Guth, not yet.
Guth keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Marciano stays in close to Guth's body and controls the position.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Guth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guth looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Guth throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guth.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guth to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marciano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marciano working away.
Guth sneaks back into half guard.
Marciano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marciano wants to take a breather but Guth is having none of it.
Guth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guth.
Marciano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marciano is pushing down on Guth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guth is fighting to maintain full guard but Marciano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guth is staying active underneath Marciano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is working for a kimura but Guth is defending it quite comfortably.
Marciano throwing shots but Guth is blocking nicely.
Guth gets back to full guard.
Marciano postures up.
Guth has control of Marciano's left arm, preventing Marciano from doing any damage.
Guth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burt Guth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano attempts a counter takedown but Guth avoids it well and moves away.
Guth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guth pushes Marciano away with a front kick.
Guth defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Guth throws a fast counter high kick but Marciano manages to duck under it in time.
Guth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Guth throws a nice head kick!
Marciano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marciano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guth has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
Guth trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
Guth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marciano with a nice head shot there.
Marciano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth is trying to work for a sweep but Marciano has mounted him!
Guth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marciano breaks from Guth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marciano lands a big shot there that rocks Guth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guth blocking the ground and pound.
Guth can't escape the position.
Marciano lands with some strikes.
Marciano controlling from mount.
Marciano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working the ground and pound effectively.
Guth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marciano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano avoids the attempt from Guth to control.
Marciano lands a big shot there that rocks Guth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guth working to try and regain half guard.
Marciano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guth?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a heavy elbow.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the head.
Guth is working to get back to half guard.
Marciano lands a big elbow.
Guth taking shots to the head.
Marciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guth hang on?
Marciano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guth looks a forlorn figure.
Guth is looking to improve his position but Marciano isn't that keen on the idea.
Guth avoids a strike by Marciano and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Marciano's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
Guth cracks Marciano with a solid left hand.
Marciano has his hands on Guth's head, controlling the position.
Guth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marciano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marciano trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
Guth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Rocky Marciano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sis as Watson shoots in.
Sis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sis feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
A slow jab from Sis misses its intended target.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sis.
Sis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Watson checks a low kick from Sis.
Sis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sis jabs at Watson's body.
Watson slips under a jab from Sis.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sis. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Sis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watson as he avoids it easily.
Sis connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sis throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Sis loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Sis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Sis tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sis wants to control but Watson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson controlling the action here.
Sis manages to get to full guard.
Watson trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis looking for a sweep. Not yet Sis, not yet.
Watson looking to improve position, pressing down on Sis's thigh with his hand. Sis seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Watson paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Watson's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Sis picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nem Sis!
A relieved looking Nem Sis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roko Tiili will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akiyama Shinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown but Tiili shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiili lands an overhand right.
Tiili cracks the inside of Shinichi's front leg.
Tiili clinches with his opponent.
Shinichi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiili prevents it.
Tiili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiili.
Shinichi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiili prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiyama Shinichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinichi has Tiili pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinichi wants a takedown.
Shinichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinichi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shinichi jumps guard but Tiili stands there with Shinichi around his waist. Shinichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili gets underhooks to prevent Shinichi's takedown attempt.
Shinichi pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiili leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiili gets underhooks to prevent Shinichi's takedown attempt.
Tiili tries a knee to the head but Shinichi blocks it.
Shinichi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiili is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shinichi looking to slow down the pace here.
Shinichi jumps guard.
Shinichi trying to keep a closed guard but Tiili is proving a slippery customer.
Tiili is stalling in the full guard.
Tiili preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili wants to control from the top but Shinichi keeps moving.
Shinichi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tiili trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tiili scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shinichi controls Tiili momentarily but Tiili frees himself.
Tiili content to stall in guard here.
Tiili connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi keeping moving, preventing Tiili from controlling successfully.
Tiili preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiili throws a solid leg kick but Shinichi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiili.
Shinichi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiili.
Tiili misses with a head kick.
Shinichi looks to throw the jab but Tiili is out of range.
Tiili looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiili as he jumps to the side.
Shinichi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiili defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi tries to clinch but Tiili moves out of range.
Shinichi fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tiili connects with a leg kick. Shinichi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinichi has been working on his balance at Heart Cave, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tiili.
Shinichi blocks a jab.
Shinichi shoots for a takedown but Tiili saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roko Tiili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiili ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinichi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tiili stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiili wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiili misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Tiili dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shinichi counters with a single leg into guard. Tiili didn't expect that.
Shinichi wants to control from the top but Tiili keeps moving.
Shinichi advances to half guard.
Shinichi passes to full mount!
Shinichi looking to control but Tiili is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tiili tries to lock up and control but Shinichi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinichi tries to control but Tiili wriggling away.
Tiili is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tiili tries to improve his position but Shinichi has taken his back! Shinichi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Tiili tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Shinichi pushes Tiili away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akiyama Shinichi!
After the fight, Akiyama Shinichi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - hit em up. Papadopoulos has chosen Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ghiorghos Papadopoulos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Li's chin.
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39
274 lbs
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266 lbs
21 - 29 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Papadopoulos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Li thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Li has control of Papadopoulos's left arm, preventing Papadopoulos from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Papadopoulos postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Papadopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li is concentrating on defense, preventing Papadopoulos from advancing position.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Li is adopting a defensive guard.
Li has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Papadopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papadopoulos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li trying to control the position.
Li pulls Papadopoulos in close to prevent any damage.
Papadopoulos is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papadopoulos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li is rocked!
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li trying to control the position here.
Papadopoulos arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Li's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vijay Singh enters the cage!
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31
224 lbs
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204 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Hackenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vijay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Hackenburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hackenburg has Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singh dodges an elbow strike from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackenburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Singh avoids the elbow strike from Hackenburg, against the cage.
Hackenburg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hackenburg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hackenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Hackenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Hackenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackenburg tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Nice body punch from Singh - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Singh's defenses.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
Singh prevents a body shot from Hackenburg.
Singh prevents a body shot from Hackenburg.
Singh avoids the elbow strike from Hackenburg, against the cage.
Hackenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Singh.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Hackenburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Singh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hackenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hackenburg - that landed with a thud.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackenburg backwards.
Nice body punch from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Hackenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Hackenburg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hackenburg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Singh to the mat. Singh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hackenburg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackenburg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hackenburg wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
Hackenburg connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hackenburg throws an elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hackenburg's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Singh wants to get up but he can't break Hackenburg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
My spies in Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform me that Singh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hackenburg pulls Singh in close to prevent any damage.
Hackenburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Hackenburg, not yet.
Hackenburg wants to stand but Singh is controlling the position.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to control but Hackenburg is working from the bottom.
Hackenburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Singh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hackenburg keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
Singh keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hackenburg fails with the takedown.
Hackenburg shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
Hackenburg misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Hackenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg clinches up against the cage.
Hackenburg lands an elbow that stopped Singh in his tracks for a moment.
Hackenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Hackenburg blocks a body shot from Singh.
Hackenburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackenburg.
A left hand lands to the body for Singh.
A head punch on the inside from Hackenburg fails to land.
Singh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hackenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Hackenburg lands with a right to the head.
Hackenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singh's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hackenburg blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Singh clinches.
Singh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackenburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Singh or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hackenburg throws an elbow but misses.
Hackenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hackenburg lands an elbow inside that Singh shrugs off.
Hackenburg takes a shot to the head.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackenburg lands a takedown into guard.
Singh has his feet on Hackenburg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh forces Hackenburg back against the cage and clinches.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
Singh avoids the elbow strike from Hackenburg, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hackenburg.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hackenburg throws an elbow but misses.
Singh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh lands a shot to the body.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Hackenburg.
Singh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hackenburg.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh misses with some punches.
Hackenburg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Singh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singh's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hackenburg.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Hackenburg.
Hackenburg misses with a body punch.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Christian Hackenburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hackenburg lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenburg throws an elbow that misses.
Hackenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hackenburg backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
Singh takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackenburg backwards.
Singh tries to work over Hackenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackenburg's elbow.
Hackenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Hackenburg lands a nice elbow.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singh's brow.
Singh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg throws an elbow but it misses.
Hackenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh presses Hackenburg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singh's brow.
Hackenburg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hackenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Singh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singh's brow.
Hackenburg pushes Singh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hackenburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh takes an elbow to the temple.
Hackenburg tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Hackenburg back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hackenburg throws an elbow but misses.
Hackenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands a right hand.
Hackenburg misses with a body punch.
Hackenburg lands an elbow inside.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackenburg.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenburg blocking some punches.
Hackenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hackenburg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hackenburg blocks an uppercut.
Hackenburg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Singh sneaks out the side door and pushes Hackenburg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Hackenburg ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackenburg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackenburg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Singh quickly recovers to half guard.
Hackenburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijay Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hackenburg shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Hackenburg moves out of range easily.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg moves in looking to clinch but Singh pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hackenburg. Singh shrugs it off though.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hackenburg wants to clinch.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Hackenburg seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Hackenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackenburg. Hackenburg obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hackenburg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Hackenburg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Hackenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hackenburg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackenburg manages to avoid it.
Hackenburg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hackenburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Singh moves into the clinch successfully.
Hackenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackenburg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Singh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Singh misses with some punches.
Hackenburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Singh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
Singh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hackenburg blocking some punches.
Hackenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh pushes Hackenburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hackenburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Singh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hackenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Hackenburg lands a damaging elbow.
Singh tries a body shot but Hackenburg blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hackenburg.
Singh avoids the elbow strike from Hackenburg, against the cage.
Hackenburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hackenburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hackenburg lands an elbow inside that Singh shrugs off.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
Singh tries to work over Hackenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Hackenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Singh lands a body shot.
Hackenburg throws an elbow but it misses.
Hackenburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hackenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hackenburg lands a shot to the body.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackenburg lands an elbow inside.
Hackenburg throws an elbow that misses.
Hackenburg wants a takedown but no success here.
Hackenburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Singh misses with some punches.
Singh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hackenburg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh tries to work over Hackenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Singh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh digs a right hand into Hackenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hackenburg's gas tank.
Singh is leaning against Hackenburg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hackenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hackenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Hackenburg blocking some punches.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Hackenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Singh's defenses.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vijay Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vijay Singh!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vijay Singh!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Vijay Singh wins by majority decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Vijay Singh 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Finkle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Caeser Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Augustus.
Augustus dives in and grabs Finkle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finkle pushes down on Augustus's head and hops out.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown but Finkle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finkle, as that shot connected.
Finkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Augustus's calf.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Augustus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Augustus.
Augustus fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Augustus circles away quickly and effectively.
Finkle connects with a right hand. Augustus shakes it off.
Finkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Augustus counters with a shoot takedown. Finkle fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle is pulling down on Augustus's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus wants to control from the top but Finkle keeps moving.
Finkle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Augustus drops back looking for a leg! Finkle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finkle manages to kick Augustus off! Augustus jumps back into Finkle's guard.
Augustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Finkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus looking to pass the guard.
Augustus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Finkle trying to keep a closed guard but Augustus is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Augustus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Augustus dives in for a single leg takedown but Finkle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Finkle tries to sprawl but Augustus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Augustus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Finkle is trying to get back to full guard.
Augustus is looking for a kimura but Finkle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Augustus to get the leverage.
Augustus is working for a kimura here but Finkle manages to reverse the position and he's now in Augustus's guard.
Finkle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finkle throwing strikes from guard but Augustus blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finkle throws a big elbow that misses.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet but Finkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Finkle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Finkle from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finkle is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle 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.
Augustus has a takedown stuffed.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkle as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
Finkle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finkle as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Augustus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Finkle stuns Augustus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Augustus is looking to take a break and control but Finkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augustus tries for a kimura but Finkle is defending well.
Augustus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Finkle tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Finkle is refusing to be controlled, as Augustus sits in half guard.
Finkle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Augustus trying to control but Finkle is working from the bottom.
Finkle wants to sweep here but Augustus controlling him for the moment.
Augustus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Finkle is controlling Augustus's posture.
Finkle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Augustus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Finkle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Finkle from controlling successfully.
Finkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Finkle postures up.
Finkle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finkle throws a strike but Augustus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle pulls Augustus in close to prevent any damage.
Augustus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Augustus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Finkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finkle is not content to let Augustus control the position.
Augustus working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augustus working away.
Finkle is looking for a sweep.
Finkle holding on.
Augustus scoring with punches from side control.
Augustus trying to control the action but Finkle is working from the bottom.
Finkle holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Finkle is looking for a sweep.
Finkle is trying to control Augustus's posture but Augustus avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Augustus wants to take a breather but Finkle manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Augustus.
Finkle keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
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 Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caeser Augustus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Augustus fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Finkle misses the target.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finkle stuns Augustus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augustus tries for a takedown but Finkle circles away easily
and Augustus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finkle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Augustus or perhaps it was just good defense by Finkle, which made it look bad.
Finkle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ray Finkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Augustus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finkle is fending him off so far but Augustus persists. Nope, Finkle circles away and we're back to standing.
Finkle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finkle digs a good hook to Augustus's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Augustus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finkle sprawls well. Finkle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Augustus gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck for Augustus with that takedown attempt.
Finkle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Augustus can do to turn this around?
Finkle digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Finkle as Augustus shoots in.
Finkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus shoots in but Finkle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whack! Finkle lands a heavy head kick that drops Augustus. The ref tackles Finkle to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Augustus was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by Dead by Dawn by Deicide. Fleming comes into a darkened arena with his song building. T.N.T. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Fleming sees coming a mile off.
Fleming misses with a body shot.
Fleming moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Fleming fails with a takedown attempt.
Fleming misses with a body punch
and Fleming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Padilla.
Fleming checks the leg kick.
Fleming takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fleming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fleming takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Padilla misses with a hook.
Fleming has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fleming tries to clinch but Padilla moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleming misses with a series of wild punches.
Padilla lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming tries to clinch but Padilla moves out of range.
Fleming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fleming misses with a head kick.
Padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Padilla is looking to counter with a body kick.
Padilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fleming checks it well.
Fleming throws out a counter right but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
Padilla rushes Fleming and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Fleming.
Fleming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Padilla.
A nice right hand lands inside from Padilla.
Fleming scores a nice knee to the body.
Fleming lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla prevents a body shot from Fleming.
Fleming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is leaning against Padilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleming tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Padilla misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Padilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fleming smiles and moves away.
Fleming slips under a jab.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Fleming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla tries to counter by clinching up but Fleming breaks away and moves out of range.
Fleming lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nero Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fleming has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fleming and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Padilla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fleming lands a nice leg kick that just misses Padilla's sensitive parts.
Padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fleming is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Padilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Padilla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleming is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fleming missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fleming 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.
Fleming is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Padilla wants to improve his position but Fleming is controlling well.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Padilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Padilla looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Padilla's temple.
Fleming works his way into side control.
Fleming looks up at the clock and then as Padilla takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fleming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fleming connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Padilla some visible discomfort.
Fleming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fleming scoring with punches from side control.
Padilla is rocked!
Fleming working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Padilla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleming throws an elbow but Padilla slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fleming is working Padilla over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fleming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fleming in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Padilla looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Fleming turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
Scott Fleming very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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