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UVT 341: Wednesday vs Bishop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cage McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Addresses by:T.I.. Mies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Condemned 84 - Face the agression kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cage McCoy 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cage McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCoy has Mies up against the cage in a clinch.
Mies prevents a body shot from McCoy.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
McCoy tries to work over Mies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCoy.
McCoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pit Mies has been cut.
Good body shot from McCoy.
McCoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mies looks winded!
McCoy scores with a knee to the head.
McCoy landing knees to the body.
McCoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCoy scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCoy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McCoy with a knee to the head.
McCoy breaks from the clinch.
McCoy has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mies prevents a body shot from McCoy.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mies avoids it.
Mies tries to pull guard but McCoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mies's elbow.
McCoy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mies tries to pull guard but McCoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cage McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pit Mies.
McCoy misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy breaks the clinch.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Mies circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mies steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
McCoy takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands an elbow that stopped Mies in his tracks for a moment.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCoy.
McCoy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy connects with a solid leg kick.
McCoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy moves into range and clinches up with Mies.
McCoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mies tries to pull guard but McCoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCoy scores with a shot to the side of Mies's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
Mies is rocked!
Mies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCoy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mies is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy stalls.
Mies seems to have recovered his senses.
McCoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mies's elbow.
McCoy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mies.
McCoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCoy lands an uppercut that drops Mies! McCoy follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy cracks Mies with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! McCoy immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mies is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by McCoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cage McCoy!
Cage McCoy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Pit Mies had this to say: 'I will be back stronger!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Couture!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg misses with a looping left.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flagg misses with a shot to the body
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flagg moves into the clinch successfully.
Flagg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flagg manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Couture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Flagg is trying to force a seperation but Couture has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flagg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Couture misses with a knee to the head.
Flagg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couture's elbow.
Flagg breaks the clinch.
Couture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Flagg instigates a clinch.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Couture up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg blocks a body shot from Couture.
Flagg working hard to break the clinch.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Flagg avoids the damage to the body.
Couture taking a breather.
Flagg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flagg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Couture has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Flagg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Couture can turn it around.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Flagg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flagg blocks an uppercut.
Flagg breaks the clinch.
Flagg keeps the fight on the outside.
Flagg closes the distance and clinches.
Couture stalling in the clinch.
Couture lands a shot to the body.
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Flagg is trying to stall.
Flagg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flagg scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Flagg lands a body punch.
Couture working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flagg tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Flagg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Flagg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flagg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg 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.
Couture walks into a jab.
Fedor Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
Couture moves into the clinch.
Couture tries a knee to the head but Flagg blocks it.
Couture taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg breaks the clinch.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Flagg counters with a nice body shot.
Flagg throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flagg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couture on the side of the head.
Flagg blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture tries to clinch
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
Couture lands an overhand right.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Flagg avoiding damage as Couture throws knees to the body.
Randall Flagg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture looking to stall.
Flagg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture prevents a body shot from Flagg.
Flagg blocks the elbow strike.
Flagg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture prevents Flagg from breaking the clinch.
Flagg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flagg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flagg pushes Couture back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Flagg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flagg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Fedor Couture has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Flagg moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Flagg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flagg misses with an uppercut
and Couture counters with a three punch combo that has Flagg backing up. Flagg nods at Couture to acknowledge the strikes.
Flagg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flagg's corner calls for a 1-2. Flagg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flagg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Flagg misses the target.
Flagg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flagg backing away here, and Couture unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flagg throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Couture tries to move into range but Flagg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Couture'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!
Flagg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Flagg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Couture releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Flagg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Couture tries to clinch up
and Flagg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flagg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flagg has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Flagg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Randall Flagg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flagg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Flagg misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Flagg avoids the damage to the body.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Flagg misses with some punches.
Flagg breaks the clinch.
Flagg connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture rushes Flagg and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Flagg.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
Couture holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flagg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flagg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Flagg on the inside.
Knees to the body from Couture.
Flagg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedor Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flagg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couture blocks a body shot from Flagg.
Flagg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flagg gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Couture as the two fighters clinch.
Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flagg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Flagg does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flagg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Flagg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 30 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Williams thinks about the counter body kick.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reilly in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Jab by Reilly.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly checks a low kick from Williams.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Williams thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Reilly slips under a jab from Williams.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly slips under a jab from Williams.
Nice uppercut there from Reilly.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Williams cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
As Reilly backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Reilly lands a head kick!
Williams tries to land a front kick but Reilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Reilly.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Williams.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Williams down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReilly.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Williams cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reilly. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Williams lands.
Reilly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Reilly misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Williams tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Reilly stalling against the cage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Reilly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Reilly off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reilly slips a jab from Williams.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams slips a jab from Reilly.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at Reilly's legs.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Reilly instigates a clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reilly breaks the clinch.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm by Darude. Dan Dority acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a leg kick that misses.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dority is pulling down on Aoki's head. It's preventing any offense from Aoki, at least for the moment.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki content to stall in guard here.
Aoki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dority for as long as he can get away with.
Dority is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dority controlling Aoki's posture.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dority paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two 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.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Dority slips the punch.
Dority wants to clinch.
Aoki throws a body kick that misses.
As Aoki backs off Dority throws a huge counter combo but Aoki manages to avoid it all.
Aoki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dority counters with a left and a right that stings Aoki.
Dority keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Dority on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Dority moves out of range.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dority misses with a looping left.
Aoki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a hook. Dority ducked under it nicely.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aoki jabs Dority right on the nose. Dority blinks but takes it well.
Dority lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Aoki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Dority releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dority is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Dority is just out of range.
Aoki darts in looking for a takedown but Dority gets double underhooks and turns Aoki into the cage.
Dority keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Dority's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Dority counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dority gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dority throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Dority working hard to break the clinch.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dority avoids it.
Dority taking a breather.
Dority has Aoki pressed against the cage, preventing Aoki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dority working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dority working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dority lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aoki.
Dority can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Dority scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Dority will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dority looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aoki trying to control the position but Dority is working away.
Aoki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dority is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dority sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aoki is keen to just control but Dority is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control but Dority is keeping him busy.
Aoki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dority reverses the position - he's now on top in Aoki's guard.
Dority stands and steps away. Aoki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Dority's head but Dority sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Dority counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dority throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority connects with a single shot there.
Dority stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dority sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dority is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dority manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Masakazu Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dority controlling the position.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dority dives on top into guard.
Dority works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dority tries to stand but can't do so whilst Aoki controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority moves into full mount! Aoki won't be happy about that!
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding Dority's attempts to control the action.
Aoki is trying to escape the mount.
Dority wants to control the action but instead Aoki gets a body lock and reverses into Dority's guard! Nice work!
Dority has Aoki pulled in close to control his posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dority keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dority's head.
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 Masakazu Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki misses the body punch
and Dority counters with a straight right hand.
Dority lands with a shot to the body.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dority manages to avoid it.
Dority looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Dority.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dority swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dority throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki tries to clinch up.
Aoki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dority is trying to defend but Aoki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dority's head.
Aoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dority is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aoki with the ground and pound but Dority uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Dority controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aoki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aoki throws a strike but Dority rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dority wants to stand but Aoki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aoki 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.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dority gets to his feet - Aoki follows without any prompting.
A slow jab from Dority misses its intended target.
Aoki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dority is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dority throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Dority throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dority is out of range.
Aoki swings widly with a right hand
letting Dority counter with a right hand.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Dority's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dority just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Dority counters with a right hand to the body.
Dority has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aoki throws the left hand but Dority avoids the punch easily.
Dority has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aoki finds it's way round the side to connect with Dority's head.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Dority sprawls well.
Dority uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aoki has time to react.
Dority keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dority at a distance.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up with Dority, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes Dority against the cage but Dority circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dority leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aoki there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dority lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Aoki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dority counters with a nice body shot.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dority lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Aoki has his takedown stuffed
and Dority counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dority comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dority 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
54 - 40 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
Pinksy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Heggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pinksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Heggs as he checks the leg kick.
Pinksy tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Pinksy finds it's way through Heggs's defenses.
Heggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinksy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Heggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinksy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Heggs counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heggs, as that shot connected.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
Pinksy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinksy tries to land a front kick but Heggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinksy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heggs ducks under a wild hook from Pinksy.
Heggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heggs looks to land a right hand but Pinksy moved out of range.
Pinksy throws a lazy right hand but Heggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy misses with a combination
and Heggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pinksy! Heggs lets Pinksy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinksy throws a wild body kick that Heggs sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinksy lands a body shot.
Pinksy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.
Heggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy dips to his left and cracks Heggs with an uppercut!
Pinksy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinksy, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Heggs.
Pinksy throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily.
Pinksy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Heggs gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pinksy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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277 lbs
47 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski connects with a high kick.
Bubba Rugowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Porcelain Punisher has knocked Rugowski down with a huge combo! Porcelain Punisher steps away and waves a wobbly Rugowski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rugowski is rocked!
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Porcelain Punisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rugowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Porcelain Punisher's head.
Rugowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Porcelain Punisher finish him?
Rugowski throws a hook but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porcelain Punisher throws an overhand right that has Rugowski reeling! Porcelain Punisher follows up with more punches and Rugowski is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
An out of breath Matt Porcelain Punisher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Equinox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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48
147 lbs
61 - 33 - 1 |
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36
168 lbs
34 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
61 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobral connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Equinox momentarily.
Equinox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sobral tries to score a body lock takedown but Equinox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Equinox working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Equinox.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but Equinox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobral misses with a right hand
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Equinox tries to counter by clinching up but Sobral breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobral throws a counter combo.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Equinox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Equinox throws a quick counter head kick but Sobral was just out of range.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Sobral changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Equinox finds it's way through Sobral's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Equinox to the ground. Sobral is now in Equinox's guard.
Equinox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobral throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobral throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Equinox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Equinox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobral off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral manages to reverse the position and now he's in Equinox's guard. Nice work there by Sobral.
Sobral lands a couple of digs.
Equinox keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral is fighting to break Equinox's control of his arms but Equinox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sobral controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Equinox keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobral postures up in Equinox's guard and throws a big left but Equinox blocks it.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sobral trying to control but Equinox is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Sobral will probably get the nod.
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.
Sobral scores with the left hand. Equinox knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Equinox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sobral digs a good body shot into Equinox's ribs.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Equinox counters with a three punch combo that has Sobral backing up. Sobral nods at Equinox to acknowledge the strikes.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox gets underhooks to prevent Sobral's takedown attempt.
Sobral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
Sobral is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Sobral is looking to take this one to the mat.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Sobral throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Sobral has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Equinox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobral can turn it around.
Sobral goes for a takedown in the clinch but Equinox prevents it.
Sobral lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Sobral misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Equinox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Equinox missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julio Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Sobral finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Equinox is rocked!
Equinox avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral shoots and misses
and Equinox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Equinox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Equinox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobral.
It looked like Equinox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobral.
Sobral lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Equinox at a distance.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral shoots in looking for a takedown but Equinox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sobral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sobral misses with a body punch
and Equinox counters with a crisp one two that drops Sobral! Equinox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sobral to his feet! Sobral is in big trouble!
Sobral is rocked!
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral swings widly with a right hand
and Equinox counters with a huge left! Sobral is in big trouble! He's backing up but Equinox isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sobral from any more damage. A dominating finish by Equinox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
A very excited looking John Equinox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Now I Lay Thee Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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45
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41 - 30 - 1 |
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174 lbs
51 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
41 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a head kick but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larsson avoids the head kick by O Neil.
Larsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neil connects with the punch.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Larsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
Larsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Larsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson scores with a push kick.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larsson. Larsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neil cracks Larsson with a good jab.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson blocks a jab.
O Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil lands a body shot.
O Neil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsson's head backwards.
Larsson closes the distance and pushes O Neil back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson stalling.
The referee calls for Larsson to work.
Larsson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Larsson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
O Neil works on Larsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Larsson.
O Neil working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Larsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Larsson improves position.
Larsson lands a right hand.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Neil working aggressively here.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has O Neil pressed against the cage, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil trying to control the position but instead, Larsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Neil into the cage.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Larsson is pushing O Neil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Larsson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larsson.
O Neil tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
O Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsson misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsson thinking.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
O Neil misses with a wild combination.
O Neil throws a body kick that misses
and Larsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Neil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsson scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsson has closed the distance and engaged O Neil in a clinch.
Larsson has O Neil pressed against the cage, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Larsson.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Larsson lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.
Larsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neils head.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Larsson lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Neil being controlled against the cage.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Neil tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henrik Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Neil lands a left hand.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Larsson leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Larsson.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil is trying to break free.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Larsson on the inside.
O Neil is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Oh O Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neil tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
O Neil seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson lands a shot to the body.
O Neil is trying to stall.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neil misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
O Neil takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Larsson moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
Larsson tries to clinch up but O Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a solid body kick.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson moves into range and clinches up with O Neil.
Larsson just leaning against O Neil, taking a breather.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson lands a left hand.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of O Neil's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson throws a counter combo.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Larsson shakes it off.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Larsson slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsson throws a big counter head kick but O Neil avoids it with no problem.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Larsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
O Neil stuns Larsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson slowing the pace effectively.
O Neil misses with some punches.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil breaks the clinch.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Neil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Larsson scores with a kick to the body.
O Neil throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil cracks Larsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by O Neil.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Larsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsson lands with a kick to the temple. O Neil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for O Neil. That snapped Larsson's head back.
Larsson blocks a jab.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil misses with a looping right.
O Neil misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Larsson with an uppercut!
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a huge head kick that drops O Neil! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Museum of Monsters & Madmen logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
59 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wednesday finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Wednesday looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wednesday defends well and Bishop ends up having to push Wednesday into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Wednesday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wednesday.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Wednesday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wednesday misses the shot to the body.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
And Bishop tries to counter it with a takedown but Wednesday pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wednesday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wednesday with a hook.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop slips a straight right by Wednesday.
Wednesday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wednesday thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Wednesday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wednesday fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Wednesday as Bishop shoots in.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wednesday lands a jab to the nose.
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!
A cross from Wednesday lands.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Wednesday is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wednesday sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wednesday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
Wednesday throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Wednesday looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wednesday connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wednesday sprawls well initially but Bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bishop tries to pass to full mount but Wednesday defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wednesday is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop misses with a head shot. Wednesday uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bishop stops Wednesday from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that round.
That's time! Wednesday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wednesday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wednesday misses with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bishop 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.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bishop wants to work for an arm triangle but Wednesday is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wednesday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Wednesday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Wednesday won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Wednesday dodges it nicely.
Bishop is just content to waste time from the top position. Wednesday takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wednesday being controlled here, momentarily.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Wednesday is keeping the position.
Wednesday wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
Wednesday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wednesday pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop tries to pull guard but Wednesday won't allow it.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Wednesday stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wednesday takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Wednesday presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Wednesday manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.
A bit of stalling here from Wednesday.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wednesday lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wednesday prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Wednesday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday controlling the action here for a moment.
Wednesday gets underhooks to prevent Bishop's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
That's time! Wednesday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wednesday's guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
Wednesday is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop landing with the ground and pound.
Wednesday keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wednesday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bishop slips under a jab from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wednesday won't be happy with that.
Wednesday throws Bishop to one side and escapes!
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Wednesday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wednesday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Alpo Wednesday has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Wednesday forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wednesday.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop is trying to drag Wednesday to the mat but Wednesday just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop is trying to drag Wednesday to the mat but Wednesday just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop wants a takedown.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to circle away but Wednesday has him pinned against the cage.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Wednesday stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Wednesday turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wednesday effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Wednesday manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday has Bishop pressed against the cage, preventing Bishop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bishop letting Wednesday take a breather here.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday clearly takes 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.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Wednesday is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wednesday moves into the clinch.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop looking for a takedown.
Wednesday digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wednesday leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wednesday is defending well.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Wednesday tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Wednesday back against the cage.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday controlling the action here for a moment.
Wednesday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wednesday pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a poor cross that misses
so Bishop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wednesday has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bishop has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Wednesday lands a body punch.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday stalling against the cage.
Bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wednesday.
Wednesday is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wednesday down to the mat. Wednesday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alpo Wednesday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wednesday lands an overhand right.
Bishop shoots for a takedown but Wednesday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Wednesday counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Wednesday to acknowledge the strikes.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
Wednesday misses with a straight left.
Wednesday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bishop momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wednesday defends it well.
Bishop slips a straight right by Wednesday.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Wednesday to counter with a crisp jab.
Wednesday moves into the clinch.
Wednesday dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Wednesday tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Wednesday back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday had his way with Bryan Bishop in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wednesday cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wednesday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Wednesday, which made it look bad.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Wednesday has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wednesday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wednesday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Wednesday prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wednesday stalling against the cage.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
Wednesday lands with a short shot to the head.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wednesday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Bishop being controlled against the cage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wednesday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wednesday is pushing Bishop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bishop is trying to push Wednesday away but Wednesday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Wednesday to work.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Wednesday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wednesday defends it well.
Wednesday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wednesday.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wednesday defends it well.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bryan Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wednesday jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Wednesday throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Alpo Wednesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Wednesday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wednesday, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Alpo Wednesday thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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