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Destiny 134: No Surrender PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov's entrance music is Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov throws a series of strikes that have Jung backpedaling.
Morozov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morozov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Morozov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head kick misses from Morozov.
Morozov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jung defends well and Morozov ends up having to push Jung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jung feints the counter takedown.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung tries to work over Morozov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morozov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jung works Morozov's body with a nice hook.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morozov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jung.
Jung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morozov as he avoids it easily.
Jung slips a jab and a cross from Morozov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jung! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morozov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jung counters with a single leg into guard. Morozov didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morozov wants to stand and escape but Jung is having none of it.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov working for submissions but it's allowed Jung to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morozov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jung.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morozov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jung defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jung sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Morozov doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Jung paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Morozov - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fedor Morozov!
As Fedor Morozov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Russian do not surrender!
I will prove to you that the Russian people is strong, not only physically, but also the spirit!
Old glory !!'.
In defeat, Sungwon Jung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back stronger, just need more training.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf comes to the cage accompanied by Riptide. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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162 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
25 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses the body punch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses the jab.
LaBeouf is looking for a counter combo.
LaBeouf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
It looked like LaBeouf was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
LaBeouf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
LaBeouf appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Lee misses.
LaBeouf throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
LaBeouf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee 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.
Lee tries to clinch but LaBeouf is having none of it.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the strikes.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee throws out a counter right but LaBeouf avoids it with no problem.
LaBeouf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a combination that misses
letting LaBeouf counter with a right hand.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and LaBeouf counters with a left to the body.
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 nice combination there by LaBeouf.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
LaBeouf checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaBeouf moves away.
Lee tries to bum rush LaBeouf with a series of wild strikes but LaBeouf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and LaBeouf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaBeouf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
LaBeouf lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
LaBeouf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaBeouf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but LaBeouf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and LaBeouf counters with a two punch combo.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and LaBeouf counters with a straight right hand.
LaBeouf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaBeouf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaBeouf circles away quickly and effectively.
LaBeouf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
LaBeouf misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
LaBeouf throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
LaBeouf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee controls LaBeouf momentarily but LaBeouf frees himself.
LaBeouf looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
LaBeouf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
LaBeouf wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee is posturing up here but LaBeouf has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lee tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lee has to tap! Slick submission there by LaBeouf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shia LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
Lewis Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not even sure what I was trying to do tonight! Nothing felt natural at all!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizo Samxona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Therion - Sitra Ahra. 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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizo Samxona!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samxona throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samxona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samxona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Samxona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Samxona.
Samxona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Samxona takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samxona scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a head kick but Samxona moves out of range.
Samxona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Samxona lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samxona takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samxona lands a nice shot to the body.
Samxona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Samxona has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samxona misses the shot to the body.
Samxona cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Samxona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Samxona let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Samxona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samxona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samxona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samxona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mizo Samxona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samxona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice jab there from Samxona.
Samxona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samxona connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Smith tumbling to the canvas! Samxona pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Smith was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mizo Samxona!
An out of breath Mizo Samxona 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 Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camora comes to the cage accompanied by Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie. Raf Camora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camora. That did some damage!
We've been told by Camora's head coaches at Prestige MMA Acadamy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camora throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Camora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camora gets slowly back to his feet.
Camora takes one to the side of the head.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker connects with a solid leg kick.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tucker's knee momentarily.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Camora takes one to the side of the head.
Camora shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker throws a head kick that Camora semi-blocks.
It looks like Raf Camora has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Camora misses
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Camora was not able to check.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Camora.
Camora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Camora.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camora fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Camora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.
Camora tries to keep at a distance but Tucker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Tucker.
Tucker lands an elbow inside that Camora shrugs off.
Tucker pushes Camora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camora takes a shot to the head.
Camora avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucker.
Camora misses with a body punch.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camora backwards.
Tucker taking a breather.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camora's elbow.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora misses with some punches.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tucker throws an elbow but misses.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camora misses with a leg kick.
JJ Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker connects with a nice looking jab.
Camora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker digs a good body shot into Camora's ribs.
Camora throws out a leg kick but Tucker moves out of range and Camora only half commits.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Camora misses
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camora is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker drops Camora with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tucker follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Tucker!
JJ Tucker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven moves forwards but Leeroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Leeroy misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Maven misses.
Maven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Leeroy cracks Maven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leeroy cracks Maven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leeroy throws a hook to the side of Maven's head but Maven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leeroy digs a good body shot into Maven's ribs.
Maven moves out of range as Leeroy strikes.
It looked like Maven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leeroy throws a right hand that misses
and Maven counters with a series of strikes. Leeroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leeroy is rocked!
Maven throws an overhand right that drops Leeroy like a sack of potatoes! Maven dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Maven!
A very excited looking Marcus Maven 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 Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimabukuro's entrance music is Warrior. A fine choice. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Mean A Thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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183 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Shimabukuro misses the target.
Shimabukuro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Shimabukuro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shimabukuro.
It looked like Shimabukuro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Shimabukuro moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
And Shimabukuro counters with a quick kick to the body but Nelson blocks it.
Shimabukuro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shimabukuro takes one to the chin there.
Nelson cracks Shimabukuro with an open hand slap.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Shimabukuro's shoulder, as Shimabukuro tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Shimabukuro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shimabukuro is rocked!
Shimabukuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Oh Shimabukuro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Shimabukuro out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Roy Nelson!
Roy Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes into the arena with Annihilator - Fun Palace blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oppelaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer leaves Oppelaar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oppelaar moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Oppelaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oppelaar shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Palmer drops Oppelaar with a right and a left! Palmer comes rushing in but Oppelaar regains his composure and manages to keep Palmer in guard.
It looks like Dennis Oppelaar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppelaar wants to sweep but no luck.
Palmer postures up.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Oppelaar.
Palmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oppelaar wants to improve his position but instead Palmer has moved into half guard.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep. Palmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer wants to take a breather but Oppelaar is having none of it.
Oppelaar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palmer's back!
Oppelaar scores with punches and elbows.
Palmer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oppelaar goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Palmer escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Oppelaar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oppelaar trying to get back to full guard but Palmer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Oppelaar is desperately trying to improve his position but Palmer has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar keeps trying to improve his position.
Palmer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Palmer controlling his opponent.
Oppelaar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Palmer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palmer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oppelaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oppelaar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Vicious Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Palmer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oppelaar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oppelaar cracks Palmer with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oppelaar has passed into side control.
Palmer tries to buck Oppelaar off but Oppelaar is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Oppelaar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oppelaar scoring with punches from side control.
Palmer is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
Oppelaar working the head and body with strikes.
Palmer regains half guard.
Oppelaar trying to advance position but Palmer counters by regaining guard.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leland Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Oppelaar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oppelaar circles away quickly and effectively.
Oppelaar lands with an overhand left.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Oppelaar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Palmer defends it well.
Palmer stuns Oppelaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oppelaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oppelaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oppelaar looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Oppelaar lands with a right hand.
Leland Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt - Oppelaar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leland Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Oppelaar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palmer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oppelaar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar wants to control but Palmer passes easily into half guard.
Oppelaar is trying to get back to full guard.
Oppelaar won't allow Palmer to pass to mount.
Palmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oppelaar trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oppelaar is not content to let Palmer control the position.
Oppelaar trying to control from the bottom.
Oppelaar manages to get to full guard.
Oppelaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oppelaar looking to control.
Palmer slips nicely into half guard.
Oppelaar has a hand on Palmer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Palmer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Palmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oppelaar moves into full guard.
Oppelaar looking for subs off his back but Palmer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Palmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Palmer wants to free his trapped foot but Oppelaar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oppelaar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oppelaar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Palmer has passed into side control.
Palmer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to control but Oppelaar is keeping him busy.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep.
Palmer controls the position.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Oppelaar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oppelaar is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Palmer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Palmer prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Oppelaar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer lands with a good body shot.
Palmer lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Palmer lands.
Oppelaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Oppelaar.
Palmer scores with a punch to the head.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Oppelaar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Oppelaar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar lands a head kick that stumbles Palmer and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Leland Palmer has been cut.
Oppelaar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oppelaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer wants to sweep here but Oppelaar controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing.
Oppelaar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Palmer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Palmer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Palmer!
Oppelaar gets back to half guard.
Leland Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oppelaar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oppelaar actively working from the bottom here.
Palmer controlling the action here.
Oppelaar landing small, sideways elbows.
Leland Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to free his trapped foot but Oppelaar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oppelaar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palmer's back!
Oppelaar lands shots from the back.
Oppelaar missing with punches from the back.
Oppelaar struggling to keep hold of the position.
Palmer trying to control the hands but Oppelaar breaks the grip.
Palmer covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer avoids the strikes from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar is punishing Palmer with some ground and pound.
Oppelaar trying to control momentarily.
Oppelaar avoiding Palmer 's attempts to control his hands.
Palmer covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Oppelaar throwing sloppy strikes.
Oppelaar missing with strikes from the back.
Palmer is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Oppelaar.
Can Palmer hold on?! Oppelaar is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Palmer trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to remain composed but Oppelaar is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Palmer breaks Oppelaar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oppelaar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palmer manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dennis Oppelaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oppelaar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oppelaar throwing strikes from guard but Palmer blocks nicely.
Oppelaar is in close to Palmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oppelaar landing some decent shots from guard.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Oppelaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leland Palmer!
After the fight, Leland Palmer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus has chosen Rasputin as his entrance music. Rasputin Erasmus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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288 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Erasmus.
It looks like Monsun Moon has been cut.
Erasmus dips to his left and cracks Moon with an uppercut!
Erasmus throws a head kick that misses
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasputin Erasmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon slips under a jab from Erasmus.
Moon looking to score a takedown here. Erasmus is defending well but Moon drives through and ends up in Erasmus's guard.
Moon looking to sit in guard and control but Erasmus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Erasmus told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Moon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon throws a big elbow that misses.
Moon tries to free his leg and advance position but Erasmus is retaining full guard.
Moon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erasmus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moon is working Erasmus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Erasmus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Erasmus has escaped and now he's on top!
Moon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Erasmus tries to stand but Moon is controlling from the bottom.
Erasmus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Erasmus sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Erasmus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Erasmus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erasmus.
Erasmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Erasmus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Erasmus duly obliges.
Moon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Erasmus gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Moon 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 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasputin Erasmus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Chambers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas lands with a cross.
Valanciunas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & Kickboxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Valanciunas misses the target.
Chambers connects with a solid leg kick.
Chambers slips a jab from Valanciunas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valanciunas finds it's way round the side to connect with Chambers's head.
Chambers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chambers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valanciunas throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
Chambers staying out of range there.
Chambers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Valanciunas blocks a head kick by Chambers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valanciunas misses with a straight left.
Chambers works over Valanciunas's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Valanciunas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valanciunas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chambers slips under a jab.
Valanciunas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers checks the leg kick.
Valanciunas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers slips under a jab.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body. Valanciunas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chambers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valanciunas on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Chambers.
Chambers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Chambers to counter with a crisp jab.
Valanciunas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valanciunas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chambers moves away from the strike by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas throws a hook but Chambers avoids it easily.
Chambers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valanciunas. Valanciunas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers checks a leg kick.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chambers defending well as Valanciunas loads up on a big left hand.
Chambers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valanciunas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valanciunas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas misses with an uppercut.
Chambers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valanciunas is rocked!
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Valanciunas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonas Valanciunas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chambers throws a leg kick which misses Valanciunas's front leg but catches the back leg as Valanciunas tries to avoid it.
Chambers circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Valanciunas to the canvas! Valanciunas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Chambers keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Chambers!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Chambers thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by พิณบรรเลง. Jorn Anthriel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timpurhkhum Chouncheun's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chouncheun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Chouncheun is predictable there
and Anthriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Chouncheun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick but Anthriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anthriel misses with a two punch combination.
Anthriel connects with a crisp jab.
Chouncheun tries to work over Anthriel's front leg with a kick but Anthriel checks it.
Chouncheun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anthriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses.
Chouncheun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthriel throws a series of punches but Chouncheun avoids them all with ease.
Anthriel misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Anthriel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Chouncheun is predictable there
and Anthriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Anthriel.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chouncheun takes a swing at Anthriel's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chouncheun is rocked!
Chouncheun tries a low kick but Anthriel avoids it.
Chouncheun is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chouncheun, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Chouncheun.
Anthriel lands a head shot.
Chouncheun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anthriel circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chouncheun to the canvas! Chouncheun doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Anthriel keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel retains his bantamweight title!
Jorn Anthriel decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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