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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a one two combo.
Da Silva looks to land a combination but Thorsen avoids it well.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Thorsen.
Da Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorsen.
Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thorsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thorsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva lands with a nice combination. Thorsen backs away looking to recover.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Thorsen avoids it.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Da Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Da Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Da Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal House in the buildup to the fight.
Thorsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
Da Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorsen sprawls and moves away.
Da Silva scores with a one two! Thorsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorsen lands an overhand right.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Thorsen with a series of wild strikes but Thorsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsen drops Da Silva with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Da Silva! Thorsen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Thorsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Avare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaston Avare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Iskandar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iskandar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avares jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iskandar cracks Avare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Avare feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Avare drops back, looking for a kneebar! Iskandar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Iskandar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Iskandar!
Avare tries to control but Iskandar manages to take his back.
Iskandar is not going to allow Avare to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Avare right now.
Iskandar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avare is working hard here to advance position.
Iskandar doesn't have the hooks in and Avare manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iskandar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iskandar wants to sweep but no luck.
Avare drops back, looking for a kneebar! Iskandar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Iskandar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Iskandar!
Avare sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Avare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Avare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iskandar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Avare has his foot on Iskandar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Iskandar works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avare trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Iskandar tries to stand but Avare is controlling from the bottom.
Avare wants to sweep but no luck.
Iskandar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Avare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Iskandar has managed to get both his arms back between Avare's legs - danger averted.
Avare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Iskandar stands up and waves to Avare to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Iskandar finds it's way through Avare's defenses.
It looks like Gaston Avare has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Iskandar has knocked Avare down with a huge combo! Iskandar steps away and waves a wobbly Avare back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Avare is rocked!
Iskandar drops Avare with a big left hand! Avare is injured, injured bad! Iskandar jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedikt Iskandar!
Our winner, Benedikt Iskandar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Aims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Aims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho darts in and clinches Aims up against the cage.
Carvalho wants the takedown. Aims is fighting it off but Carvalho persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aims's guard against the cage.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Aims keeps moving.
Aims looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carvalho advances position into side control!
Aims is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Aims defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho trying to control the action but Aims is working from the bottom.
Aims tries to improve position but can't.
Carvalho with the ground and pound but Aims regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Carvalho seems to be working for a kimura but Aims defends the submission attempt.
Carvalho is trying to control the action in half guard but Aims is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carvalho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aims is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Aims wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Carvalho is keen to just control but Aims is a slippery customer.
Carvalho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carvalho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aims sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Aims defend it? Carvalho steps over the head and cranks it - Aims is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Carvalho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Carvalho!
After winning the bout, Diego Carvalho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Laranja gets caught napping as Perez dives in and scores a takedown. Laranja manages to retain guard.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Laranja is keeping the position.
Laranja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laranja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Laranja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laranja keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Laranja is looking for a triangle but Perez pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laranja is keeping the position for now.
Perez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez trying to control but Laranja is working from the bottom.
Perez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perez is sitting in close to Laranja's body. Laranja has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Perez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Perez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Laranja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Renato Laranja!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into the arena with Have Heart - Armed With A Mind blaring out of the sound system. Drogo has chosen Blessings - Big Sean FT Drake and Kanye West as his entrance music. Khal Drogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles rushes Drogo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent Drogo's takedown attempt.
Charles just leaning against Drogo, taking a breather.
Charles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charles keeps control of Drogo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charles taking a breather.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws a combination. Drogo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Charles moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles tries to clinch up but Drogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drogo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charles defends it nicely.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drogo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Charles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drogo.
Charles is trying to stand.
Drogo is trying to control the action in half guard but Charles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo slows the pace down in half guard.
Charles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Charles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drogo closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Drogo pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles moves to clinch but Drogo breaks away
and Drogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Charles is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Drogo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Charles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Drogo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Charles takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drogo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo fails with the takedown.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drogo manages to circle out of the way.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles darts in and clinches Drogo up against the cage.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charles counters with a series of strikes. Drogo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Khal Drogo's cut even more.
Charles lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Charles takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles wants to clinch.
Drogo feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Charles takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drogo off to one side.
Drogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles tries to clinch there but Drogo circles away.
Drogo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drogo.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drogo. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drogo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogo throws a counter combo.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo throws a body shot but no joy.
Drogo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charles is fending him off so far but Drogo persists. Nope, Charles circles away and we're back to standing.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Charles defends it well.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drogo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Charles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles tries to clinch there but Drogo circles away.
Drogo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a combination. Drogo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drogo darts in looking for a takedown but Charles gets double underhooks and turns Drogo into the cage.
Charles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Khal Drogo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charles.
Charles tries to clinch but Drogo moves out of range.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drogo.
Charles tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Charles trying to get back to his feet but Drogo is in full control for now.
Drogo throws strikes from the back but Charles rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Charles.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to get back to his feet but Drogo passes into half guard.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Drogo sits in half guard.
Charles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drogo.
Drogo controlling the pace.
Drogo drops an elbow to the side of Charles's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo with the counter takedown but Charles avoids it easily.
Drogo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles stuffs the takedown.
Charles tries to clinch up but Drogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
Charles manages to break the clinch.
Drogo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charles is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogo feints the counter takedown.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Charles defends it well.
Danny Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Charles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Drogo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drogo gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
Drogo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Charles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
Drogo is trying to pull guard but Charles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drogo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Charles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Drogo shoots in.
Drogo has a takedown stuffed.
Charles has closed the distance and engaged Drogo in a clinch.
Charles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drogo.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogo can do to turn this around?
Drogo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charles but Charles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Charles both land. Nice combination.
Charles lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles closes the distance and pushes Drogo back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles lands a head shot.
Charles works the jab nicely.
Danny Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drogo off to one side.
Charles lands with a big right hook that stumbles Drogo - he's out on his feet here! Charles follows up with another monster hook that separates Drogo from consciousness! Drogo falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Charles stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Charles!
After the fight, Danny Charles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckshank scores with the left hand. Joe knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Buckshank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buckshank moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buckshank blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Buckshank.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckshank is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joe.
We've been told by Buckshank's head coaches at Signature Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckshank, which made it look bad.
Buckshank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buckshank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buckshank misses with a right hand
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buckshank takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckshank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Buckshank catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Buckshank fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
Buckshank slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ozamataz Buckshank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joe slips a straight right by Buckshank.
Buckshank misses with a hook
and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Buckshank's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckshank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckshank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Buckshank has wrist control.
Joe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Buckshank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckshank keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe pushing down on Buckshank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Buckshank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buckshank keeps working.
Buckshank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buckshank keeps working.
Buckshank is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Buckshank!
Joe cracks Buckshank with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buckshank?
Joe misses with a head shot.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe working Buckshank over with strikes here.
Joe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Buckshank has worked his arm free - good work by Buckshank!
Buckshank prevents Joe from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Joe.
Joe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Buckshank, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Joe wants to control but Buckshank is keeping him busy.
Buckshank managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe trying to control the action but Buckshank is working from the bottom.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buckshank is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe 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.
Buckshank scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Buckshank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe with the counter takedown but Buckshank avoids it easily.
Joe is looking to clinch but Buckshank is avoiding it.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckshank moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Buckshank. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
Joe looks for the body kick but Buckshank saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buckshank.
A head kick from Joe lands but Buckshank takes it in his stride.
Buckshank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckshank missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Buckshank swinging wildly here.
Buckshank misses with an uppercut.
Buckshank sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ozamataz Buckshank is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Buckshank misses.
Buckshank misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Buckshank swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buckshank, as that shot connected.
Buckshank tries to sprawl but Joe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Buckshank to regain full guard.
Joe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buckshank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe postures up in Buckshank's guard and throws a big left but Buckshank blocks it.
Buckshank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Glass Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe wants to control from the top but Buckshank keeps moving.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Buckshank's brow.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Buckshank wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working Buckshank over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckshank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckshank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe trying to control but Buckshank is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joe passes Buckshank's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buckshank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buckshank is just riding it out for now. Joe eventually gives up the hold.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Buckshank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Buckshank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buckshank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe trying to control but Buckshank is working from the bottom.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe postures up in Buckshank's guard and throws a big left but Buckshank blocks it.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckshank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe has gone for a leg lock! Buckshank slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joe's guard.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buckshank is one step ahead there.
Joe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Buckshank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Buckshank continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Buckshank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buckshank won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Joe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Buckshank there.
Buckshank misses the jab.
Buckshank moves out of range of the body kick from Joe.
Nice uppercut there from Buckshank.
Buckshank throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckshank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckshank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range as Buckshank strikes.
Buckshank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Buckshank is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buckshank throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe darts in looking for a takedown but Buckshank gets double underhooks and turns Joe into the cage.
Buckshank is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buckshank.
Buckshank throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe shoots for a takedown but Buckshank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buckshank misses with a double jab
and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Buckshank didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckshank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe 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.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Buckshank blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buckshank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ozamataz Buckshank did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joe darts in looking for a takedown but Buckshank gets double underhooks and turns Joe into the cage.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buckshank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buckshank looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Buckshank misses with a looping right.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe tests Buckshank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Buckshank.
Joe lands a jab.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckshank as he jumps to the side.
Buckshank missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckshank gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Buckshank has wrist control.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe is pushing down on Buckshank's leg trying to pass to half guard. Buckshank is fighting to maintain full guard but Joe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buckshank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buckshank tries to get out of the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Joe trying to control from half guard but Buckshank is working away.
Buckshank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Buckshank is not content to let Joe control the position.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe is looking for a kimura but Buckshank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joe to get the leverage.
Buckshank is controlling Joe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Joe is keen to just control but Buckshank is a slippery customer.
Joe working over Buckshank with some ground and pound. Buckshank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Buckshank!
Joe with the ground and pound from mount.
Buckshank tries to lock up and control but Joe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buckshank taking shots to the head.
Buckshank is rocked!
Joe cracks Buckshank with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe! Glass Joe retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Glass Joe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evair Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat comes to the cage accompanied by Lorde - Tennis Court. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Steamboat into the cage.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steamboat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steamboat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Steamboat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Steamboat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steamboat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Steamboat chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep here but Steamboat controlling him for the moment.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steamboat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos trying to control the position here.
Steamboat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Steamboat scoring with some ground and pound.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat chips away with some ground and pound.
Steamboat throws a big elbow that misses.
Steamboat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steamboat preventing the sweep.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steamboat.
Steamboat throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Steamboat preventing the sweep.
Steamboat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steamboat is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos pulls Steamboat in to control the position.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steamboat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steamboat distracts Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steamboat is one step ahead there.
Steamboat tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Steamboat throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Steamboat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steamboat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steamboat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steamboat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos 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.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steamboat manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steamboat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Steamboat's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Steamboat working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Steamboat is breathing heavily.
Santos not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Santos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steamboat is defended easily by Santos.
Santos connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steamboat.
Steamboat misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Steamboat off the cage and back into range.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steamboat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Steamboat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos cracks Steamboat with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steamboat to stand back up!
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steamboat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Steamboat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Steamboat's belly button to the back.
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Steamboat crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Steamboat back to his feet!
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!
Santos shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Steamboat takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Santos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Steamboat bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evair Santos! Evair Santos retains his heavyweight title!
Evair Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ricky Steamboat spoke after the fight, saying 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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