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C67: Tsuruta vs. Dinu 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 3108 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 315 p4p, 257 weight class). Escobar Chavez's entrance music is Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. A fine choice. Ramon Escobar Chavez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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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 34 - 13 - 6, fighting out of New York, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wallace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wallace throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar Chavez off to one side.
Escobar Chavez dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez happy to just control the position for now.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar Chavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Escobar Chavez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar Chavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wallace will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Escobar Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
Wallace lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Escobar Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Escobar Chavez shoots in.
Wallace swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace throws a head kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Escobar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Wallace misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace pulls Escobar Chavez in close to his closed guard and prevents Escobar Chavez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar Chavez defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar Chavez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Escobar Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar Chavez is stalling in the full guard.
Escobar Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace controlling Escobar Chavez's posture.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escobar Chavez shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
Escobar Chavez tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace with the inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez connects with the punch.
Wallace moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Escobar Chavez shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar Chavez's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Escobar Chavez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Escobar Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Escobar Chavez. 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Escobar Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallace, which made it look bad.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar Chavez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Escobar Chavez ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Wallace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Wallace.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Escobar Chavez lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wallace manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Stalling in the clinch from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Escobar Chavez looking to stall.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Wallace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar Chavez into the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Escobar Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Wallace.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nathan Wallace!
A relieved looking Nathan Wallace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 2008 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 280 p4p, 273 weight class). Khaba Dagestanskiy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dagestanskiy manages to break the clinch.
Dagestanskiy walks into a stiff left hand from Choo.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
Dagestanskiy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dagestanskiy throws out the jab.
Dagestanskiy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choo.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo parries the strikes from Dagestanskiy easily there. Dagestanskiy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Choo to escape.
The ground and pound from Dagestanskiy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Choo wants to control but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy is staying tight to Choo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dagestanskiy scoring with punches and elbows.
Dagestanskiy landing strikes.
Choo is not content to let Dagestanskiy control the position.
Choo defending against the ground and pound.
Choo is not content to let Dagestanskiy control the position.
Choo is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy controls the position from side control.
Choo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dagestanskiy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Choo taking some punishment here, with Dagestanskiy in his half guard.
Dagestanskiy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dagestanskiy is taking a breather. Choo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dagestanskiy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Choo to regain full guard.
Dagestanskiy scoring with some ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy working some strikes from top position.
Dagestanskiy working some strikes from top position.
Choo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dagestanskiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dagestanskiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dagestanskiy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dagestanskiy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagestanskiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Dagestanskiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagestanskiy chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dagestanskiy moves into the clinch.
Dagestanskiy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of strikes that have Choo backpedaling.
Choo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Choo.
A left lands for Dagestanskiy.
Choo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dagestanskiy to counter with a crisp jab.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Choo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dagestanskiy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khaba Dagestanskiy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choo is looking for a triangle but Dagestanskiy pushes his legs off easily.
Dagestanskiy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy stands up over Choo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dagestanskiy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dagestanskiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Choo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dagestanskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dagestanskiy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dagestanskiy 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.
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dagestanskiy stands up over Choo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dagestanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Choo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dagestanskiy with a nice head shot there.
Dagestanskiy throws a big right hand that misses.
Choo keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
Dagestanskiy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy distracts Choo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dagestanskiy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dagestanskiy works over Choo with some ground and pound from guard.
Choo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dagestanskiy working some strikes from top position.
Dagestanskiy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dagestanskiy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dagestanskiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the guard.
Dagestanskiy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Choo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dagestanskiy escapes and throws Choo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Choo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagestanskiy is working Choo over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Choo lands with a hook. Dagestanskiy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy tries to keep at a distance but Choo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dagestanskiy successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dagestanskiy holds on and takes a little breather.
Dagestanskiy is trying to control the position but Choo postures up.
Dagestanskiy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo trying to control but Dagestanskiy is working from the bottom.
Choo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dagestanskiy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dagestanskiy has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
Dagestanskiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Dagestanskiy lands a couple of elbows.
Dagestanskiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Choo blocks nicely.
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.
Dagestanskiy works over Choo with some ground and pound from guard.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Choo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dagestanskiy passes into side control.
Choo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy cracks Choo with a big right hand but Choo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dagestanskiy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Choo down.
Dagestanskiy lands an elbow.
Dagestanskiy cracks Choo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dagestanskiy working the ground and pound from side control.
Dagestanskiy laying and praying for a moment but Choo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dagestanskiy seems to be looking for submissions.
Choo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Choo is keeping him busy.
Mew Choo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khaba Dagestanskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ground and pound from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dagestanskiy is controlling the pace.
Dagestanskiy drops an elbow to the side of Choo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khaba Dagestanskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dagestanskiy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaba Dagestanskiy!
A victorious Khaba Dagestanskiy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 924 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 140 p4p, 155 weight class). Damian Dudley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Masa Sanada's chin.
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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 38 - 19 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
Sanada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dudley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Dudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanada.
Dudley has Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanada breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Dudley both land. Nice combination.
Sanada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dudley to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanada throws a hook but Dudley blocks it.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanada cracks Dudley with a good jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dudley moves away from the strike by Sanada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley cracks Sanada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Sanada throws the left hand but Dudley avoids the punch easily.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Dudley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanada throws a lazy uppercut
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudley slips a straight right by Sanada.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Dudley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dudley slips a jab and a cross from Sanada.
Dudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.
Dudley avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Dudley blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Dudley ducks down to avoid it.
Sanada scores with a nice head shot.
Dudley staying out of range there.
Sanada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada sets himself, and Dudley steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanada avoids it this time.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Dudley slips under a jab from Sanada.
A combination from Sanada does no damage.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanada.
Dudley scores with a nice strike.
Dudley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Dudley wants to counter the offense by Sanada and move into the clinch position.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanada doesn't seem phased though.
Sanada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Dudley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Dudley has Sanada pressed against the cage, preventing Sanada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanada can't break the clinch.
Sanada tries to break free but Dudley pushes him back against the cage.
Dudley lands a takedown into guard.
Sanada has his hands on Dudley's head, controlling the position.
Dudley wants to pass the guard but Sanada is keeping the position.
Sanada being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanada seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dudley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanada is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dudley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dudley lands a nice hook to Sanada's body. Sanada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Dudley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Masa Sanada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudley has Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dudley slips under a jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanada throws a hook but Dudley blocks it.
Damian Dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Dudley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanada back to the cage. Dudley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanada lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masa Sanada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with the combination.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters by clinching up.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
A short left from Dudley.
Sanada breaks from the clinch.
Dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Dudley moved out of range.
Dudley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanada throws a jab when Dudley was well out of range.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
Sanada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dudley lands with an overhand left.
Dudley fails to land the takedown.
Sanada loads up on a big right hand but Dudley slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sanada finds it's target.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Dudley slips under a jab from Sanada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudley moves away.
Sanada throws a hook but Dudley blocks it.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Dudley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanada's waist but Sanada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dudley off to one side.
Dudley looks to land a right hand but Sanada moved out of range.
Dudley sizes up Sanada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dudley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Dudley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a straight right.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudley.
Sanada throws a hook but Dudley blocks it.
Sanada sets himself, and Dudley steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanada avoids it this time.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Dudley moves away from the strike by Sanada.
Sanada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Dudley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Dudley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Dudley catches Sanada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanada under the eye.
Dudley lands with a nice body punch.
Dudley slips a jab from Sanada.
Sanada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Sanada misses with a straight right.
Masa Sanada is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanada slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.
Sanada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Dudley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Dudley counters with a left and a right that stings Sanada.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Sanada keeps the fight on the outside.
Dudley avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Dudley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dudley misses with a double jab
and Sanada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Sanada.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dudley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dudley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dudley cracks Sanada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Dudley counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Sanada.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada takes one to the chin there.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Dudley moves away and avoids it.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
Dudley misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Sanada is looking to counter punch.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Sanada avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Sanada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Dudley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dudley connects with a body shot that sends Sanada's belly button to the back.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada looks to land a left hand but Dudley moved out of range nicely.
Dudley moves away from the strike by Sanada.
A nice side step and Dudley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley instigates a clinch.
Dudley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanada takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Masa Sanada has been cut.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanada is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Sanada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Sanada 's eye.
Sanada dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
Sanada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dudley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanada throws Dudley to one side and escapes!
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudley moves away.
Dudley tries to counter with a clinch but Sanada shakes him off and moves away.
Sanada lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley cracks Sanada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Sanada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanada misses the target.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanada swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Dudley moves away and avoids it.
Dudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanada throws the left hand but Dudley avoids the punch easily.
Sanada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanada cracks a nice hook into Dudley's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sanada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanada misses with an uppercut.
Sanada misses with a straight right.
Dudley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanada's head.
Sanada thuds his right hand into Dudley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Dudley.
I think Dudley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Damian Dudley made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 1416 p4p, 1089 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 185 p4p, 148 weight class). Orochi's entrance music is RISE - I Prevail. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orochi.
Chamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orochis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chamba slips a jab from Orochi.
Chamba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Orochi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chamba digs a good hook to Orochi's body.
Chamba throws the left hand but Orochi avoids the punch easily.
Orochi is looking for a counter combo.
Orochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orochi misses with a kick to the body.
Chamba connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba throws a leg kick but Orochi checks it.
Nice body punch from Orochi.
Chamba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orochi slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi misses the shot to the body.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orochi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chamba.
Chamba is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chamba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orochi counters with a three punch combo that has Chamba backing up. Chamba nods at Orochi to acknowledge the strikes.
Orochi lands a left and a right that send Chamba crashing to the mat, dazed. Orochi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orochi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chamba will feel that in the morning.
Chamba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chamba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orochi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chamba.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chamba.
Orochi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chamba is looking to slow Orochi down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chamba checks a leg kick.
Chamba throws a head kick that half lands.
Chamba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
Chamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orochi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chamba scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chamba. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orochi with a nice calf kick.
Chamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Orochi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chamba looks winded!
Orochi throws a leg kick but Chamba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orochi scores with the left hand. Chamba knows he should have avoided that one.
Orochi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orochi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chamba's hands.
Chamba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orochi lands a left and a right that send Chamba crashing to the mat, dazed. Orochi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Chamba is rocked!
Chamba switches off momentarily and Orochi cracks him with a monster right hand! Chamba topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Orochi dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Orochi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doppo Orochi!
A victorious Doppo Orochi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shen Po (ranked 379 p4p, 648 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 53 p4p, 97 weight class). Po's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市. McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCockiner.
As Po backs off McCockiner throws a huge counter combo but Po manages to avoid it all.
Po 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.
Po stopping the sweep attempt from McCockiner.
McCockiner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Po won't allow McCockiner to sweep him here.
Po stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCockiner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Po trying to control the position from guard on top but McCockiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCockiner wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po looking to pass the guard.
McCockiner keeping moving, preventing Po from controlling successfully.
Po controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner seems keen to control Po's posture.
Po stopping the sweep attempt from McCockiner.
Po drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McCockiner dives on top into guard.
Po working a defensive guard but McCockiner manages to pass into side control anyway.
McCockiner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po is looking to reverse the position.
McCockiner taking a break here but Po is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCockiner is trying to control. Po wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po wants to improve his position but McCockiner is controlling well.
Po trying to control from the bottom.
McCockiner trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Po trying to control but McCockiner postures up.
McCockiner prevents Po from improving his position.
McCockiner is thwarting Po's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCockiner in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Po is looking for a sweep. McCockiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCockiner trying to pass the guard but Po defending well.
McCockiner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCockiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Po drives through and clinches with McCockiner against the cage.
McCockiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCockiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.
Po tries a body shot but McCockiner blocks it.
Po lands a right hand.
It looks like Barry McCockiner has been cut.
McCockiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCockiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCockiner avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shen Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from McCockiner misses.
Po misses with the body kick
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry McCockiner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry McCockiner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Po misses with a takedown attempt - McCockiner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Po cracks McCockiner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Po lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Po.
McCockiner shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCockiner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCockiner wants it to stay on the feet.
Po swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by McCockiner.
Po misses with a looping left.
Po closes the distance and clinches up with McCockiner, looking for a takedown. Po pushes McCockiner against the cage but McCockiner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shen Po. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses with a straight left.
Po lands with a nice body kick.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
McCockiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Po.
Po misses with a straight left.
Po misses with a hook. McCockiner ducked under it nicely.
Po uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Po lands with a shot to the body.
Po closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shen Po overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Po throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Po seems to be working for a kimura but McCockiner defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po is looking to advance position but McCockiner won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po thows a huge punch but McCockiner dodges it nicely.
Po 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.
Po is thwarting McCockiner's attempts to control the position.
Po looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Po is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po controlling the action here.
McCockiner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Po's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Po's back!
Po is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McCockiner.
Po wants to control his opponent's hands but McCockiner gets his hands free.
McCockiner is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
McCockiner gets his hands free as Po looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to roll but McCockiner sticks to his back.
Good control from McCockiner.
McCockiner trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po trying to control the hands but McCockiner breaks the grip.
Po is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shen Po dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry McCockiner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Po shoots in for a takedown but McCockiner shows good takedown defense.
Po tries to clinch but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Po's head.
Nice uppercut lands for McCockiner. That snapped Po's head back.
McCockiner lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Po. That snapped McCockiner's head back.
McCockiner lands an overhand right.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
McCockiner missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner trying to land knees to the body.
McCockiner blocks a body shot from Po.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po works on McCockiner's body with a couple of short punches.
McCockiner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCockiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCockiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCockiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Po.
Po is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCockiner to keep the fight standing.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po lands with a nice body punch.
Po keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barry McCockiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCockiner circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCockiner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Po with a body shot.
McCockiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCockiners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Po misses with a wild body shot.
McCockiner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCockiner.
Po cracks McCockiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCockiner tries to land a body kick
and Po counters with a shoot takedown. McCockiner fights it but they end up in guard.
Po won't allow McCockiner to sweep him here.
McCockiner is trying to control the position but Po postures up.
McCockiner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Po sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCockiner's guard.
Po wants to pass the guard but McCockiner is defending well.
McCockiner is looking for a sweep. Po is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Po is keen to just control but McCockiner is a slippery customer.
Po wants to work for an arm triangle but McCockiner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po trying to control from half guard but McCockiner is working away.
McCockiner keeping control of the position.
Po trying to control the action but McCockiner is working from the bottom.
Po is working for an americana but McCockiner has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Po was thinking about the submission.
Po tries to free his leg and advance position but McCockiner is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCockiner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Po lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Po is pushing down on McCockiner's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCockiner is fighting to maintain full guard but Po has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCockiner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Po passes McCockiner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Po is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCockiner sees it coming and defends easily.
McCockiner is staying active underneath Po, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Po thows a huge punch but McCockiner dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shen Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Po has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shen Po!
Shen Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Shamrock (ranked 560 p4p, 567 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 5 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling BangYou to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Stan Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but BangYou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from BangYou.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
BangYou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shamrock momentarily.
BangYou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BangYou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from BangYou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BangYou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by BangYou.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BangYou throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
BangYou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
BangYou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou connects with a leg kick.
BangYou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shamrock throws the left hand but BangYou avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting BangYou counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and BangYou counters with an inside leg kick.
BangYou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Stan Shamrock's cut is getting worse.
BangYou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
BangYou is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping BangYou under the eye.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BangYou lands a lovely overhand right.
BangYou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou misses with a looping right.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from BangYou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BangYou scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
BangYou throws a series of strikes that have Shamrock backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from BangYou! But no joy.
BangYou looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock throws a jab when BangYou was well out of range.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
A swing and a miss from BangYou.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
BangYou lands with an overhand left.
Stan Shamrock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BangYou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BangYou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but BangYou scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
Shamrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BangYou misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
BangYou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shamrock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BangYou.
BangYou throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
BangYou swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that BangYou avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock tries to bum rush BangYou with a series of wild strikes but BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
BangYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling BangYou to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
enabling BangYou to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeez, Stan Shamrock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
BangYou tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
BangYou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
Shamrock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from BangYou misses its intended target.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BangYou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stan Shamrock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aiu BangYou!
Aiu BangYou made sure to mention his sponsor, SynCity Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 415 p4p, 234 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 62 p4p, 36 weight class). Kruschev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Chelios misses.
Chelios misses with a straight left.
Kruschev's coach down at Far-Q Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kruschev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kruschev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kruschev.
Chelios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chelios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruschev blocking some punches.
Chelios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios avoids a wild elbow strike from Kruschev.
Kruschev manages to break the clinch.
Chelios listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chelios throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
It looked like Chelios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chelios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
Kruschev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chelios keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Chelios misses with a body shot.
Chelios scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev feints and then cracks Chelios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chelios down.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev tries to land a body kick
and Chelios counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chelios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Chelios misses with a hook to the body
and Kruschev counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chelios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Kruschev throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Kruschev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chelios.
Kruschev works Chelios's body with a nice hook.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruschev checks a low kick from Chelios.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Chelios ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chelios needs to keep his hands up - Kruschev had a free shot at his head there.
Kruschev wants to land a leg kick but Chelios is out of range.
Chelios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Kruschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruschev tries a head kick but it misses.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Kruschev lands a glancing blow to the side of Chelios's head.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Kruschev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chelios instigates a clinch.
Chelios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruschev's efforts to push away.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruschev tries to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling the position.
Kruschev has had enough of the clinch but Chelios keeps him there for the moment.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Kruschev.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chelios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Our sources have told us that Chelios has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries a body shot but Kruschev blocks it.
Chelios lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kruschev fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruschev prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Kruschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
A short body shot lands from Kruschev as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios has Kruschev pressed against the cage, preventing Kruschev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kruschev prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruschev or not.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev avoids a kick to the body.
Kruschev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chelios tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Kruschev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chelios with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Chelios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chelios tries to clinch there but Kruschev circles away.
Kruschev slips under a jab.
Chelios moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Chelios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruschev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chelios paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
Chelios scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Chelios misses
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruschev! But no joy.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
Kruschev throws a good cross that connects.
Chelios paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chelios. That did some damage!
Kruschev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chelios is out of range and Kruschev settles back down.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range.
Chelios is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chelios appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chelios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chelios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Chelios scores with a nice right hand.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Kruschev scores with a sloppy right hand. Chelios should have avoided that one.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chelios checks a leg kick.
Chelios takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Chelios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wally Kruschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios misses the jab.
Kruschev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kruschev lands a jab.
Kruschev swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chelios on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Chelios ducks down to avoid it.
Chelios takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chelios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruschev to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
Chelios on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chelios moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chelios fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Chelios avoids it.
Chelios lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Chelios counters with a left to the body.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
Kruschev connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chelios connects with a looping right hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kruschev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruschev.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Chelios.
Kruschev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
Chelios looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chelios throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Kruschev finds it's way through Chelios's defenses.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Chelios's head but Chelios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschev throws a solid leg kick but Chelios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruschev.
Chelios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruschev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chelios fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Chelios lunges at Kruschev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruschev's hand.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
and Chelios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruschev scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev tried to score with a low kick but Chelios checks it.
Chelios feints and then cracks Kruschev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruschev down.
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chelios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruschev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chelios pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruschev is out of range and Chelios settles back down.
It seemed like Kruschev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Kruschev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chelios digs a good body shot into Kruschev's ribs.
That kick from Chelios tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chelios lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kruschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.
Kruschev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios throws out a leg kick but Kruschev moves out of range and Chelios only half commits.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kruschev is looking to slow Chelios down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Kruschev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruschev.
Chelios lands a jab to the head.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Kruschev walks into a jab.
Chelios misses with a low kick as Kruschev jumps back.
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chelios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chelios.
Kruschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev misses with a low kick as Chelios jumps back.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Kruschev misses
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chelios's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kruschev is able to avoid easily.
Kruschev misses with a hook
and Chelios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios throws a head kick but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chelios is out of range and Kruschev settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruschev.
Chelios throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kruschev to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruschev is out of range.
Chelios scores with a jab to the body.
Chelios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruschev. That did some damage!
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.
Chelios misses with a body shot
and Kruschev counters with a nice body kick.
Chelios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chelios forces Kruschev back against the cage and clinches.
Kruschev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Kruschev jumps guard but Chelios stands there with Kruschev around his waist. Kruschev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chelios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruschev.
Kruschev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschev wants to break free but Chelios has control.
Jensen Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chelios - that landed with a thud.
Kruschev working aggressively here.
Chelios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios pushes Kruschev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev checks the leg kick.
Chelios thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Chelios looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
Chelios tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Kruschev tests Chelios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Kruschev is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruschev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chelios fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruschev blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruschev! But no joy.
Kruschev throws a right hand that misses
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev scores with a body shot.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios clinches with his opponent.
Chelios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Chelios.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chelios connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruschev momentarily.
Chelios loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruschev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chelios throws a leg kick but Kruschev checks it.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Chelios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Kruschev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chelios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Chelios wants to clinch
and Kruschev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Chelios avoids it.
Chelios quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kruschev lands a jab to Chelios's midsection.
Kruschev lands with a hook. Chelios tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kruschev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Chelios misses.
Kruschev swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chelios. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jensen Chelios.
I think Kruschev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 289 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ryan Dinu (ranked 50 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinu gets tackled into the cage by Tsuruta. Tsuruta maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Tsuruta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Dinu lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Tsuruta scores with a shoulder strike.
Dinu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Dinu takes a shot to the head.
Tsuruta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Dinu misses with a punch to the body.
Dinu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
Dinu working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Tsuruta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta pushes Dinu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta is working Dinu over against the cage.
Dinu looks winded!
Tsuruta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsuruta.
Dinu takes a shot to the head.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsuruta is working Dinu over against the cage.
Tsuruta scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsuruta lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Dinu's head.
Tsuruta leaning against his opponent.
Tsuruta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsuruta stalling the fight.
Dinu blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsuruta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsuruta digs a right hand into Dinu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dinu's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuruta.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsuruta lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Dinu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta stalls.
Tsuruta lands with a light punch inside.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Dinu's ribcage. Dinu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tries to work over Dinu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinu tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinus head.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinu is rocked!
Tsuruta drops Dinu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dinu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dinu is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuruta finish him?
Tsuruta creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dinu with a big uppercut! Dinu tries to clinch up but Tsuruta pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dinu to the mat! Dinu covers up and Tsuruta unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to mention his sponsor, 160Q Energy for $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 215 p4p, 303 weight class) and Grant Alyoshin (ranked 34 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Alyoshin!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alyoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melondov.
Alyoshin throws a body punch but Melondov moves out of range.
Grant Alyoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melondov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alyoshin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melondov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Alyoshin misses.
Alyoshin throws a hook but Melondov blocks it.
Melondov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alyoshin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to work over Melondov's front leg with a kick but Melondov checks it.
Melondov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alyoshin doesn't seem bothered though.
Melondov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but Melondov is having none of it.
Melondov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alyoshin connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Melondov checks a leg kick.
Alyoshin lands with a hook. Melondov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
We've been told by Melondov's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Melondov misses.
Alyoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Melondov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
Donk. Alyoshin catches Melondov right on the button with a cross.
Alyoshin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice jab there from Alyoshin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melondov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alyoshin can pounce on him.
Melondov lands a nice looking body shot.
Melondov connects with a leg kick.
Alyoshin lands a big head kick that sends Melondov tumbling to the mat! Alyoshin takes a step backwards and waves Melondov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Melondov is rocked!
Melondov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Melondov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melondov drops his hands momentarily and Alyoshin needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Melondov just on the top of the head. Melondov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Melondov - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grant Alyoshin!
A relieved looking Grant Alyoshin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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