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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rozor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan Newton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rozor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yan Newton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Newton.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton clinches with his opponent.
Newton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newton.
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Newton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Newton's guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Newton get back to his feet.
Newton shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Newton fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie 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.
Newton looks gassed!
Gracie passes Newton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Newton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rozor Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Steckels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillaume Steckels acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Button!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Steckels!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steckels lands with a nice combination. Button backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Benjamin Button has been cut.
Button has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good leg kick by Button there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Button tries to clinch up.
Steckels throws a right hand that Button ducks under and follows up with a left that Button also avoids with ease.
Button falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steckels counters with a nice body shot.
Button throws a combination that misses
and Steckels counters with a left and a right that stings Button.
Steckels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steckels thumps Button with a low kick.
Button is breathing heavily.
Steckels connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steckels lands a high kick!
Steckels wants to clinch
and Button counters with a shoot takedown. Steckels fights it but they end up in guard.
Steckels uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steckels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Button takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steckels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donk. Steckels catches Button right on the button with a cross.
Steckels throws a series of strikes that have Button backpedaling.
Steckels is working the combinations to good effect here.
Steckels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Steckels there.
Steckels pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Button back to the cage. Steckels follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Steckels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Button.
Button is rocked!
Steckels closes the distance and clinches.
Steckels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Button keeps control of Steckels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steckels wants to break free but Button has control.
Button wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steckels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steckels feints a jab promting Button to slip. Steckels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Button slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Steckels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steckels stalks Button and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Button's face. Button staggers backwards, shaken.
Button moves forwards but Steckels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steckels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steckels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steckels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Button gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guillaume Steckels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steckels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Button.
Button is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steckels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steckels scores with a three punch combo!
Button dodges the punch combination from Steckels.
Steckels throws a series of punches but Button avoids them all with ease.
Steckels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steckels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Button shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steckels manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Button 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.
Steckels keeping moving, preventing Button from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button wanted to stand there but Steckels had control of the position.
Steckels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steckels manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Steckels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Button's cut.
That's time! Button's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steckels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Button gets tackled into the cage by Steckels. Steckels maintains the clinch.
Steckels is trying to push Button away but Button has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steckels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steckels lands with a right hand.
Button connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steckels pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Button back to the cage. Steckels follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Steckels.
Steckels tries a head kick but it misses.
Steckels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Button on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steckels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Button throws a series of punches but Steckels moves out of range.
Steckels lands a glancing blow to the side of Button's head.
Steckels lands a nice shot to the body.
Button avoids the head kick by Steckels.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Button has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steckels.
Steckels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guillaume Steckels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steckels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steckels lands with a nice combination. Button backs away looking to recover.
A head kick from Steckels lands but Button takes it in his stride.
Button gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steckels.
Button doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steckels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Button takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guillaume Steckels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steckels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Button avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steckels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steckels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steckels lands with a kick to the temple. Button shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steckels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Button has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Button stuns Steckels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch but Steckels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steckels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Button circles away quickly and effectively.
Steckels cracks a nice hook into Button's ribs.
Steckels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Button takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Steckels lands but Button takes it in his stride.
Steckels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steckels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Steckels duly obliges.
Button shoots in looking for a takedown but Steckels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Button's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steckels lands a nice looking body kick.
Steckels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Steckels as Button shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Button. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steckels slaps away a takedown attempt from Button, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steckels lands a jab-cross combination.
Steckels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benjamin Button is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Button throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steckels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steckels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Button backs up against the cage.
Steckels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Button misses with a takedown attempt
and Steckels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Steckels misses.
Steckels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Button shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steckels counters with a series of strikes. Button will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steckels tries to bum rush Button with a series of wild strikes but Button uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Button shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steckels but Steckels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steckels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Button.
Button misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Button walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steckels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steckels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Button shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steckels counters with a left and a right that stings Button.
Steckels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Button. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Steckels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Button's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steckels works over Button's head and body with a nice combination.
Steckels misses with a head kick.
Button with a poor takedown
and Steckels counters with a head kick. That will keep Button thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Horrible takedown by Button or perhaps it was just good defense by Steckels which made him look bad.
Steckels scores with a three punch combo!
Button slips a jab and a cross from Steckels.
Steckels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steckels scores with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Steckels both land. Nice combination.
Button slips a jab and a cross from Steckels.
Steckels tries to clinch up.
Button fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Button showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steckels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steckels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Button shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steckels as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Button. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steckels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Steckels does no damage.
Steckels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Steckels does it's job there.
Button blocks a head kick by Steckels.
Steckels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steckels lands a body shot.
Button takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steckels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Button circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Button moves into range and clinches up with Steckels.
A short left from Steckels.
Steckels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steckels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steckels misses with a head kick.
Steckels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Button.
Steckels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steckels tries a head kick but it misses.
Button shoots for a double leg takedown but Steckels sprawls well. He's pushed Button's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steckels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Button backs up against the cage.
Button closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steckels circles away.
Button gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Steckels.
Button is looking to clinch but Steckels is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steckels fakes the leg kick and cracks Button in the body.
Nice cross by Steckels.
Steckels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Button holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Button pulls Steckels into guard.
Button controlling the position.
Button trying to keep a closed guard but Steckels is proving a slippery customer.
Steckels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steckels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
Button keeping full guard, as Steckels tries to pass.
Button is trying to control the position but Steckels postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steckels wants to stand but Button is controlling his posture from full guard.
Button wants to control the position but Steckels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Guillaume Steckels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Steckels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Button wants to control but Steckels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Button has a hand on Steckels's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Steckels takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillaume Steckels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steckels 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillaume Steckels!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kross Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Vann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme the Loot. Vann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself- Eminem. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kross Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Vann!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a series of punches but Vann moves out of range.
A combination from Vann does no damage.
Vann keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Vann circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Vann there.
No joy there for Vann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Burns wants to clinch up but Vann keeps it at a distance.
Burns wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Vann. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vann tries a head kick but it misses.
Vann misses with a head kick.
Vann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vann as he avoids it easily.
Vann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Vann.
Vann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vann throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Vann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kross Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Vann. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vann defends it nicely.
Vann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Vann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vann thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vann slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vann fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Vann catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vann swivels and escapes.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vann but Vann pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vann just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Vann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vann cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vann.
Vann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crunch! Vann slams his shin into Burns's torso.
Vann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vann defends it nicely.
Vann scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vann connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Vann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vann misses with the combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Burns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Vann counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Vann to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Vann does it's job there.
Vann tries to sprawl but Burns drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Vann is working away.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Vann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Vann is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns avoids the head kick by Vann.
Vann misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vann.
Burns blocks a head kick by Vann.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vann.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Vann scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vann motions for Burns to come forward. Vann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vann!
Vann wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
The referee warns Vann that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vann is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Burns has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vann's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vann is in a horrible position here. Burns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Vann that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vann is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Burns has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vann's face.
Vann keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burns is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Burns extends the arm and Vann is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kross Burns!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nolan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Truth. Robert Nolan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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287 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Nolan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miller quickly recovers to half guard.
Nolan tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Nolan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nolan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Nolan sprawls well.
Nolan looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Nolan misses with a straight left.
Miller connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nolan to the floor! Miller dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Robert Nolan 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!
Nolan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nolan is trying to get back to full guard.
Nolan has one foot on Miller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Miller slips a straight right by Nolan.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Nolan, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Nolan against the cage but Nolan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robert Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Miller.
A swing and a miss from Nolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nolan defends it nicely.
Miller looks gassed!
Nolan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Robert Nolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Nolan.
Horrible takedown by Nolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a body kick.
Nolan throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Nolan throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Nolan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Nolan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nolan sprawls well. Nolan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Nolan counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller wants to stand but Nolan is controlling the position.
Nolan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nolan postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Nolan wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Robert Nolan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Nolan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Nolan looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Nolan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nolan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nolan controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Nolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Nolan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Nolan's guard.
Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller scores with a head kick.
Nolan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nolan did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller thows a huge punch but Nolan dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nolan lands with a few short shots to the body.
Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nolan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nolan is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Nolan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Nolan from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nolan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nolan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nolan looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nolan has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Nolan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller is in close to Nolan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robert Nolan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller stands and throws Nolan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nolan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Nolan with a big elbow.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Nolan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miller lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nolan tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Nolan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Miller is pressing down on Nolan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nolan is holding on for now.
Miller throwing shots but Nolan is blocking nicely.
Nolan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nolan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Nolan's legs - danger averted.
Miller postures up in Nolan's guard and throws a big left but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working Nolan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nolan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller stops Nolan from standing up.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Nolan's brow.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Nolan blocks nicely.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller distracts Nolan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller postures up in Nolan's guard and throws a big left but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nolan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nolan, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Nolan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Nolan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nolan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nolan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nolan is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Miller is staying active underneath Nolan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller pushes Nolan off looking to stand but Nolan dives back in and keeps control.
Nolan is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Nolan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Nolan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller lands a jab to Nolan's midsection.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Nolan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller looks for a takedown but Nolan sprawls well.
Nolan tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nolan slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nolan.
Nolan misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nolan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nolan wants it to stay on the feet.
Robert Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Miller.
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.
Nolan just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Nolan's defenses.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nolan sprawls well. Nolan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miller postures up in Nolan's guard and throws a big left but Nolan blocks it.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nolan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Nolan from controlling successfully.
Nolan works over Miller with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nolan wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Robert Nolan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nolan sprawls well. Nolan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller slips a jab from Nolan.
Nolan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller lands a head kick!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Nolan connects with a single shot there.
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 Robert Nolan.
I think Nolan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Nolan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakelius Juston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whatchu WANT!?. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Issac Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakelius Juston!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juston is defended easily by Haze.
Haze wants to clinch.
Juston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
I looks like Juston might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Juston trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juston controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jakelius Juston wasn't active enough on the ground.
Juston shoots in looking for a takedown but Haze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jakelius Juston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juston shoots in and gets a takedown into Haze's guard.
Juston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze wants to stand and escape but Juston is having none of it.
Juston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakelius Juston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Issac Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakelius Juston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good shot there by Haze.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haze tries to avoid it but Juston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haze to the ground. Haze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakelius Juston 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze is looking to slow Juston down with leg kicks.
Juston misses with a takedown attempt - Haze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juston seems to be looking for submissions.
Haze is trying to stand.
Juston content to control rather than advance.
Juston stalling away here and it's allowed Haze to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Juston is breathing heavily.
Juston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haze wants to stand up but Juston is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Juston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakelius Juston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haze throws a series of strikes that have Juston backpedaling.
Juston swats away the attempt to clinch by Haze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze stuffs the takedown.
Juston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Juston doesn't manage to clinch there - Haze circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juston tries for a takedown but Haze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Issac Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakelius Juston.
Haze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haze is looking to clinch but Juston is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issac Haze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Juston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haze wants to get back to his feet.
Juston is keen to just control but Haze is a slippery customer.
Juston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Juston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haze is trying to stand back up but Juston is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jakelius Juston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Juston off balance momentarily.
Juston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haze tries to clinch up
and Juston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juston is taking a breather. Haze 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.
Juston prevents Haze from standing back up.
Juston seems to be working for a kimura but Haze defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juston in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jakelius Juston hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Issac Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haze sprawls well. Haze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juston gets slowly back to his feet.
Issac Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Juston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakelius Juston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juston 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakelius Juston!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizyuka Shizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with DMX blaring out of the sound system. Shizyuka Shizo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shizyuka Shizo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shizo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shizo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liddell to the mat! Liddell manages to get full guard.
Liddell looking to control.
Shizo trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Shizo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shizo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shizo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Shizo from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shizo tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Shizo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shizo is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shizyuka Shizo wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Shizo avoids them all with ease.
Charlie Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Liddell does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Shizo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid body kick from Liddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shizo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell pounces like a tiger and cracks Shizo with a vicious hook! Shizo is down but not out! Liddell follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charlie Liddell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislov Troskot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomislov Troskot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troskot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lapierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troskot blocks a low kick nicely.
Lapierre takes a swing at Troskot's ribcage but misses.
Lapierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troskot in his tracks.
Lapierre throws a wild body kick that Troskot sees coming a mile off.
Troskot wants to clinch.
Lapierre throws a right and a left that Troskot avoids nicely.
Troskot is looking to clinch.
Lapierre scores with a three punch combo!
Troskot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lapierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troskot was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre.
Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapierre counters with a leg kick.
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A leg kick checked by Troskot.
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troskot clinches up with Lapierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Troskot misses with an elbow over the top.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troskot avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troskot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lapierre's brow.
Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troskot has him pressed against the cage.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troskot misses with an elbow over the top.
Troskot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Troskot lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre looks gassed!
Troskot lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Michael Lapierre has been cut.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Lapierre letting Troskot take a breather here.
Lapierre blocks the elbow strike.
Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Troskot lands an elbow inside.
Troskot lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troskot lands an elbow inside.
Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Troskot lands an elbow inside.
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Troskot lands an elbow inside.
Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troskot working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Troskot slowing the pace effectively.
Troskot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troskot stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lapierre working hard to break the clinch.
Lapierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Troskot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lapierre up against the cage.
Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Troskot avoids the damage to the body.
Troskot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lapierre avoids the damage to the body.
Troskot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it.
Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Troskot avoids the damage to the body.
Lapierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troskot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away
and Lapierre counters with a head kick.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapierre counters with a leg kick.
Lapierre misses with a leg kick.
Troskot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lapierre tries to avoid it but Troskot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lapierre to the ground. Lapierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lapierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Troskot is just out of range.
Lapierre misses with a head kick.
Lapierre misses with a double jab.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Troskot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Troskot throws a sloppy head kick and Lapierre moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Troskot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lapierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troskot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lapierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troskot clinches up against the cage.
Troskot misses with an elbow over the top.
Troskot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lapierre tries to break the clinch but Troskot is controlling the position.
Lapierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troskot keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapierre misses the jab.
Lapierre gets a clinch.
Troskot breaks the clinch.
Troskot is looking to clinch.
Lapierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Troskot, pushing him back against the cage.
Lapierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lapierre trying to stall but Troskot improves his position.
Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Troskot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre.
Troskot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Troskot avoids the elbow strike from Lapierre, against the cage.
Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Troskot pushes off an throws an elbow but Lapierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lapierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troskot.
Troskot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troskot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislov Troskot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lapierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Troskot moves into range and clinches up with Lapierre.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troskot.
Troskot lands a knee to the body.
Troskot lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Troskot jumps guard but Lapierre stands there with Troskot around his waist. Troskot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Troskot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomislov Troskot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troskot lands a nice elbow.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Lapierre avoiding damage as Troskot throws knees to the body.
Troskot misses with an elbow strike.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike from Troskot.
Lapierre working Troskot over with knees to the body.
Troskot blocks an elbow strike.
Lapierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troskot avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
Lapierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lapierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troskot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lapierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lapierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troskot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troskot blocks an elbow strike from Lapierre.
Troskot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lapierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre wants to break free but Troskot has control.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Troskot throws an elbow that misses.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike.
Troskot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lapierre is keeping busy.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre taking a breather.
Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapierre throws a low kick but Troskot moves out of range easily.
Lapierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troskot manages to avoid it.
Troskot closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side
and Lapierre counters with a good low kick that Troskot was not able to check.
Lapierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Troskot doesn't seem bothered though.
Lapierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troskot circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troskot rather than just go for the knockout.
Lapierre throws a leg kick that misses.
Lapierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troskot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lapierre blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Troskot clinches up against the cage.
Lapierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troskot is defending well for now.
Troskot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it.
Troskot avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
Troskot lands a nice elbow.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Troskot.
Troskot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Troskot has Lapierre pressed against the cage.
Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre.
Lapierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomislov Troskot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troskot tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troskot tries to clinch up but Lapierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Lapierre clinches up against the cage.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike from Troskot.
Lapierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre looking to slow down the pace here.
Troskot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Troskot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away.
Troskot avoids the elbow strike from Lapierre, against the cage.
Lapierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Troskot gets an underhook and turns Lapierre into the cage.
Troskot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troskot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lapierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troskot's brow.
Troskot jumps into guard, dragging Lapierre to the mat.
Lapierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lapierre wants to control from the top but Troskot keeps moving.
Lapierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Troskot's guard.
Lapierre trying to control but Troskot is working from the bottom.
Lapierre preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Troskot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lapierre is looking to control Troskot's arms but Troskot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lapierre has his back to the cage.
Troskot lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troskot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troskot landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lapierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troskot's brow.
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troskot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Troskot has him pressed against the cage.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Troskot wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Troskot throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troskot as Lapierre tries to tie him up.
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislov Troskot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lapierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away
and Lapierre counters with a big head kick but Troskot shrugs it off.
Troskot keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troskot.
A swing and a miss from Lapierre.
Lapierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Troskot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Troskot closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapierre misses with an uppercut. Troskot saw that one coming.
Troskot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lapierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Lapierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lapierre cracks a nice hook into Troskot's ribs.
Lapierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lapierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lapierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body kick from Lapierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troskot was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troskot wants to clinch
and Lapierre counters with a nice leg kick.
Lapierre with a jab.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troskot wants to clinch
and Lapierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapierre counters with a nice body shot.
Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapierre counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troskot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lapierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lapierre moves in looking to clinch but Troskot pushes him off.
Troskot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapierre throws a series of punches but Troskot moves out of range.
Troskot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troskot moves away from the strike by Lapierre.
Troskot looks to clinch
and Lapierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Lapierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troskot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lapierre as he jumps to the side.
Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troskot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lapierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troskot somewhat.
Lapierre misses with the combination.
Lapierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troskot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lapierre with a jab.
Lapierre looks to land a body kick but Troskot moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves out of range.
Troskot closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side
enabling Lapierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapierre misses with a wild body shot.
Lapierre sizes up Troskot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troskot blocks the elbow strike.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troskot throws an elbow but it misses.
Troskot trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lapierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Lapierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Troskot won't allow it.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Tomislov Troskot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lapierre lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troskot avoids it.
Lapierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Troskot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troskot has him pressed against the cage.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Troskot has him pressed against the cage.
Lapierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troskot.
Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lapierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lapierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Troskot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapierre is trying to push Troskot away but Troskot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Troskot keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Michael Lapierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Troskot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lapierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Troskot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislov Troskot!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruci Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kruci Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StPierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
StPierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
StPierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
StPierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Burns is defending well.
Burns is trying to control StPierre's posture but StPierre avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
StPierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
StPierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
StPierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on StPierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
StPierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
StPierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
StPierre seems to be looking for submissions.
StPierre looks gassed!
Burns wants to control but StPierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
StPierre trying to pass the guard but Burns defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burns is just riding it out for now. StPierre eventually gives up the hold.
Burns tries to roll over but StPierre keeps him under control.
Burns trying to control but StPierre postures up.
StPierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
StPierre wants to advance to full mount but Burns doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
StPierre stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
StPierre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burns has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for StPierre but great work by Burns.
StPierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burns looking to punish the body of his opponent here but StPierre is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George StPierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
StPierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from StPierre. StPierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. StPierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruci Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns drops down looking for an ankle pick but StPierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - StPierre circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
StPierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but StPierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
StPierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
StPierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns tries to clinch but StPierre is having none of it.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but StPierre pushes him off.
StPierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
StPierre advances to half guard.
Burns is trying to control but can't.
StPierre is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Burns is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George StPierre!
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