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Eminence 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon has chosen Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dean Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Martin .
Martin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martin trying to control but Hardon is having none of it.
Hardon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martin landing shots from mount.
It looks like Big Hardon has been cut.
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!
Martin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardon's face.
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Big Hardon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Hardon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dean Martin !
Dean Martin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Martinez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Martinez escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Martinez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to move to mount but Diaz blocks the move with his legs.
Martinez gets to mount! Diaz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez lands a heavy elbow.
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dominating with strikes here.
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Diaz scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Martinez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Martinez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Martinez!
A victorious Jesus Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TheMan comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up Again. 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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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
TheMan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
TheMan avoids the head kick by Bond.
TheMan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
TheMan misses with a low kick.
Bond lands a nice hook to TheMan's body. TheMan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
TheMan connects with a looping right hand.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
TheMan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan.
TheMan lands with a hook. Bond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TheMan delivers a nice body kick.
TheMan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick and TheMan moves out of range easily.
Bond looks to land a combination but TheMan avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of TheMan's head.
It looks like Stan TheMan has been cut.
TheMan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
TheMan lands with a cross.
TheMan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
TheMan cracks Bond with a good jab.
Bond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
TheMan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bond throws out a loose jab but TheMan uses good head movement to avoid it.
TheMan lands a jab.
TheMan connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TheMan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bond. Bond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bond slaps away a takedown attempt from TheMan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from TheMan.
Bond thows a leg kick but TheMan checks it
and Bond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
TheMan lands the left hand.
Bond digs a good body shot into TheMan's ribs.
Bond moves out of range of the strikes.
Bond misses with a straight right.
TheMan misses with a wild body shot.
TheMan misses with a straight left.
Bond throws the left hand but TheMan avoids the punch easily.
TheMan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bond works the jab nicely.
Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bond misses with a looping right.
TheMan lands with a kick to the temple. Bond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan lands with a cross.
TheMan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bond at a distance.
TheMan throws a big shot that misses.
Bond swings for the body but TheMan moves out of range.
Bond moves away from the strike by TheMan.
Bond swings for the body but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan scores with a jab to the body.
Bond throws a hook but TheMan blocks it.
Bond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but TheMan manages to avoid it.
TheMan lands with a cross.
A jab from TheMan finds it's way through Bond's defenses.
Bond tries to clinch there but TheMan circles away.
A right-left combo lands from TheMan.
TheMan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
Bond tries to move into range but TheMan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
TheMan slips under a jab.
TheMan scores with the left hand. Bond knows he should have avoided that one.
TheMan throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
TheMan misses with a looping right.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Bond misses.
Bond misses with a right hand
and TheMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
TheMan scores with the left hand. Bond knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond slips under a jab.
Bond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
TheMan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
TheMan with a nice cross.
TheMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan TheMan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
TheMan drops his hands momentarily and Bond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
TheMan misses with a few strikes there.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from TheMan.
TheMan misses with a straight left.
TheMan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
TheMan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bond misses with a low kick as TheMan jumps back.
Bond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
Bond throws a hook but TheMan avoids it easily.
TheMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
TheMan throws a shot to the body.
Bond clinches up against the cage.
TheMan is trying to push Bond away but Bond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
TheMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond scores with a crisp jab that stopped TheMan in his tracks.
Bond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
TheMan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bond checks a low kick from TheMan.
TheMan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bond wants to clinch up but TheMan keeps it at a distance.
TheMan throws a hook but Bond blocks it.
Bond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bond darts in trying to clinch
and TheMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bond needs to keep his hands up - TheMan had a free shot at his head there.
TheMan checks a leg kick.
Bond missing with a left hand there. TheMan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bond 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 TheMan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from TheMan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from TheMan misses the target.
TheMan slips a jab from Bond.
TheMan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bond under the eye.
TheMan slips a straight right by Bond.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TheMan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
TheMan lands with a nice body punch.
TheMan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
TheMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Nice uppercut there from TheMan.
TheMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
A combination from TheMan does no damage.
Bond throws a right and a left that both miss.
TheMan misses the jab.
TheMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - TheMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan lands a jab to the nose.
TheMan connects with a jab.
TheMan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TheMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TheMan blocks the body kick.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from TheMan.
Bond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
TheMan lands a really nice looking cross but Bond seems unphased.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. TheMan moves away and avoids it.
TheMan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
TheMan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by TheMan. Beautiful body shot.
TheMan throws a jab when Bond was well out of range.
Bond throws a head kick but TheMan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond avoids the head kick by TheMan.
TheMan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond tries to clinch up but TheMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for TheMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
TheMan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bond.
TheMan blocks a head kick by Bond.
A punch combination from TheMan misses.
Bond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
TheMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by TheMan.
Bond is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for TheMan. That snapped Bond's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan TheMan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab from TheMan.
Bond swinging wildly here.
Bond throws a leg kick that is checked
and TheMan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond throws a lazy head kick
and TheMan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
TheMan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
TheMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but TheMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
TheMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond.
TheMan looks to land a combination. Bond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bond misses with a lunging right hand
and TheMan counters with a body kick that stops Bond in his tracks momentarily.
TheMan scores with a nice strike.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. TheMan moves away and avoids it.
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!
Bond tries to score with a low kick but TheMan moves his leg out of the way.
Bond misses with a few strikes there.
Bond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
TheMan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bond on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from TheMan.
TheMan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bond on the side of the head.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from TheMan.
TheMan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
TheMan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bond quickly recovers to half guard.
TheMan stands up and beckons Bond to join him on the feet.
Bond avoids the body shot from TheMan.
TheMan walks into a straight right hand from Bond.
Nice shot lands for TheMan.
TheMan scores with a jab to the body.
TheMan misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TheMan blocks a jab.
Dallas Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries a head kick but it misses.
Bond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
TheMan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
TheMan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from TheMan.
Bond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bond slips under a jab.
TheMan missing with a left hand there. Bond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Bond is predictable there
enabling TheMan to counter with a crisp jab.
TheMan clobbers Bond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
TheMan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
TheMan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bond's head.
A jab from TheMan misses.
Stan TheMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond walks into a jab.
Bond misses with a series of wild punches.
Bond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stan TheMan is winning the standup battle so far.
TheMan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
TheMan connects with a solid leg kick.
TheMan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
TheMan moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond misses with a two punch combination.
TheMan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
TheMan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
TheMan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bond off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle momentarily. TheMan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
TheMan circles away from the clinch attempt
and TheMan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
TheMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond throws a series of punches but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TheMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TheMan jabs Bond right on the nose. Bond blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond misses with a hook.
TheMan checks a leg kick nicely.
TheMan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan TheMan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well TheMan 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan TheMan!
After winning the bout, Stan TheMan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojarski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wojarski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samani looks to throw the jab but Wojarski is out of range.
Samani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Samani slaps away a takedown attempt from Wojarski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wojarski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samani. Samani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojarski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samani has his hands on Wojarski's head, controlling the position.
Wojarski throws a big right hand that misses.
Samani keeping full guard, as Wojarski tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Samani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojarski stopping the sweep attempt from Samani.
Wojarski wants to control from the top but Samani keeps moving.
Wojarski is fighting to break Samani's control of his arms but Samani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wojarski is looking to work some ground and pound but Samani has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Samani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michal Wojarski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wojarski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Samani under the eye.
Wojarski drives through with a takedown into Samani's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wojarski looking to pass the guard.
Wojarski stays in close to Samani's body and controls the position.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Samani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani trying to keep a closed guard but Wojarski is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wojarski wants to control from the top but Samani keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wojarski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wojarski wants to control from the top but Samani keeps moving.
Wojarski wants to pass the guard but Samani is keeping the position.
Samani keeping moving, preventing Wojarski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michal Wojarski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samani slips a jab and a cross from Wojarski.
Wojarski looks to land a right hand but Samani moved out of range.
Samani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wojarski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wojarski.
Samani looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojarski is just out of range.
Wojarski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samani.
Wojarski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wojarski.
Wojarski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Wojarski avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski 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.
Wojarski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Samani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wojarski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samani counters with a good, hard body kick but Wojarski shrugs it off.
Wojarski staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojarski. Samani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samani tries to clinch there but Wojarski circles away.
Samani throws a body kick that misses
and Wojarski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Samani's guard.
Michal Wojarski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojarski looking to pass the guard.
Wojarski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wojarski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samani's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani keeping full guard, as Wojarski tries to pass.
Samani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samani wants to control the position but Wojarski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Samani gets back to full guard.
Wojarski throws a big right hand that misses.
Wojarski advances to half guard.
Wojarski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wojarski is trying to control. Samani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski working the head and body with strikes.
Wojarski working the head and body with strikes.
Samani is staying active underneath Wojarski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wojarski is stalling here. Samani is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wojarski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Samani has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojarski tries to improve position but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wojarski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wojarski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Samani.
Wojarski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wojarski looks to move to half guard but instead Samani has passed into mount! Damn!
Wojarski 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.
Samani looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani wants to finish this one by submission but Wojarski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samani.
Wojarski is looking to improve his position but Samani isn't that keen on the idea.
Samani controlling the pace for now.
Wojarski is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani raining down shots from the mount!
Wojarski working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samani raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michal Wojarski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wojarski throws a shot from downtown. Samani moves away and avoids it.
Wojarski throws a series of punches but Samani moves out of range.
Samani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Wojarski blocks the leg kick.
Wojarski closes the distance and pushes Samani back into the cage.
Wojarski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wojarski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wojarski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wojarski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani throws a body kick that misses.
Wojarski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojarski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samani ducks under a wild hook from Wojarski.
Wojarski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samani throws a left that rocks Wojarski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Samani dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wojarski regain composure!
It looks like Michal Wojarski has been cut.
Wojarski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samani lands a strong strike to the head of Wojarski. That's dazed him! Samani looking to finish here. Wojarski is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Samani lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rostam Samani!
Rostam Samani managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Your Hand in Mine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, hei Jari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Rivera.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jari.
Jari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jari checks a leg kick nicely.
Jari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera rushes Jari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rivera smiles and moves away.
Jari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riveras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
hei Jari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Jari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Jari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jari misses with a series of wild punches.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera pushes Jari up against the cage in a clinch.
Jari is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jari has his back to the cage.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jari tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jari backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jari.
Jari tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jari is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Jari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivera has Jari pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Rivera on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jari can't break the clinch.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Jari backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jari's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera is leaning against Jari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Rivera's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jari takes a shot to the head.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Jari's ribcage. Jari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jari is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jari has his back to the cage.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Rivera.
Jari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jari misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jari is breathing heavily.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Jari trying to stall but Rivera improves his position.
Jari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jari misses with a knee strike.
Jari wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jari backwards.
Rivera has Jari pressed against the cage, preventing Jari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Jari wants to stall.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Jari.
Rivera taking a breather.
Jari is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera taking a breather.
Jari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jari breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera dominated that 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.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Jari.
Jari tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Jari.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Jari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Jari misses.
Jari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Jari there.
Jari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Jari throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Jari keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera cracks Jari with a good jab.
Jari misses with a few strikes there.
Jari jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Jari throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera has Jari up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari has had enough of the clinch but Rivera keeps him there for the moment.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jari's efforts to push away.
Carlos Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera stalling.
Jari tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera digs a right hand into Jari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jari's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jari tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Rivera.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jari swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera works Jari's body with a nice hook.
Rivera connects with the punch.
Jari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Rivera drops Jari with a beautiful combination! Jari stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rivera is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Rivera.
Jari is rocked!
Jari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Jari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jari slips a straight right by Rivera.
Jari seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Jari looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Jari misses with a looping left.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera tests Jari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rivera scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rivera digs a good hook to Jari's body.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jari misses with a hook
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Jari breaks the clinch.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Jari's ribs.
Jari throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jari is trying to defend but Rivera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Jari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rivera in particular looking to stall.
Rivera trying to control from half guard but Jari is working away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Rivera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rivera scores with a shot to the body.
Jari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rivera seems to be working for a kimura but Jari defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jari keeps working.
Rivera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jari is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Rivera!
Our winner, Carlos Rivera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z's entrance music is New York. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
167 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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26
155 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charcoal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Z scores with a jab to the body.
Charcoal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Charcoal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Z sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Z manages to get back to half guard.
Charcoal lands strikes from half guard.
Charcoal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Z regains full guard. Nicely done.
Charcoal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charcoal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charcoal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Z works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charcoal stopping the sweep attempt from Z.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Z is keeping the position for now.
Z has his hands on Charcoal's head, controlling the position.
Charcoal stands up and waves to Z to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Z jabs Charcoal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charcoal.
Z's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charcoal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Z scrambles back to his feet.
Z looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Z misses with a lunging right hand
and Charcoal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Z dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charcoal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charcoal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Z digs a good hook to Charcoal's 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!
Z walks into a stiff left hand from Charcoal.
Z dips to his left and cracks Charcoal with an uppercut!
Charcoal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Z cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Z tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Z blocks a jab.
Z throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charcoal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Z steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charcoal.
Z throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Z misses with a combination
and Charcoal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Z sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Z has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charcoal finds it's way round the side to connect with Z's head.
Z tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Z.
Charcoal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Z defends it nicely.
Z throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Z looks for a takedown but Charcoal sprawls well.
Z blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Z.
Z dodges the punch combination from Charcoal.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charcoal.
Charcoal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Z counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charcoal 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 Z has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Z and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charcoal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Z throws a shot from downtown. Charcoal moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal fails to land with a series of punches.
Z throws a series of punches but Charcoal avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Charcoal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Z's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Z slips a jab from Charcoal.
Charcoal jabs at Z's body.
Charcoal throws a hook to the side of Z's head but Z sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Z walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Z bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charcoal cracks Z with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charcoal lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Charcoal misses the target.
Z throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Charcoal looks at the referee who does nothing so Charcoal lands a crushing right that sends Z to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Charcoal!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Charcoal waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Dragon. Bro Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bro Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
den Hollander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
den Hollander avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
den Hollander misses with a body shot.
den Hollander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
den Hollander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
den Hollander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a low kick, looking for den Hollander's leg but den Hollander calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to den Hollander's calf.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from den Hollander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander lands a high kick!
den Hollander blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
den Hollander fails with an attempt to clinch.
den Hollander closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
den Hollander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with an uppercut. den Hollander saw that one coming.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
den Hollander checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee thows a leg kick but den Hollander checks it
and den Hollander counters with a leg kick.
den Hollander pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
and den Hollander counters with a two punch combo.
den Hollander cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
den Hollander connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
den Hollander tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but den Hollander is out of range.
den Hollander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but den Hollander avoids it.
Lee looks to land a body kick but den Hollander moved away.
den Hollander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
den Hollander is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A cross from den Hollander lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt den Hollander.
den Hollander looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Johan den Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee thumps den Hollander with a low kick.
den Hollander drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee misses with a body shot.
den Hollander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee moves away from the strike by den Hollander.
den Hollander scores with a jab.
den Hollander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee slips under a jab.
den Hollander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
den Hollander fails with an attempt to clinch.
den Hollander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
den Hollander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
den Hollander lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
den Hollander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
den Hollander slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
den Hollander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee moves out of range as den Hollander throws a body kick.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to den Hollander's calf.
den Hollander thumps Lee with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johan den Hollander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
den Hollander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
den Hollander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee wants to slow den Hollander down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee moves away from the strike by den Hollander.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt den Hollander.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
den Hollander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
den Hollander checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by den Hollander.
den Hollander lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by den Hollander.
Lee swings for the body but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee tries a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
den Hollander tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. den Hollander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
den Hollander throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
den Hollander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee wants to slow den Hollander down by chopping away at his legs.
den Hollander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
den Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
den Hollander checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Lee thows a body kick. den Hollander tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
den Hollander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
den Hollander looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
den Hollander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but den Hollander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee throws a leg kick but den Hollander checks it.
den Hollander lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
den Hollander looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a hook. den Hollander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
den Hollander throws a head kick that misses.
den Hollander misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee is looking to chop away at den Hollander's legs.
Lee feints and then cracks den Hollander's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow den Hollander down.
den Hollander moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but den Hollander is out of range.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a front kick that sends den Hollander stumbling back into the cage.
den Hollander tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Lee looks to land a body kick but den Hollander moved away.
den Hollander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
den Hollander throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
den Hollander walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
den Hollander's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by den Hollander.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lee throws a wild body kick that den Hollander sees coming a mile off.
Lee slips a straight right by den Hollander.
den Hollander wants to clinch.
Lee slips under a jab.
Bro Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from den Hollander.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
den Hollander throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee looks to land a combination but den Hollander avoids it well.
den Hollander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
den Hollander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries a low kick but den Hollander avoids it.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by den Hollander.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
den Hollander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
den Hollander moves into the clinch.
den Hollander lands with a left to the head.
den Hollander lands an uppercut.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
den Hollander has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
den Hollander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
den Hollander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
den Hollander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
den Hollander looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. den Hollander is defending well for now.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and den Hollander avoids it.
den Hollander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
den Hollander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
den Hollander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
den Hollander lands with a left to the head.
den Hollander lands with a light punch inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
den Hollander missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
den Hollander blocks the body kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
den Hollander throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but den Hollander moves out of range.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from den Hollander.
den Hollander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
den Hollander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
den Hollander misses with a head kick.
den Hollander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by den Hollander.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a body punch but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
den Hollander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
den Hollander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but den Hollander takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
den Hollander connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
den Hollander checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and den Hollander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from den Hollander.
den Hollander takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan den Hollander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think den Hollander 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan den Hollander!
Johan den Hollander opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Edward could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryo Miyaguchi's chin.
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223 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Edward lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyaguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Miyaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edward. Miyaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Edward does no damage.
Edward blocks a jab.
Edward 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.
Good work by Edward as he checks the leg kick.
Edward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miyaguchi throws a push kick but Edward slaps the foot to one side.
Miyaguchi throws a front kick that sends Edward stumbling back into the cage.
Miyaguchi throws out a loose jab but Edward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward misses with a low kick.
Miyaguchi takes a swing at Edward's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edward tries a low kick but Miyaguchi avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edward, pushing him back against the cage.
Miyaguchi tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Nice body punch from Edward - that landed with a thud.
Edward lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miyaguchi looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edward scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Edward digs a right hand underneath Miyaguchi's ribcage. Miyaguchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edward can't find room to land a body shot as Miyaguchi controls the action.
Edward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyaguchi tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Miyaguchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edward lands a right hand.
Edward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miyaguchi backwards.
Edward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyaguchi tries to pull guard but Edward holds him up against the cage and eventually Miyaguchi drops back down to his feet.
Edward lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward gets through Miyaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Edward.
Miyaguchi is rocked!
Miyaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edward's elbow.
Miyaguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Edward finish him?
Edward drops Miyaguchi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miyaguchi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Edward pushes Miyaguchi against the cage. Edward is working some dirty boxing. Edward pushes off with a quick right hook! Miyaguchi goes down! Miyaguchi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Edward moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
After the fight, Ryan Edward was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Quela has chosen Buchikek as his entrance music. Chung Quela will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Inoue. That's going to slow Quela down.
Quela looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Quela misses the jab.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quela thows a body shot but no joy.
Inoue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Quela throws out a powerful jab.
Inoue lands a jab to Quela's midsection.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Quela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Quela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Quela.
Inoue scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quela isn't going anywhere.
Inoue is looking to take a break and control but Quela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inoue fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Inoue is trying to ground and pound but Quela uses the momentary lack of control by Inoue to regain half guard.
Inoue throwing shots but Quela is blocking nicely.
Inoue seems to be working for a kimura but Quela defends the submission attempt.
Quela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Inoue.
Quela can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inoue controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inoue accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Quela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Quela blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue trying to control but Quela is working from the bottom.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.
Inoue throwing shots but Quela is blocking nicely.
Quela trying to control from the bottom.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quela's head.
Inoue passes into side control, despite Quela's attempt to control the position.
Inoue throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Inoue creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue working the ground and pound but Quela is defending the strikes.
Quela is looking to reverse the position.
Inoue is trying to move to mount but Quela reverses beautifully and ends up in Inoue's guard.
Quela would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue'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.
Inoue scores with a nice strike.
Quela throws a hook but Inoue blocks it.
Quela wants to slow Inoue down by chopping away at his legs.
Inoue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quela takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Quela throws a shot from downtown. Inoue moves away and avoids it.
Quela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue misses with a low kick.
Inoue thumps Quela with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela scores with the left hand. Inoue knows he should have avoided that one.
Quela with a nice cross.
Inoue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Inoue misses with a straight right.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quela.
Inoue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quela checks it well.
Quela leaves Inoue with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quela digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
Quela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Inoue or perhaps it was just good defense by Quela which made him look bad.
Quela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quela wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue lands the left hand.
Quela misses with a looping right.
Yuya Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue checks a leg kick nicely.
Quela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Inoue can pounce on him.
Quela misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue misses with a body shot
and Quela counters with a right hand to the body.
Inoue shoots in looking for a takedown. Quela tries to sprawl out of it but Inoue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Quela misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Inoue.
Inoue scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inoue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quela misses with a hook. Inoue ducked under it nicely.
Quela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inoue connects with a body shot that sends Quela's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Quela.
Inoue connects with the punch.
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Quela circles away.
Quela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Quela.
Inoue will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela scores with a shot to the body.
Quela throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inoue momentarily.
Inoue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quela's waist but Quela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inoue off to one side.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quela.
Inoue connects with a body shot that sends Quela's belly button to the back.
Quela loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chung Quela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue wants to slow Quela down by chopping away at his legs.
Quela scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Quela misses the jab.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inoue slips a straight right by Quela.
Inoue darts in and clinches Quela up against the cage.
Inoue blocks an elbow strike.
Quela misses with a body punch.
Quela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quela is trying to stall.
Inoue tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quela working aggressively here.
Quela avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Quela scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Quela.
Quela lands with a left to the head.
Inoue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quela is pressed up against the cage. Inoue has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quela down to the mat. Quela avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue fails to land the takedown.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quela moves away.
Quela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inoue's sensitive parts.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
Quela staying out of range there.
Chung Quela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inoue. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoue on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quela. Quela obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quela throws a good cross that connects.
Yuya Inoue's cut is getting worse.
Quela lands a head kick. Inoue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yuya Inoue's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inoue throws the kick towards the body but Quela avoids it.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quela but Quela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quela connects with a body shot that sends Inoue's belly button to the back.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inoue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quela counters with a straight right hand.
Quela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inoue at a distance.
Quela with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoue looks up at the clock. Bad move! Quela lands a right hand from hell, dropping Inoue. Quela pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Quela!
Chung Quela took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't be Touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Capwell's choice of entrance music: The Haunted - 99. Quinton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capwell blocks a jab.
Capwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Capwell.
Capwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Capwell wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Capwell tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason Capwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Capwell is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Capwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson with a poor takedown
letting Capwell counter with a right hand.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Capwell shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Capwell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Capwell connects with a body shot.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Capwell counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Capwell on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Capwell is looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Capwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Capwell misses with a punch to the body.
Capwell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Capwell is trying to stall.
Capwell is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Capwell.
Capwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Capwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Capwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Capwell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Capwell working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Capwell is working away from the top position though.
Capwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Capwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Capwell is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Capwell.
Capwell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Capwell throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Capwell fails with the takedown
and Capwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Capwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Capwell slips a jab from Jackson.
Capwell clinches with his opponent.
Capwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capwell backwards.
Capwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Capwell blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Capwell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Capwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capwell blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Capwell tries to tie him up.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Capwell.
Capwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Capwell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Capwell.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capwell.
Capwell can't get the takedown.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Capwell blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Capwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Capwell cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
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!
Capwell tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Capwell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Capwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Capwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Capwell blocks the elbow strike.
Capwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason Capwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Capwell regains guard immediately.
Capwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Capwell working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Capwell from getting back to his feet.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Capwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Capwell has wrist control.
Capwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Capwell, not yet.
Capwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Capwell keeps moving.
Jackson postures up.
Capwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Capwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson controlling the position.
Capwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Capwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Capwell controlling him for the moment.
Capwell being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Capwell is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Capwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Capwell looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Capwell lands with a good body shot.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Capwell defends it nicely.
Capwell throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Capwell tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Capwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Capwell misses with the combination.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Capwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Capwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Capwell blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Capwell.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Capwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Capwell controls his hands.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Capwell tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Capwell to the ground. Capwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Capwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Capwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Capwell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Mason Capwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Capwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Capwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson wants to control but Capwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Capwell throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Capwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Capwell there.
Capwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Capwell is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Capwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Capwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capwell misses with a body shot.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Capwell moved out of range.
Capwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capwell scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Capwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Capwell getting side control.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Capwell is working away from the top position though.
Capwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Capwell in his half guard.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Capwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson wants to control but Capwell is keeping busy.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Capwell connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Capwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Capwell's guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Capwell.
Capwell has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Capwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Capwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stops Capwell from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Capwell is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Capwell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Capwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Capwell seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Capwell keeps moving.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capwell keeps working.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Capwell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Capwell blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Capwell misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Capwell.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Capwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Capwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Capwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Capwell looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Capwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Capwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Capwell.
Capwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Capwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Capwell.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capwell.
Capwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinton Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Capwell.
Capwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Capwell throws a shot to the body.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capwell.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Capwell tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Capwell to the ground. Capwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Capwell.
Capwell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Capwell somewhat.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Capwell.
Capwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Capwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to clinch but Capwell is having none of it.
Jackson lunges at Capwell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Capwell's hand.
Mason Capwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Capwell quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Capwell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Capwell!
Mason Capwell is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Mason Capwell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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