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ACA 8: K1 Yakamito vs Minoru PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Georges St Pierre Jr (ranked 4291 p4p, 6468 weight class) and Maxim Preobrazhensky (ranked 489 p4p, 629 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Preobrazhensky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preobrazhensky throws a right hand that St Pierre Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre Jr also avoids with ease.
Preobrazhensky lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick from St Pierre Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preobrazhensky misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Preobrazhensky throws a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preobrazhensky looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre Jr is just out of range.
St Pierre Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preobrazhensky is looking for the big counter here.
St Pierre Jr slips under a jab.
St Pierre Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Preobrazhensky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preobrazhensky connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre Jr. St Pierre Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 St Pierre Jr is rocked!
Preobrazhensky cracks St Pierre Jr with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! St Pierre Jr is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and St Pierre Jr is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! St Pierre Jr could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maxim Preobrazhensky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stepan Rykov (ranked 6153 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Olaf Hrungnir (ranked 516 p4p, 288 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stepan Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olaf Hrungnir!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rykov slips a jab from Hrungnir.
Rykov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hrungnir counters with a straight right that drops Rykov on his ass! Rykov jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Rykov is rocked!
 It looks like Stepan Rykov has been cut.
Hrungnir lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Rykov out cold! Rykov is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olaf Hrungnir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brillo Pad (ranked 3876 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Panda Three (ranked 468 p4p, 413 weight class). Panda Three has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brillo Pad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Three!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pad tries to clinch up but Three circles away and keeps his distance.
Three throws a lazy right hand but Pad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Three misses with a straight right.
Pad lands with a nice body kick.
Pad lands with a kick to the temple. Three shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pad throws the kick towards the body but Three avoids it.
Three wants to counter the offense by Pad and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Three has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Three circles away from the clinch attempt.
Three blocks the body kick.
Three moves out of range as Pad strikes.
Good leg kick by Pad.
Three avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pad slips a jab and a cross from Three.
Pad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Three takes a step back to recover.
Three swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pad throws a push kick but Three slaps the foot to one side.
Three forces Pad back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Three bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pad's head backwards.
Three throws a jab when Pad was well out of range.
Three moves into the clinch successfully.
Pad is looking to break free of the clinch but Three has double underhooks.
Three scores with a shot to the side of Pad's head.
Pad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pad can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Three.
Three tries to throw a body punch but Pad avoids it by throwing Three back against the ropes.
Pad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Three.
Pad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Three.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Three prevents Pad from breaking the clinch.
Three gets through Pad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Three.
Good body shot from Three.
Pad is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Three.
Three lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pad backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Three.
Three should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Three is working Pad over against the ropes.
Three stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Three.
Three works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Three works on Pad's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Three.
Three working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pad backwards.
Three lands a body punch.
Pad takes a shot to the head.
Pad is rocked!
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Pad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Three scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Three cracks Pad with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Pad goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Pad wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Panda Three!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Clinton Riberno (ranked 3928 p4p, 6779 weight class) and Phuc You (ranked 456 p4p, 646 weight class). Phuc You 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clinton Riberno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phuc You!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Riberno.
You swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Riberno counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from You misses.
You throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riberno counters with a straight right hand.
You misses with a right hand
letting Riberno counter with a right hand.
Riberno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 You is rocked!
You throws a lazy head kick
and Riberno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
You is still on wobbly legs! Can Riberno finish him?
You glances at the clock... BAM! Riberno nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends You crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, You is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clinton Riberno!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Big Smoke (ranked 4067 p4p, 24535 weight class) and Mark Tug (ranked 412 p4p, 595 weight class). Smoke comes to the ring accompanied by It Was A Good Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Tug!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Smoke catches Tug right on the button with a cross.
Tug misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Tug.
Smoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smoke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tug eats them both and turns towards Smoke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Mark Tug has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Smoke.
Tug throws a sloppy head kick
and Smoke counters with a series of strikes. Tug will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Tug lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tug lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Tug.
Smoke is looking for a counter combo.
Smoke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tug.
Tug thuds a left hand into Smoke's body.
Tug tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smoke is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smoke.
Smoke throws a right hand that Tug ducks under and follows up with a left that Tug also avoids with ease.
Tug looks to land a combination but Smoke avoids it well.
Smoke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tug.
Tug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tug looks winded!
Tug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tug avoids the body shot from Smoke.
Tug just misses with a punch to the body.
Tug throws a body punch but Smoke moves out of range.
Smoke misses with a looping right.
Tug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tug takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tug 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.
Smoke throws a series of punches but Tug moves out of range.
Tug scores with a nice head shot.
Smoke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smoke misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tug.
A punch combination from Smoke misses.
Smoke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tug backs up against the ropes.
Tug throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smoke connects with a nice looking jab.
Tug gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smoke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tug misses with a shot to the body
and Smoke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smoke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tug eats them both and turns towards Smoke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tug is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smoke rather than just go for the knockout.
Smoke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smoke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tug on the side of the head.
Tug throws a head kick that misses.
Smoke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tug doesn't seem bothered though.
Smoke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smoke throws a series of punches but Tug moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke throws a low kick but Tug avoids it.
Tug changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tug throws a body punch but Smoke moves out of range.
A punch combination from Smoke misses.
Smoke moves forwards but Tug connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Smoke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Smoke does no damage.
Smoke throws a nice looking combination but Tug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tug dodges the punch combination from Smoke.
Tug swinging wildly here.
Tug looks to throw the jab but Smoke is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smoke!
Smoke misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tug throws a lazy uppercut
and Smoke counters with a left and a right that stings Tug.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tug changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smoke scores with a three punch combo!
Tug throws a body punch but Smoke moves out of range.
Jab by Tug.
Tug throws a one two combo.
Tug throws a series of punches but Smoke moves out of range.
A lazy left from Smoke finds it's target.
Smoke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tug misses with a wild combination.
Smoke misses with a two punch combination.
Tug unleashes a big counter combination but Smoke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tug misses with a double jab
and Smoke counters with a series of strikes. Tug will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Smoke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tug's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Smoke swinging wildly here.
Tug goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smoke takes a swing at Tug's ribcage but misses.
Smoke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tug looks to score with a jab to the body but Smoke is just out of range.
Smoke slips under a jab from Tug.
Smoke tries to bum rush Tug with a series of wild strikes but Tug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smoke.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tug circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tug.
Tug looks to land a combination but Smoke avoids it well.
Smoke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tug. That's going to slow Smoke down.
Tug avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tug gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smoke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tug looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoke throws a body shot but no joy.
Tug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tug is breathing heavily.
Smoke misses with a two punch combination.
Tug swings for the body but Smoke moves out of range.
Tug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smoke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mark Tug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tug looks to land a combination but Smoke avoids it well.
Tug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smoke manages to avoid it.
Tug scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smoke tries to bum rush Tug with a series of wild strikes but Tug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tug misses with a two punch combination.
Smoke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smoke avoids the head kick by Tug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tug swinging wildly here.
Big Smoke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smoke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smoke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tug doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tug throws a low kick but Smoke avoids it.
Tug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smoke circles away quickly and effectively.
As Tug looks to move away, Smoke throws a big counter combo but Tug just gets out of the way.
Tug pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smoke is out of range and Tug settles back down.
Smoke throws a series of strikes that have Tug backpedaling.
Smoke throws a shot to the body.
Smoke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Smoke. That snapped Tug's head back.
Smoke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tug throws an overhand right that lands on Smoke's shoulder, as Smoke tries to avoid the shot.
Smoke catches Tug with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tug has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tug lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Smoke.
Smoke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A shot to the liver by Smoke. Beautiful body shot.
Tug misses with a few strikes there.
Smoke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smoke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smoke connects with a crisp jab.
Tug avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tug swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smoke counters with a three punch combo that has Tug backing up. Tug nods at Smoke to acknowledge the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smoke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tug displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tug swings for the body but Smoke moves out of range.
Tug takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke gets a clinch.
Smoke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoke scores with a jab.
Smoke misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Tug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smoke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tug tries to bum rush Smoke with a series of wild strikes but Smoke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smoke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smoke throws a series of punches but Tug moves out of range.
No joy there for Smoke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tug lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tug throws a right and a left that Smoke avoids nicely.
Smoke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smoke lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Smoke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smoke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tug dodges the punch combination from Smoke.
Tug throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tug misses with the combination.
Tug looks to score with a jab to the body but Smoke is just out of range.
Smoke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smoke misses with a wild combination.
Tug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tug lands a lovely overhand right.
Tug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tug misses with a wild body shot.
Tug misses with a wild body shot.
Smoke is looking to counter the offense by Tug and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Smoke.
Tug misses the jab.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tug circles away quickly and effectively.
Smoke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smoke.
Smoke tries to bum rush Tug with a series of wild strikes but Tug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smoke lands with an overhand left.
Smoke connects with a nice looking jab.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tug circles away quickly and effectively.
Smoke cracks a nice hook into Tug's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoke scores with a jab.
Tug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tug throws a body punch but Smoke moves out of range.
Smoke looks to land a combination but Tug avoids it well.
Tug throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke blocks a head kick by Tug.
Smoke moves into the clinch.
Smoke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smoke has closed the distance and engaged Tug in a clinch.
Tug can't break the clinch.
Smoke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoke connects with a jab.
Tug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoke.
Tug throws a right and a left that Smoke avoids nicely.
Smoke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Big Smoke is winning the standup battle so far.
Tug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tug avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tug throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smoke counters with a two punch combo.
Smoke throws a series of punches but Tug avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smoke.
Smoke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tug backs up against the ropes.
Tug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tug misses with a shot to the body
and Smoke counters with a left to the body.
Smoke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smoke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Tug.
Tug throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smoke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tug tried to score with a low kick but Smoke checks it.
Tug takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tug swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smoke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke feints a jab promting Tug to slip. Smoke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tug slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tug misses with a wild combination.
Smoke appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smoke looks to land a combination but Tug avoids it well.
Smoke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smoke dodges the punch combination from Tug.
Tug slips a jab and a cross from Smoke.
Tug throws a hook but Smoke blocks it.
Tug takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smoke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tug can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smoke circles away quickly and effectively.
Tug misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Tug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Smoke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smoke lands a two punch combo.
Smoke dodges the punch combination from Tug.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Smoke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smoke 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Big Smoke!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Big Smoke!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Big Smoke!
Big Smoke wins by unanimous decision!
Big Smoke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Vader (ranked 2483 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Pual Killer (ranked 321 p4p, 260 weight class). Vader kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperial March. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pual Killer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vader counters with a series of strikes. Killer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Killer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Killer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vader clinches.
Killer breaks from the clinch.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Vader misses with a leg kick
enabling Killer to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Vader throws a leg kick but Killer checks it.
It seemed like Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vader lunges at Killer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killer's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
Vader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killer.
Vader moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vader pushes Killer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
Killer misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Alex Vader has been cut.
Killer lands a jab to Vader's midsection.
Vader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Vader as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Killer scores with a shot to the body.
Vader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Killer misses with a double jab
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Vader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Vader's cut.
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.
Vader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Killer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader misses with a kick to the body.
Killer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Killer avoids the body shot from Vader.
Killer throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killer.
Alex Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
Killer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vader rather than just go for the knockout.
Killer clobbers Vader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vader counters with a nice body shot.
Vader walks into a left hand.
Vader is rocked!
Killer lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Vader out cold! Vader is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pual Killer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 6586 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 646 p4p, 429 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Kururugi throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Kururugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kururugi missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Kururugi counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
A low kick lands for Kururugi.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Johnson.
Kururugi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson clinches up with Kururugi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Kururugi lands with a left to the head.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kururugi is keeping busy.
Kururugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Kururugi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kururugi's elbow.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kururugi avoids the punch easily.
Kururugi throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kururugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Kururugi improves position.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kururugi.
Kururugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kururugi tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kururugi blocks a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kururugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kururugi throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kururugi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Kururugi's head back.
Kururugi throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kururugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi lands with a light punch inside.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Kururugi improves his position.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kururugi has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Kururugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Kururugi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the ropes.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Kururugi.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kururugi throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Kururugi keeps it at a distance.
Johnson jabs Kururugi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Kururugi's head back.
Kururugi throws a big shot that misses.
Kururugi slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Kururugi counters with a body kick.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
Good shot there by Kururugi.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kururugi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kururugi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kururugi can do to turn this around?
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Kururugi's side.
Johnson rushes Kururugi and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kareem Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a body punch.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is working Kururugi over against the ropes.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
Kururugi throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Kururugi blocks it.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kururugi.
Kururugi tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Kururugi improves his position.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kururugi misses with some punches.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Kururugi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to work over Kururugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to work over Kururugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kururugi as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kururugi prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Kururugi misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Kururugi's belly button to the back.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kururugi defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kururugi takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kururugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson backing away here, and Kururugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson rushes Kururugi and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is pushing Kururugi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kururugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kururugi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Kururugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kururugi.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kururugi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kururugi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Kururugi was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson had his way with Suzaku Kururugi in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kururugi feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kururugi ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kururugi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kururugi is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Kururugi ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kururugi loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kururugi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that Kururugi semi-blocks.
Johnson swings for the body but Kururugi moves out of range.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Kururugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kururugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kururugi lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Kururugi misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is looking to slow Kururugi down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kururugi 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kururugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kururugi tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kururugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kururugi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kururugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Yakamito (ranked 24557 p4p, 5863 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru (ranked 680 p4p, 601 weight class). Michael Yakamito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Yakamito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kohinata Minoru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakamito misses the shot to the body.
Yakamito cracks a nice hook into Minoru's ribs.
Yakamito cracks Minoru with a right hand to the side of the head.
Minoru throws a nice head kick!
Yakamito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Minoru closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yakamito counters with a big right hand that sends Minoru crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Yakamito takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Yakamito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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