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The Island Season 14, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Chief (ranked 3035 p4p, 420 weight class) and Killer Mike (ranked 453 p4p, 65 weight class). Killer Mike acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Mike!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mike connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chief. Chief circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chief has a takedown stuffed.
Chief darts in looking for a takedown but Mike gets double underhooks and turns Chief into the cage.
Chief misses with a knee to the head.
Mike dodges an elbow strike from Chief.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Mike works on Chief's body with a couple of short punches.
Chief is breathing heavily.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mike lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Mike.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Mike digs a right hand into Chief's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chief's gas tank.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Chief is rocked!
A short left from Mike.
Oh Chief is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Mike.
Mike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Mike creates a bit of distance and cracks Chief with a massive left hook! Chief crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Mike stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Killer Mike!
A pretty intense looking Killer Mike took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomo Tsuru (ranked 1783 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Leonard Read (ranked 279 p4p, 308 weight class). Leonard Read told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomo Tsuru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Read!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read fails to land with a series of punches.
Read gets tackled into the cage by Tsuru. Tsuru maintains the clinch.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsuru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
I was talking to Tsuru's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Read is trying to stall.
Tsuru prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tsuru lands a hook that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Read creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read is looking for a takedown.
Read has Tsuru pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Read pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tsuru tumbling to the mat - Read dives into Tsuru's guard.
Tsuru pushes Read off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for 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!
Tsuru has Read up against the cage in a clinch.
Read is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsuru avoids a wild elbow strike from Read.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuru.
Read tries to work over Tsuru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Read is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tomo Tsuru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Read.
Tsuru pushes Read back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Tsuru.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsuru.
Read looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Tsuru.
Tsuru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsuru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Tsuru digs a right hand into Read's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Read's gas tank.
Tsuru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Read letting Tsuru take a breather here.
Tsuru lands a hook that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Tsuru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Read is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tsuru is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuru.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuru pushes Read back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Tsuru.
Read is looking for a takedown.
Read wants a takedown.
Tsuru lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuru gets through Read's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tsuru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsuru scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsuru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Read backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuru.
 Read is rocked!
Tsuru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuru finish him?
Read is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuru is keeping busy.
A short right from Tsuru on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuru.
A short left from Tsuru.
Tsuru pushes Read against the cage. Tsuru is working some dirty boxing. Tsuru pushes off with a quick right hook! Read goes down! Read tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tsuru moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomo Tsuru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Trainer (ranked 2202 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Thomas Forrester Jr (ranked 348 p4p, 176 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boxing Trainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Forrester Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrester Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trainer.
Forrester Jr misses the body punch
and Trainer counters with a nice uppercut.
Trainer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Forrester Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trainer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forrester Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Boxing Trainer has been cut.
Forrester Jr has closed the distance and engaged Trainer in a clinch.
Forrester Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forrester Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trainer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forrester Jr.
Trainer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forrester Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Trainer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trainer avoids the body shot from Forrester Jr.
It looked like Trainer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trainer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trainer tries a body shot but Forrester Jr blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forrester Jr takes a swing at Trainer's ribcage but misses.
Forrester Jr rushes Trainer and presses him up against the cage.
Forrester Jr breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Forrester Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trainer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trainer ducks under a wild hook from Forrester Jr.
Trainer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Forrester Jr tries to clinch there but Trainer circles away.
Trainer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Forrester Jr throws a right hand that Trainer ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainer also avoids with ease.
Trainer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Forrester Jr rushes Trainer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forrester Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Trainer ducks right into an uppercut from Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr lands with a good body shot.
Forrester Jr lunges at Trainer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trainer's hand.
Forrester Jr throws a looping overhand right but Trainer ducks down to avoid it.
Trainer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Forrester Jr clinches with his opponent.
Trainer letting Forrester Jr take a breather here.
Forrester Jr blocking some punches.
Trainer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr prevents a body shot from Trainer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forrester Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trainer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Forrester Jr both land. Nice combination.
Forrester Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trainer.
Forrester Jr lands a big right hand that sends Trainer crashing to the mat! Forrester Jr stays standing though and waves Trainer back to his feet!
Boxing Trainer's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forrester Jr tries to clinch but Trainer moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Trainer misses its target.
Trainer walks into a jab.
Trainer slips a jab and a cross from Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr throws a body punch but Trainer moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Trainer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forrester Jr closes the distance and pushes Trainer back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr breaks from the clinch.
Forrester Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Forrester Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Trainer counter with a right hand.
Forrester Jr is looking to clinch.
Forrester Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Trainer takes a shot to the head.
Forrester Jr pushes Trainer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forrester Jr slows down the pace here.
Forrester Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forrester Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forrester Jr clinches up against the cage.
Forrester Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Forrester Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boxing Trainer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trainer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Trainer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Forrester Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trainer.
Trainer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Forrester Jr misses with a straight right.
Forrester Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Forrester Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forrester Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trainer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trainer slips a jab and a cross from Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Forrester Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas Forrester Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Forrester Jr with a knee to the head.
Forrester Jr drops Trainer with a big knee straight up the middle! Trainer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Forrester Jr clinches.
A short right from Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr'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.
Forrester Jr is pushing Trainer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forrester Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Trainer backwards.
Forrester Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Forrester Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forrester Jr tries to throw a body punch but Trainer avoids it by throwing Forrester Jr back against the cage.
Forrester Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Forrester Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forrester Jr throws a jab when Trainer was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr pushes Trainer up against the cage in a clinch.
Trainer throws a head punch that misses.
Forrester Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trainer blocks it with crossed arms.
Forrester Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Forrester Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Trainer gets an underhook and turns Forrester Jr into the cage.
Trainer stalling in the clinch but Forrester Jr improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forrester Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Forrester Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Trainer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forrester Jr's elbow.
Trainer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forrester Jrs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forrester Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forrester Jr.
Forrester Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trainer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forrester Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trainer tries a body shot but Forrester Jr blocks it.
Trainer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forrester Jr or not.
Trainer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trainer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forrester Jr's elbow.
Forrester Jr misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainer misses with a body punch.
Trainer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Forrester Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trainer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trainer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forrester Jr is keeping busy.
Forrester Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Forrester Jr.
Boxing Trainer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Forrester Jr tries a knee to the head but Trainer blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forrester Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forrester Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trainer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forrester Jr.
Trainer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forrester Jr rushes Trainer and presses him up against the cage.
Forrester Jr landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forrester Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Forrester Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr breaks from the clinch.
Forrester Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrester Jr tries to clinch up.
Forrester Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Forrester Jr rushes Trainer and presses him up against the cage.
Forrester Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trainer up against the cage.
Forrester Jr leaning against his opponent.
Forrester Jr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Forrester Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Forrester Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Forrester Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boxing Trainer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Forrester Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Trainer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Forrester Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forrester Jr. Trainer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trainer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trainer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forrester Jr closes the distance and pushes Trainer back into the cage.
Trainer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trainer working aggressively here.
Forrester Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trainer blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forrester Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Trainer - that landed with a thud.
Trainer struggles to land a body shot inside as Forrester Jr controls his hands.
Trainer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forrester Jr breaks from the clinch.
Forrester Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Trainer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trainer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forrester Jr.
Trainer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forrester Jr.
Trainer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trainer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forrester Jr throws out the jab.
Forrester Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trainer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forrester Jr misses with a double jab.
Trainer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forrester Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trainer counters with a nice body shot.
Boxing Trainer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forrester Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrester Jr throws a hook but Trainer blocks it.
Trainer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forrester Jr is looking to clinch but Trainer is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Trainer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Forrester Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trainer's head.
Forrester Jr misses with a double jab
and Trainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Thomas Forrester Jr has been cut.
Forrester Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forrester Jr swings for the body but Trainer moves out of range.
Trainer throwing a counter right hand but Forrester Jr manages to avoid it.
Forrester Jr misses with a looping right.
Trainer throwing a counter right hand but Forrester Jr manages to avoid it.
Forrester Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Forrester Jr misses
and Trainer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Forrester Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forrester Jr throws a jab when Trainer was well out of range.
Trainer keeps the fight on the outside.
Trainer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forrester Jr misses with a hook
and Trainer counters with a series of strikes. Forrester Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Forrester Jr is rocked!
Forrester Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Trainer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Forrester Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Trainer finish him?
Forrester Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Trainer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forrester Jr looks to clinch
and Trainer counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxing Trainer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Banger (ranked 1081 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Wing Wang (ranked 161 p4p, 380 weight class). Wing Wang 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bubba Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banger gets through Wang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Banger lands a hook that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Banger.
Banger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banger just leaning against Wang, taking a breather.
Banger throws a head punch that misses.
Wang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banger prevents it.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang decides to pull guard.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Banger defends easily.
Banger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banger controls the pace.
Banger continues to stall.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Banger defends easily.
Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banger controls the pace.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Banger stays in close to Wang's body and controls the position.
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
Banger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Banger won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banger wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.
Banger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Banger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banger's guard.
Wang won't allow Banger to sweep him here.
Banger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to control from the top but Banger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang trying to control but Banger is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wang backs up against the cage.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
letting Banger counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Banger 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.
Banger has Wang up against the cage in a clinch.
Banger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right from Banger on the inside.
Banger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Banger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang blocks a body shot from Banger.
Banger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wang tries to score a body lock takedown but Banger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wang has Banger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bubba Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wing Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Banger.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banger misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banger lands an uppercut.
Banger digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.
Banger gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banger uses from the top position.
Banger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wang's guard.
Banger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wang is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
Banger wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Banger defends well.
Wang being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Banger wants to get up but he can't break Wang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banger wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wang working for a triangle but Banger defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is trying to control the position but Banger postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Banger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Banger.
A lazy left from Banger finds it's target.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banger was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banger cracks Wang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
Banger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banger connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banger swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger lands with a straight right. Wang didn't see that one coming.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Banger defends well and Wang ends up having to push Banger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Banger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banger pounces like a tiger and cracks Wang with a vicious hook! Wang is down but not out! Banger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bubba Banger!
A relieved looking Bubba Banger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Agro (ranked 2596 p4p, 837 weight class) and Roy Hinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 130 weight class). Hinkle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 3 Hour Tour kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218
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210
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Agro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Hinkle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hinkle not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hinkle lands a nice short elbow.
Hinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Hinkle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hinkle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hinkle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Agro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agro tries to get out of the position.
Hinkle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Agro quite badly. Agro pulls Hinkle in close trying to recover. Hinkle postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Agro on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Agro doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Hinkle!
Our winner, Roy Hinkle, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 1234 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Daverio Graves (ranked 186 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daverio Graves!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves wants to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch position.
Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore thumps Graves with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Moore catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore misses with a hook
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore pushes Graves away with a front kick.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Graves shrugs it off though.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore staying out of range there.
Graves throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Graves prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
and Graves moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
A short left from Graves.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore slips a jab from Graves.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore scores with a jab.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Graves as he checks the leg kick.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Graves wants to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch position.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Moore misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peyton Moore's cut is getting worse.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moore is trying to break free.
Daverio Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Moore throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
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!
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves tries to counter with a clinch but Moore shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves walks into a jab.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Moore misses with a kick to the body
and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moore! Graves lets Moore back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Peyton Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peyton Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore wins by unanimous decision!
Peyton Moore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Kroner (ranked 2057 p4p, 1741 weight class) and John Entwhistle (ranked 321 p4p, 271 weight class). John Entwhistle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lasse Kroner's chin.
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218
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lasse Kroner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Entwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroner shoots for a double leg takedown but Entwhistle sprawls well. He's pushed Kroner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Entwhistle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Entwhistle scores with a three punch combo!
Kroner shoots in but no luck this time.
Kroner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Entwhistle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kroner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kroner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Entwhistle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kroner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Entwhistle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Entwhistle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kroner has time to react.
Entwhistle misses with a double jab.
No luck for Kroner with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Kroner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Entwhistle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kroner moves in looking to clinch but Entwhistle pushes him off.
Entwhistle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kroner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroner darts in looking for a takedown but Entwhistle gets double underhooks and turns Kroner into the cage.
Entwhistle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kroner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Entwhistle to keep the fight standing.
Kroner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Entwhistle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kroner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kroner looking for a takedown.
Entwhistle stops a takedown attempt from Kroner.
Kroner is breathing heavily.
Kroner jumps guard but Entwhistle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Entwhistle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kroner takes a shot to the head.
Entwhistle lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entwhistle.
Entwhistle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Entwhistle.
Entwhistle digs a right hand into Kroner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kroner's gas tank.
Entwhistle lands a right hand.
Kroner is rocked!
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 right handed body shot lands from Entwhistle.
Oh Kroner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Entwhistle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Entwhistle - that landed with a thud.
Entwhistle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kroner with a big uppercut! Kroner tries to clinch up but Entwhistle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kroner to the mat! Kroner covers up and Entwhistle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Entwhistle!
A victorious John Entwhistle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Lawson (ranked 644 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Arrhichion Pankratios (ranked 99 p4p, 417 weight class). Arrhichion Pankratios 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arrhichion Pankratios!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pankratios jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pankratios misses with an uppercut
and Lawson counters with a crisp one two that drops Pankratios! Lawson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pankratios to his feet! Pankratios is in big trouble!
Pankratios is rocked!
Pankratios moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Pankratios throws out a counter right but Lawson avoids it with no problem.
Pankratios is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Lawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pankratios moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Pankratios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pankratios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Donk. Pankratios catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Tyler Lawson has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawson misses the target.
Pankratios seems to have recovered his senses.
Pankratios looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pankratios throws out the jab.
Pankratios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lawson is rocked!
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!
Lawson walks straight into a right hand from Pankratios - that's dropped him! Pankratios jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lawson from any more punishment! Lawson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arrhichion Pankratios!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Muhmoney (ranked 2944 p4p, 597 weight class) and Jason Jungle (ranked 447 p4p, 95 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Muhmoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhmoney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jungle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Muhmoney keeping full guard, as Jungle tries to pass.
Muhmoney looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jungle is defending well. Muhmoney quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jungle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Muhmoney celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Muhmoney!
A victorious Jake Muhmoney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 1541 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Josh Wilkinson (ranked 241 p4p, 312 weight class). Wilkinson has chosen The Who - Eminence front as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Curtis Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson 's guard now, I'm sure.
Wilkinson looking to pass the guard.
Wilkinson looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Wilkinson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jackson is looking to defend but Wilkinson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jackson ! Wilkinson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jackson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Wilkinson!
After winning the bout, Josh Wilkinson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 2351 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Dude Sweet (ranked 374 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Demarcus Flatendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dude Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flatendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flatendo darts in and clinches Sweet up against the cage.
Sweet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.
Sweet tries a body shot but Flatendo blocks it.
Sweet tries to circle away but Flatendo has him pinned against the cage.
Flatendo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Sweet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sweet misses with the head strike.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Sweet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet lands a hook that snaps the head of Flatendo backwards.
Flatendo is leaning against Sweet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sweet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flatendo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sweet misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flatendo.
Sweet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sweet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flatendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flatendo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flatendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sweet swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet misses with some punches.
Flatendo works on Sweet's body with a couple of short punches.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Flatendo fails to land.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flatendo.
It looks like Dude Sweet has been cut.
Flatendo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sweet.
Flatendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flatendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flatendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweet misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flatendo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flatendo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flatendo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sweet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flatendo's elbow.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.
Sweet lands a hook that snaps the head of Flatendo backwards.
Flatendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flatendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
Sweet tries to work over Flatendo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweet's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sweet's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sweet misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Sweet.
Flatendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sweet tries to work over Flatendo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flatendo prevents a body shot from Sweet.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweet.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweet misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sweet fails to land.
Sweet blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet lands a left hand.
A short right from Sweet on the inside.
Flatendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweets head.
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sweet fails to land.
Sweet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flatendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweet.
Sweet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet digs a right hand underneath Flatendo's ribcage. Flatendo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sweet blocking some punches.
Flatendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sweet lands a hook that snaps the head of Flatendo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sweet.
Flatendo is breathing heavily.
Sweet blocking some punches.
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.
Sweet breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flatendo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweet's head.
Flatendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Flatendo.
Flatendo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sweet catches Flatendo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sweet cracks Flatendo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flatendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sweet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flatendo has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Flatendo.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flatendo's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweet blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Sweet.
Sweet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flatendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet misses with the head strike.
Flatendo is working Sweet over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dude Sweet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dude Sweet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flatendo throws a hook to the side of Sweet's head but Sweet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Flatendo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flatendo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sweet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sweet cracks Flatendo with a good jab.
Sweet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sweet slips a jab from Flatendo.
Sweet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flatendo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sweet lands with an uppercut that bounces Flatendo off the cage and back into range.
Sweet loads up on a big right hand but Flatendo slips the punch.
Flatendo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sweet throws out the jab.
Dude Sweet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flatendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Demarcus Flatendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweet throws a hook but Flatendo blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flatendo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flatendo tries to clinch but Sweet is having none of it.
Flatendo clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sweet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sweet cracks Flatendo with an open hand slap.
Flatendo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flatendo misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Sweet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sweet lands with a cross.
Sweet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flatendo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet. Flatendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweet lands with a cross.
Flatendo connects with a looping right hand.
Flatendo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Flatendo. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flatendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweet.
Demarcus Flatendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Sweet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Sweet. Beautiful body shot.
Flatendo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sweet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sweet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sweet lands a jab to the nose.
Sweet looks to land a right hand but Flatendo moved out of range.
Flatendo throws a series of punches but Sweet avoids them all with ease.
Sweet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sweet is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flatendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sweet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flatendo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweet.
Flatendo slips a jab from Sweet.
Sweet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flatendo cracks Sweet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Flatendo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweet lunges at Flatendo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flatendo's hand.
Sweet cracks Flatendo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flatendo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sweet finish him?
Flatendo is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Sweet ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Flatendo clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dude Sweet!
Dude Sweet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Schultz (ranked 738 p4p, 2699 weight class) and Ralf Rattenfanger (ranked 109 p4p, 420 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ralf Rattenfanger enters the cage!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralf Rattenfanger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattenfanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rattenfanger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rattenfanger throws a body shot but no joy.
Ralf Rattenfanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz cracks Rattenfanger with a good jab.
Rattenfanger throws a body kick that misses
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Rattenfanger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Rattenfanger is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Schultz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schultz throws a body punch but Rattenfanger moves out of range.
Rattenfanger misses with a wild body shot.
Schultz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rattenfanger throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Rattenfanger misses.
Rattenfanger lands a head kick. Schultz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rattenfanger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schultz.
Rattenfanger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rattenfanger moves away.
Rattenfanger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz throws a jab when Rattenfanger was well out of range.
Schultz throws a hook but Rattenfanger blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattenfanger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Rattenfanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rattenfanger throws a body shot but no joy.
Rattenfanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Rattenfanger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rattenfanger lands a head kick. Schultz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rattenfanger.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rattenfanger counters with a left to the body.
Rattenfanger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rattenfanger misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Rattenfanger.
A lazy left from Schultz finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Rattenfanger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rattenfanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rattenfanger scores with a shot to the body.
Schultz digs a good hook to Rattenfanger's body.
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Rattenfanger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rattenfanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rattenfanger throws a sloppy head kick and Schultz moves out of range easily.
Rattenfanger scores with a jab to the head.
Schultz scores with a jab. Rattenfanger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rattenfanger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rattenfanger throws a sloppy head kick and Schultz moves out of range easily.
Schultz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rattenfanger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Rattenfanger misses.
Schultz drops Rattenfanger with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rattenfanger! Schultz dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Schultz!
Ron Schultz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunna Win (ranked 2394 p4p, 1035 weight class) and Geezer Butler (ranked 384 p4p, 157 weight class). Gunna Win 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunna Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Butler!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Win misses the shot to the body.
Win lands a jab-cross combination.
Win just misses with a punch to the body.
Win swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butler throws a shot to the body.
Butler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Win on the side of the head.
Butler lands a big uppercut and Win crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Win looks OK. Butler waves Win back to his feet!
It looks like Gunna Win 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!
Win throws a combination that misses
and Butler counters with a right hand from hell and Win is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geezer Butler!
A relieved looking Geezer Butler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Kivi (ranked 1134 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Maricus Moore (ranked 168 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raimo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Maricus Moore!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Kivi misses.
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kivi.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kivi misses with a body punch.
Moore lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kivi.
Kivi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Kivi.
Kivi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kivi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore is leaning against Kivi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kivi.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Kivi blocks with his arms.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Moore.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kivi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Kivi scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kivi as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Kivi's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore blocking some punches.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Kivi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moore tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Moore.
Kivi lands with a light punch inside.
Kivi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi is struggling to control the position.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Kivi lands a left hand.
Moore tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kivi.
Kivi blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
A short right from Moore.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore working aggressively here.
Kivi tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Kivi gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Moore.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kivi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kivi tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Kivi back against the cage.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kivi is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kivi.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
A short right from Kivi on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kivi.
Kivi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kivi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
A little jabbing left from Moore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore slips a jab from Kivi.
Kivi lands the left hand.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Kivi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kivi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kivi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks a head kick by Kivi.
A little jabbing left from Moore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kivi lands with a shot to the body.
Kivi thuds his shin into the meat of Moore's side.
Good leg kick by Kivi.
Raimo Kivi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Kivi ducks down to avoid it.
Kivi throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kivi looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Kivi is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore takes one on the button.
Moore avoids the head kick by Kivi.
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Kivi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Kivi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kivi does it's job there.
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kivi eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kivi. Kivi obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Kivi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kivi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Kivi walks into a jab.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivi scores with a kick to the body.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kivi to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Kivi there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore tries to clinch but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi tried to counter with a leg kick but Moore avoided it.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Moore tries to counter with a clinch but Kivi shakes him off and moves away.
Kivi throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Moore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kivi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kivi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick lands for Kivi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kivi. That's going to slow Moore down.
Kivi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kivi misses.
Moore takes a swing at Kivi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kivi loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kivi throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Kivi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kivi looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kivi.
Maricus Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kivi to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Kivi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kivi misses with a low kick as Moore jumps back.
Kivi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kivi tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Kivi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kivi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Kivi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kivi scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Kivi slams his shin into Moore's torso.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kivi can pounce on him.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Kivi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kivi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kivi tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivi.
Moore misses with the head strike.
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!
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kivi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Moore tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Raimo Kivi!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Raimo Kivi!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Raimo Kivi!
Raimo Kivi wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Raimo Kivi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pulizzi (ranked 1856 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Makon James (ranked 289 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
210
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Makon James!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James slips a straight right by Pulizzi.
Pulizzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Pulizzi.
James moves out of range as Pulizzi strikes.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulizzi throws out the jab.
Makon James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulizzi avoids the body shot from James.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
James has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulizzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulizzi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a jab to Pulizzi's midsection.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pulizzi rather than just go for the knockout.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Pulizzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulizzi throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James stuns Pulizzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulizzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
James misses with a body shot.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Joe Pulizzi has been cut.
James lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulizzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulizzi throws out the jab.
Pulizzi misses with a left hand
and Pulizzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulizzi throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pulizzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Pulizzi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
James misses with a looping right.
James looks to land a right hand but Pulizzi moved out of range.
James staying out of range there.
Pulizzi sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Pulizzi avoids it this time.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Pulizzi counters with a nice right hand that sends James toppling to the canvas! James scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pulizzi finish him?!
James is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulizzi fakes the body blow, causing James to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! James goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Pulizzi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 166 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Reggie Wiman (ranked 25 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrvoje Kovacevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reggie Wiman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovacevic works Wiman's body with a nice hook.
Kovacevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiman.
Wiman misses with a hook
and Kovacevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Reggie Wiman has been cut.
Wiman misses with a left hand
and Kovacevic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiman thinking.
Kovacevic jabs at Wiman's body.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiman moves away.
Kovacevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacevic sets himself, and Wiman steps forward looking for the clinch! Kovacevic avoids it this time.
Wiman misses with a hook
and Kovacevic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovacevic moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovacevic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Kovacevic on the inside.
Kovacevic lands a right hand.
Kovacevic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wiman looks winded!
Kovacevic digs a right hand underneath Wiman's ribcage. Wiman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiman takes a shot to the head.
Kovacevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kovacevic on the inside.
Kovacevic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kovacevic lands with a light punch inside.
Kovacevic lands with a right to the head.
Kovacevic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kovacevic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovacevic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiman is rocked!
Kovacevic lands a shoulder strike.
Wiman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacevic finish him?
Wiman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kovacevic walks away with a smile on his face. Wiman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wiman tries to keep at a distance but Kovacevic has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kovacevic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiman wants to stall.
Kovacevic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovacevic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiman or not.
Kovacevic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wimans head.
Kovacevic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiman backwards.
Kovacevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kovacevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovacevic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovacevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiman backwards.
Kovacevic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovacevic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiman or not.
Kovacevic cracks Wiman with a nice body shot.
Kovacevic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovacevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovacevic throws a big uppercut that drops Wiman! More strikes from Kovacevic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wiman lies dazed against the cage as Kovacevic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Kovacevic!
Hrvoje Kovacevic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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