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UIW OPEN 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 5362 p4p, 5345 weight class) and Christopher Hernandez (ranked 492 p4p, 490 weight class). Christopher Hernandez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski gets a clinch.
Mankowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Mankowski won't allow it.
Mankowski decides to pull guard.
Mankowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mankowski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hernandez tries to stand but Mankowski is controlling from the bottom.
Mankowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Mankowski had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mankowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mankowski is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mankowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mankowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mankowski has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hernandez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mankowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hernandez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Mankowski controls the action.
Hernandez stalls.
Hernandez slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez leaning against his opponent.
Mankowski misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hernandez.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Hernandez.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mankowski is trying to drag Hernandez to the mat but Hernandez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Mankowski.
Hernandez prevents the takedown attempt.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mankowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mankowski taking a breather.
Mankowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the cage.
Mankowski is trying to pull guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez lands a high kick!
We've been informed that Hernandez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mankowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mankowski throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Mankowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Mankowski avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Mankowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Hernandez lands but Mankowski takes it in his stride.
Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Mankowski back against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski is trying to pull guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mankowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Mankowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
Mankowski pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez wants to stand but Mankowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mankowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez stands up from Mankowski's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hernandez scores with a spinning back kick!
Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Mankowski avoids the damage to the body.
Mankowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mankowski stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Mankowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mankowski has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mankowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Mankowski down.
Nice takedown defense from Mankowski. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
Borys Mankowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez rushes Mankowski and presses him up against the cage.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Mankowski. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
Hernandez takes a swing at Mankowski's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez rushes Mankowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Mankowski has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mankowski keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christopher Hernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hernandez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mankowski up against the cage.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mankowski sprawls well. Mankowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mankowski is controlling him.
Hernandez controlling Mankowski's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Mankowski from controlling successfully.
Mankowski is standing up over Hernandez. Hernandez looks to escape but Mankowski dives into side control.
Mankowski is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mankowski lands some shots froms side control.
Mankowski is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mankowski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hernandez is trying to control Mankowski's posture but Mankowski avoids it.
Mankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez defending against the ground and pound.
Mankowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernandez is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez pushes Mankowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mankowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mankowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hernandez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mankowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Mankowski gets double underhooks and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez taking a breather.
Mankowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernandez stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mankowski manages to break the clinch.
Borys Mankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christopher Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
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 Borys Mankowski.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calavo De Orvalho (ranked 5106 p4p, 5185 weight class) and Alien Invasion (ranked 247 p4p, 285 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calavo De Orvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alien Invasion!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by De Orvalho as he checks the leg kick.
Invasion throws the left hand but De Orvalho avoids the punch easily.
De Orvalho wants to clinch.
De Orvalho looks to land a combination but Invasion avoids it well.
Invasion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Orvalho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Invasion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Invasion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Invasion needs to keep his hands up - De Orvalho had a free shot at his head there.
Invasion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Invasion misses with a leg kick
and De Orvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Invasion misses with a low kick as De Orvalho jumps back.
Invasion is looking to score with low kicks.
Invasion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Invasion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Orvalho tries to buck Invasion off but Invasion is having none of it.
Invasion in side control lands a decent elbow.
De Orvalho takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invasion trying to control the action but De Orvalho is working from the bottom.
Invasion working the ground and pound from side control.
Invasion scoring with punches from side control.
 It looks like Calavo De Orvalho has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Invasion lands a nice forearm strike.
Invasion is working De Orvalho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Invasion lands a nice forearm strike.
Invasion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 De Orvalho is rocked!
Calavo De Orvalho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Orvalho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh De Orvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Calavo De Orvalho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calavo De Orvalho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alien Invasion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoon Robvandam (ranked 4266 p4p, 4264 weight class) and Matthias Schreiner (ranked 224 p4p, 221 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antoon Robvandam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthias Schreiner!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robvandam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robvandam tries to keep at a distance but Schreiner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robvandam wants to take the fight to the mat but Schreiner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schreiner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schreiner can't find room to land a body shot as Robvandam controls the action.
Robvandam jumps guard but Schreiner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoon Robvandam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robvandam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Schreiner.
Schreiner scores with a shoulder strike.
Schreiner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robvandam jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schreiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Robvandam is retaining full guard.
Robvandam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schreiner controls the pace.
Robvandam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schreiner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schreiner pulls Robvandam in to control the position.
Robvandam trying to control the position from guard on top but Schreiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schreiner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schreiner is working an open guard so Robvandam takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robvandam misses with an uppercut
and Schreiner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schreiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthias Schreiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schreiner takes a swing at Robvandam's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schreiner misses with a looping right.
Robvandam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schreiner circles away quickly and effectively.
Schreiner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schreiner jabs at Robvandam's body.
Robvandam misses with a series of wild punches.
Schreiner instigates a clinch.
Schreiner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robvandam looking to stall.
Schreiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schreiner throws a right hand that Robvandam ducks under and follows up with a left that Robvandam also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robvandam moves into the clinch.
Robvandam trying to stall but Schreiner improves his position.
Robvandam misses with a punch on the inside.
Schreiner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robvandam is breathing heavily.
Schreiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schreiner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robvandam.
Schreiner digs a right hand into Robvandam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robvandam's gas tank.
Schreiner breaks from the clinch.
Schreiner connects with a nice looking jab.
Schreiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robvandam.
Schreiner lands a big right hand that sends Robvandam crashing to the mat! Schreiner stays standing though and waves Robvandam back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schreiner clinches.
A hook to the body from Schreiner.
Schreiner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Schreiner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schreiner lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schreiner is working Robvandam over against the cage.
Schreiner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schreiner breaks the clinch.
Schreiner sends Robvandam crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Schreiner is motioning to the referee to let Robvandam up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Robvandam is rocked!
It looks like Antoon Robvandam has been cut.
Schreiner lands an uppercut, right on the button! Robvandam tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthias Schreiner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Dudley (ranked 4260 p4p, 4262 weight class) and Blake Joyce (ranked 228 p4p, 222 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a looping left.
Dudley lands the left hand.
Dudley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joyce counters with a crisp one two that drops Dudley! Joyce thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dudley to his feet! Dudley is in big trouble!
Dudley is rocked!
Joyce slips a straight right by Dudley.
Nicolas Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joyces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dudley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dudley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dudley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joyce on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joyce clinches up against the cage.
Joyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joyce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joyce leaning against his opponent.
Joyce goes for a takedown attempt but Dudley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dudley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joyce looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joyce is defended easily by Dudley.
Nicolas Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Joyce.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Joyce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dudley misses with a hook. Joyce ducked under it nicely.
Joyce fails with a takedown attempt.
Dudley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dudley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joyce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dudley circles away.
Joyce ducks right into an uppercut from Dudley.
 It looks like Blake Joyce has been cut.
Joyce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Nicolas Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joyce staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Joyce moves out of range.
Joyce steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dudley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Joyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Dudley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Dudley as Joyce shoots in.
Joyce slips a straight right by Dudley.
Nice takedown defense from Dudley. No joy for Joyce on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudley throws the left hand but Joyce avoids the punch easily.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dudley stuffs the takedown.
Dudley feinted with a counter takedown.
Joyce slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.
Joyce walks into a stiff left hand from Dudley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lunges at Joyce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joyce's hand.
Dudley throws out a powerful jab.
Joyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Joyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Dudley.
Dudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dudley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joyce dives in for a single leg takedown but Dudley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Joyce forces Dudley back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Joyce.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Joyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Joyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joyce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dudley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dudley looking to slow down the pace here.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Joyce gets control of Dudley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Joyce will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Joyce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudley wants to pass the guard but Joyce is keeping the position.
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck.
Joyce working for a triangle but Dudley defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joyce has his hands on Dudley's head, controlling the position.
Dudley pushing down on Joyce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joyce is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joyce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joyce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joyce trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joyce can do anything to dispel that myth.
Joyce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Joyce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is pressing down on Joyce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joyce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dudley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
It looks like Joyce might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dudley looking to control.
Joyce landing with the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joyce pushing down on Dudley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joyce stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dudley to get to his feet.
Dudley misses the jab.
Joyce slips a straight right by Dudley.
Joyce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dudley is fending him off so far but Joyce persists. Nope, Dudley circles away and we're back to standing.
Joyce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joyce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudley misses with an uppercut.
Dudley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joyce closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dudley quickly recovers to half guard.
Dudley wants to improve his position but Joyce is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joyce tries to pass to full mount but Dudley defends it.
Joyce prevents Dudley from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Joyce wants to free his trapped foot but Dudley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joyce prevents Dudley from improving his position.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
Joyce postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dudley to stand up.
Joyce shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joyce throws a head kick but Dudley moves out of range.
Joyce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dudley tries to avoid it but Joyce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dudley to the ground. Dudley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dudley misses the jab.
Joyce appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joyce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joyce.
Dudley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joyce.
Joyce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dudley tries to avoid it but Joyce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dudley to the ground. Dudley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Joyce circles away.
Joyce looks for a takedown but Dudley sprawls well.
Joyce shoots for a double leg takedown but Dudley sprawls well. He's pushed Joyce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dudley punishes Joyce's body with a nice straight punch.
Joyce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Dudley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Joyce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Joyce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dudley looks to land a combination but Joyce avoids it well.
Dudley scores with a jab.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joyce can do to turn this around?
Dudley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joyce walks into a straight right hand from Dudley.
Joyce throws a series of strikes that have Dudley backpedaling.
Joyce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joyce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicolas Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Dudley misses its intended target.
Joyce feints the counter takedown.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joyce moves away.
Joyce fails with a takedown attempt.
Dudley misses with a looping left.
Joyce slips a straight right by Dudley.
Joyce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicolas Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Joyce.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
Joyce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dudley's waist but Dudley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joyce off to one side.
Dudley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Joyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joyce throws a counter combo.
Joyce moves into the clinch.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Joyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Joyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Dudley fails to land.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Dudley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joyce.
Dudley being controlled against the cage.
Joyce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joyce defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Dudley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joyce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dudley circles away.
Joyce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudley pinned against the cage. Dudley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake Joyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyce throws a head kick but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley sizes up Joyce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Joyce moves out of range.
Dudley digs a good hook to Joyce's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Dudley as he connects with a hook.
Dudley misses with a straight right.
Dudley scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Joyce slips under a jab.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Joyce shakes it off.
Joyce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dudley swivels and escapes.
Dudley cracks Joyce with a good jab.
Dudley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joyce ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Joyce ducks down to avoid it.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dudley wants to clinch up but Joyce keeps it at a distance.
Dudley cracks Joyce with an open hand slap.
 Joyce is rocked!
That has opened up Blake Joyce's cut even more.
Dudley fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Joyce square on the jaw! Damn, Joyce is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Dudley!
Nicolas Dudley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enorme Renaud (ranked 4121 p4p, 4098 weight class) and Ray Sefo (ranked 214 p4p, 211 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enorme Renaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Sefo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renaud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Renaud misses with a punch to the body.
Sefo tries to break the clinch but Renaud is controlling the position.
Renaud throws a punch but it's blocked by Sefo.
Renaud lands with a light punch inside.
Sefo is trying to break free.
Renaud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renaud misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renaud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renaud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renaud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sefo wants to break free but Renaud has control.
Renaud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaud has a couple of punches blocked by Sefo.
Renaud misses with a body punch.
Sefo blocking some punches.
Renaud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renaud working aggressively here.
Sefo blocks a body shot from Renaud.
Renaud misses with the head strike.
Renaud misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renaud.
Sefo manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Renaud.
Sefo lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renaud lands a glancing blow to the side of Sefo's head.
Sefo misses with the body kick
and Renaud counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renaud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Renaud prevents Sefo from getting back to his feet.
Renaud will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Renaud is in close to Sefo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Renaud is working Sefo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Renaud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Renaud is in close to Sefo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Renaud works over Sefo with some ground and pound from guard.
Renaud distracts Sefo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sefo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Renaud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Renaud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renaud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Renaud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Renaud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Renaud distracts Sefo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sefo has momentary wrist control but Renaud slips an elbow through the middle.
Renaud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Renaud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Renaud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Renaud throwing strikes but missing.
Renaud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaud distracts Sefo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Renaud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Renaud throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renaud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Renaud scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renaud postures up and lands a big shot to Sefo's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sefo has momentary wrist control but Renaud slips an elbow through the middle.
Renaud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Renaud works over Sefo with some ground and pound from guard.
Renaud working some strikes from top position.
Renaud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sefo's head.
Renaud stands up over Sefo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Renaud working some strikes from top position.
Renaud is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Renaud postures up and lands a big shot to Sefo's brow.
Renaud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sefo's head.
Renaud scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sefo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Renaud working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Renaud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Renaud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Renaud content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Renaud scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renaud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sefo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renaud controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Renaud with a nice head shot there.
Renaud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Renaud scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renaud landing some decent shots from guard.
Renaud scoring with some ground and pound.
Renaud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Renaud chips away with some ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Renaud cracks Sefo with a solid left hand.
Renaud landing with the ground and pound.
Renaud is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Renaud lands a couple of elbows.
Renaud lands a couple of digs.
Renaud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sefo's head.
Renaud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Renaud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Renaud stands up over Sefo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Renaud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Renaud content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Renaud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sefo's head.
Renaud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Renaud lands a couple of digs.
Renaud works over Sefo with some ground and pound from guard.
Sefo looks winded!
Renaud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enorme Renaud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Renaud lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sefo doesn't seem phased though.
Renaud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sefo under the eye.
Sefo throws a jab when Renaud was well out of range.
Sefo lands a nice hook to Renaud's body. Renaud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renaud gets through Sefo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Renaud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sefo backwards.
Renaud swings wildly with an uppercut but Sefo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renaud drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sefo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A lazy left from Renaud finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaud throws a body shot but no joy.
Sefo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Renaud.
Renaud is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renaud. Sefo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sefo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renaud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sefo enables Renaud to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sefo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Renaud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Renaud slips nicely into half guard.
Renaud is nestled in close to Sefo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Renaud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sefo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Renaud drops an elbow to the side of Sefo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renaud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sefo is breathing heavily.
Renaud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Renaud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Renaud connects with a nice short shot to Sefo's temple.
Renaud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Enorme Renaud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Renaud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sefo has hold of Renaud's hands but Renaud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sefo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sefo taking some punishment here, with Renaud in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Renaud there.
Nice strikes from Renaud there.
Sefo is rocked!
Sefo has hold of Renaud's hands but Renaud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sefo is still in real trouble! Can Renaud finish him?
Renaud seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sefo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Renaud.
Renaud working over Sefo with some ground and pound. Sefo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaud lands a big elbow - Sefo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Renaud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enorme Renaud!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neils Weiss (ranked 3172 p4p, 4717 weight class) and Nickolas Haley (ranked 163 p4p, 239 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neils Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nickolas Haley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weiss throws out the jab.
Haley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weiss.
Nice defenses there by Haley.
A slow jab from Weiss misses its intended target.
Weiss looks to throw the jab but Haley is out of range.
Haley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Haley moved out of range.
Weiss misses with a hook.
Neils Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Weiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haley cracks Weiss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weiss cracks Haley with a big right hand and Haley goes down!
Haley is rocked!
It looks like Nickolas Haley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss passes into half guard.
Haley is refusing to be controlled, as Weiss sits in half guard.
Weiss moves into full mount! Haley won't be happy about that!
Weiss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss controlling his opponent.
Weiss moves to take his opponent's back.
Weiss is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Weiss trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be Haley right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley fending off the submission attempt from Weiss.
Weiss throwing sloppy strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Weiss manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Haley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weiss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weiss trying to control momentarily.
Weiss is looking for the choke from the back position but Haley is controlling his hands well.
Weiss struggling to keep hold of the position.
Weiss gets his hands free as Haley looks to control.
Weiss lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Haley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haley preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Weiss.
Weiss punches the canvas rather than the man.
Haley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Weiss is hanging on to Haley's back as he tries to escape.
Will Weiss go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Haley fending off the submission attempt from Weiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Haley rolls, trying to escape but Weiss keeps control of the position.
Weiss looking for the choke but no joy.
Weiss struggling to keep hold of the position.
Weiss is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Haley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Haley for a finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Weiss has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Haley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Weiss is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Haley tries to escape but Weiss has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Weiss wants to control but Haley is keeping busy.
Weiss working for the choke.
Weiss tries to get the hooks in deep but Haley pushed the leg off.
Weiss struggling to land strikes to the head as Haley covers up.
Haley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Weiss thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Weiss manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Will Weiss go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Haley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Will Weiss go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Weiss has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Haley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Weiss working for the choke.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Haley prevents Weiss from getting a body triangle.
Weiss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Weiss biding his time, controlling Haley.
Haley staying busy and making it hard for Weiss to control.
Weiss is hanging on to Haley's back as he tries to escape.
Weiss is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haley is defending well though. Weiss let's go of the attempt for now.
Weiss struggling to land strikes to the head as Haley covers up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Haley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Weiss tries to keep control of the position but Haley is staying busy.
Weiss is not going to allow Haley to sit and survive in this position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
A lull in the action here.
Weiss punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Haley trying to control the hands but Weiss breaks the grip.
Will Weiss go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Weiss controlling the position well here. Haley rolled but Weiss kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Weiss controlling well, preventing Haley from escaping the position.
Haley trying to control but not successfully.
Haley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Haley's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Weiss is looking to control Haley but Haley is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Haley covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neils Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weiss misses with an uppercut
and Haley counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Weiss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haley takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Weiss throws a lazy right hand but Haley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weiss manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haley defending well as Weiss loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Weiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haley throws a one two combo.
Weiss misses with a hook
and Haley counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Weiss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weiss momentarily.
Weiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weiss misses with the combination.
Haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiss scores with a nice head shot.
Nickolas Haley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haley throws a right and a left that Weiss avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haley.
Haley slips a jab and a cross from Weiss.
Haley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weiss.
A punch lands to the side of Weiss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weiss.
Weiss misses with an uppercut
enabling Haley to counter with a crisp jab.
Weiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haley can do to turn this around?
Weiss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haley throws a low kick, looking for Weiss's leg but Weiss calmly moves out of range.
Weiss throws an overhand right that lands on Haley's shoulder, as Haley tries to avoid the shot.
Haley throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haley tried to score with a low kick but Weiss checks it.
Haley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weiss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haley.
Weiss is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Haley misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Haley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley misses with a low kick as Weiss jumps back.
Haley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weiss.
Weiss connects with a crisp jab.
Haley slips a jab from Weiss.
Haley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haley connects with a body shot.
Weiss scores with a three punch combo!
Neils Weiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Weiss.
Haley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weiss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Weiss misses with a left hand
and Haley counters with a nice uppercut.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Weiss throws an overhand right that lands on Haley's shoulder, as Haley tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weiss's corner calls for a 1-2. Weiss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Haley. That snapped Weiss's head back.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Haley moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Weiss blocks the leg kick.
Weiss throws an off balance right hand
and Haley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Weiss misses.
Haley tries to clinch but Weiss moves out of range.
Haley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weiss throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Haley tumbling to the canvas!
Haley is still in real trouble! Can Weiss finish him?
Weiss passes Haley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haley trying to control but Weiss postures up.
Haley seems to have recovered his senses.
Weiss is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Haley!
Haley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Weiss.
Weiss thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throwing strikes here but Haley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Haley has given up his back. Will we see Weiss going for some submissions?
Weiss somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Haley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Weiss gets his way!
Weiss trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Haley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Weiss punches the canvas rather than the man.
Haley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Weiss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Weiss working for a choke but Haley is defending well.
Weiss wants to control but Haley is keeping busy.
Weiss throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Weiss trying to control.
Weiss thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Weiss throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Haley prevents Weiss from getting a body triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is really struggling to control Haley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Weiss is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Weiss is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Haley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Weiss controlling well, preventing Haley from escaping the position.
Weiss trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haley is defending well though. Weiss let's go of the attempt for now.
Neils Weiss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Weiss wants to control but Haley is keeping busy.
Weiss is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Weiss has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Haley prevents Weiss from getting a body triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weiss has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Haley's body.
Weiss is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Weiss looking to break Haley's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Haley remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Weiss will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Weiss is not going to allow Haley to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Haley.
Haley trying to control the hands but Weiss breaks the grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Haley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Weiss haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Haley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Weiss gets his way!
Weiss tries to keep control of the position but Haley is staying busy.
Weiss is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Haley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Haley for a finish.
Weiss trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Haley rolls, trying to escape but Weiss keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neils Weiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weiss misses with a hook
and Haley counters with a nice body shot.
Weiss misses with a straight right.
Weiss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haley wants to slow Weiss down by chopping away at his legs.
Weiss misses with an uppercut.
Weiss looks to land a left hand but Haley moved out of range nicely.
Haley lands the left hand.
Haley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Weiss.
Haley throws a series of punches but Weiss moves out of range.
Haley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haley moves out of range of the strikes.
Haley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haley moves out of range as Weiss strikes.
Haley throws a leg kick but Weiss checks it.
Weiss has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Weiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haley throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Haley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Weiss dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neils Weiss!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Da Great (ranked 3569 p4p, 3388 weight class) and Autiosaaren Salama (ranked 375 p4p, 359 weight class). Gonzo Da Great could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Autiosaaren Salama's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gonzo Da Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Autiosaaren Salama!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Great walks into a straight right hand from Salama.
Gonzo Da Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Great gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Da Great tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Salama is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Da Great buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Da Great!! Da Great is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Salama throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Autiosaaren Salama!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopsa Saari (ranked 3247 p4p, 3270 weight class) and Pedro Townsend (ranked 166 p4p, 168 weight class). Townsend has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nopsa Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsend throws a lazy right hand but Saari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saari throws a lazy uppercut
and Townsend counters with a three punch combo that has Saari backing up. Saari nods at Townsend to acknowledge the strikes.
Townsend looks winded!
Saari misses with a looping left.
Saari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saari throws an overhand right that lands on Townsend's shoulder, as Townsend tries to avoid the shot.
Saari throws a hook but Townsend avoids it easily.
Townsend moves forwards but Saari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Pedro Townsend has been cut.
Townsend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saari.
Saari cracks Townsend with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Townsend falls to his knees and Saari doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nopsa Saari!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Try (ranked 3181 p4p, 3301 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 165 p4p, 190 weight class). The key to victory for Island Try has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Try!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Try waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Dean moves away from the strike by Try.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Try sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean moves forwards but Try connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Try jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Island Try seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Try.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Dean looks up at the clock. Bad move! Try lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dean. Try pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Try!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edu Duarte (ranked 3029 p4p, 3159 weight class) and Eduardo Zavala (ranked 320 p4p, 337 weight class). Eduardo Zavala is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edu Duarte!
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, Eduardo Zavala!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duarte wants to free his trapped foot but Zavala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duarte is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zavala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duarte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte has gone for a leg lock! Zavala slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duarte's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Duarte could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala tries to free his leg and advance position but Duarte is retaining full guard.
Zavala passes into half guard.
Zavala lands strikes from half guard.
Duarte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duarte looking for submissions off his back.
Duarte is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LazyFighters Gym - Island Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte is not content to let Zavala control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duarte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to pass the guard but Duarte is keeping the position.
Zavala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Duarte thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Zavala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte pulls Zavala in to control the position.
Zavala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duarte working for a triangle but Zavala defends it easily.
Duarte looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavala scoring with some ground and pound.
Zavala throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte working for a triangle but Zavala defends it easily.
Zavala trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zavala passes into side control.
Duarte tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duarte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zavala scoring with punches and elbows.
Zavala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duarte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zavala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duarte is working hard here to advance position.
Zavala remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Duarte tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte can't do much from the bottom here.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Duarte is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Zavala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duarte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Zavala's face as Duarte controls the position.
Zavala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duarte tries for a kimura but Zavala is defending well.
Zavala is trying to control Duarte's posture but Duarte avoids it.
Eduardo Zavala has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duarte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zavala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zavala wants to get back to his feet.
Zavala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zavala isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duarte stacks Zavala on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duarte!
Zavala sneaks back into half guard.
Duarte is keen to just control but Zavala is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to sweep but Duarte has passed to side control!
Duarte trying to control the action but Zavala is working from the bottom.
Zavala is trying to improve his position.
Zavala tries to escape but Duarte is in control.
Duarte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zavala tries to improve position but can't.
Duarte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zavala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Zavala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zavala can't do much from the bottom here.
Zavala sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zavala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duarte pulls his head out easily.
Zavala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duarte is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duarte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zavala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duarte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duarte is looking to stall here but Zavala recovers full guard.
Zavala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zavala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Duarte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Zavala shoots in and gets a takedown into Duarte's guard.
Zavala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zavala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zavala postures up.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zavala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zavala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duarte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zavala trying to hold on to Duarte's head to control him but Duarte postures up.
Zavala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zavala tries to get to full guard but Duarte has control of the leg.
Duarte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zavala knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control from half guard but Zavala is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zavala actively working from the bottom here.
Duarte prevents Zavala from improving his position.
Zavala pushes Duarte off looking to stand but Duarte dives back in and keeps control.
Duarte is working for a submission of some sort.
Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zavala is just riding it out for now. Duarte eventually gives up the hold.
Duarte wants to take a breather but Zavala is having none of it.
Zavala trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duarte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zavala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
Duarte trying to control but Zavala is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to get back to his feet but Duarte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duarte has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zavala to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Duarte is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zavala pulls down on the head and he's put Duarte to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Zavala!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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