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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean MacGuire (ranked 2188 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov (ranked 265 p4p, 156 weight class). Nurmagomedov has chosen Лезгинка as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sean MacGuire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean MacGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting MacGuire counter with a right hand.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown
and MacGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from MacGuire does it's job there.
MacGuire dips to his left and cracks Nurmagomedov with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
enabling MacGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
Sean MacGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
MacGuire jabs Nurmagomedov right on the nose. Nurmagomedov blinks but takes it well.
MacGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacGuire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but MacGuire shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacGuire stuns Nurmagomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling MacGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
 Nurmagomedov is rocked!
MacGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can MacGuire finish him?
MacGuire steps in with a hook that catches Nurmagomedov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! MacGuire follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nurmagomedov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean MacGuire!
Sean MacGuire 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tavish Gray (ranked 573 p4p, 4051 weight class) and Alfonzo Le Mans (ranked 73 p4p, 419 weight class). Le Mans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Purge announcement. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavish Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonzo Le Mans!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Mans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Le Mans missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray is looking to counter punch.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Mans throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch.
Le Mans tries to break free but Gray pushes him back against the cage.
Le Mans tries to circle away but Gray has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Gray.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Mans backwards.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Mans backwards.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray lands an uppercut.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray pushes Le Mans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Mans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've been informed that Le Mans has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Le Mans is trying to break the clinch but Gray is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray works on Le Mans's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Mans is rocked!
Good body shot from Gray.
Le Mans is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Le Mans.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Mans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Le Mans.
Le Mans blocking some punches.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray working aggressively here.
Le Mans seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Mans.
Le Mans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le Mans looks winded!
Le Mans is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Mans is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Gray unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Le Mans! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gray is unloading with more strikes now! Le Mans drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tavish Gray!
A victorious Tavish Gray 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Samba (ranked 4538 p4p, 5784 weight class) and Kalle Frid (ranked 425 p4p, 478 weight class). Kalle Frid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Frid!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Samba.
Frid lands with an uppercut that bounces Samba off the cage and back into range.
Samba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frid scores with a nice right hand.
Frid misses with a left hand
enabling Samba to counter with a crisp jab.
Samba closes the distance and pushes Frid back into the cage.
Samba prevents a body shot from Frid.
Samba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frid backwards.
Samba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Samba has a couple of punches blocked by Frid.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frid can't break the clinch.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Samba.
Frid is looking to break free of the clinch but Samba has double underhooks.
Frid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frid lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Samba.
Frid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frid scores with a sloppy right hand. Samba should have avoided that one.
Samba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Samba is rocked!
Samba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Samba backs off Frid throws a huge counter combo but Samba manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samba misses with some punches.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Frid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frid breaks from the clinch.
Samba throws a jab when Frid was well out of range.
Samba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frid slips under a jab from Samba.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Frid moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Samba.
Samba throws a lazy right hand but Frid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frid cracks Samba with a good jab.
Samba misses with a straight right.
Samba throws a hook but Frid blocks it.
Frid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Frid tries to bum rush Samba with a series of wild strikes but Samba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samba swings for the body but Frid moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Frid.
Samba misses with an uppercut.
Frid misses with a two punch combination.
Samba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samba tries to work over Frid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samba struggles to land a body shot inside as Frid controls his hands.
Samba lands a body punch.
Frid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sambas head.
Samba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frid prevents a body shot from Samba.
Samba looking to stall.
Samba misses with a body punch.
Frid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Samba up against the cage.
Frid can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
Frid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Frid controls the action.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samba prevents a body shot from Frid.
Frid has a couple of punches blocked by Samba.
Samba lands with a short shot to the head.
Frid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Samba on the inside.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Frid has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot in the inside from Frid.
Samba blocks a body shot from Frid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba has Frid pressed against the cage, preventing Frid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frids head.
Frid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frid has a couple of punches blocked by Samba.
Samba has a couple of punches blocked by Frid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba pushes Frid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frid lands an uppercut.
Frid tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Frid back against the cage.
A short right from Samba on the inside.
Frid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samba is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frid throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
A frustrated look appears on Frid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samba tries to work over Frid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frid is looking to break free of the clinch but Samba has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frid.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Frid controls the action.
Samba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samba lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Samba.
Frid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frid letting Samba take a breather here.
Samba is leaning against Frid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samba prevents Frid from breaking the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samba'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.
Frid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samba prevents Frid from breaking the clinch.
Samba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frid lands a left hand.
Frid can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frid's elbow.
Frid is trying to force a seperation but Samba has the dominant position.
Frid tries to break free but Samba pushes him back against the cage.
Samba misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samba has Frid pressed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frid.
Samba lands a body punch.
Frid is trying to push Samba away but Samba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samba misses with a punch to the body.
Samba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frid's efforts to push away.
Frid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frid slowing the pace effectively.
Frid lands a shoulder strike.
Samba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Frid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frid working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Samba.
Samba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frid tries to circle away but Samba has him pinned against the cage.
Samba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frid tries to circle away but Samba has him pinned against the cage.
Samba digs a right hand underneath Frid's ribcage. Frid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samba lands a nice uppercut.
Frid blocks a body shot from Samba.
Frid working aggressively here.
Frid trying to stall but Samba improves his position.
Samba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frid's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frid.
Frid wants to get back to striking at distance but Samba won't allow it.
Samba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Frid fails to land.
Frid takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Samba.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
Samba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frid swings wildly with an uppercut but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frid taking a breather.
Frid blocks a body shot from Samba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frid wants to get back to striking at distance but Samba won't allow it.
Frid scores with a shoulder strike.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
Frid blocks an uppercut.
Samba stalling in the clinch.
Frid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Samba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bo Samba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frid blocks a jab.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frid manages to break the clinch.
Samba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Samba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frid missing with a left hand there. Samba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Samba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frid.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Samba under the eye.
Kalle Frid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Frid misses.
Frid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samba walks into a jab.
Samba loads up on a big right hand but Frid slips the punch.
Frid throws out a counter right but Samba avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba slips under a jab.
Samba tries to clinch up.
Frid takes a swing at Samba's ribcage but misses.
Frid misses with a body shot.
Samba throwing a counter right hand but Frid manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba throws a lazy uppercut
and Frid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalle Frid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frid doesn't seem bothered though.
Samba tries to clinch but Frid moves out of range.
Samba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frid is out of range and Samba settles back down.
Samba throws a jab when Frid was well out of range.
Frid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frid walks into a stiff left hand from Samba.
Frid looks to throw the jab but Samba is out of range.
A jab from Samba misses.
Sloppy strikes from Frid. Those never looked like landing.
Samba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Samba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samba swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frid has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frid misses with some punches.
Samba lands a hook that snaps the head of Frid backwards.
Samba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frid.
Frid is looking to break free of the clinch but Samba has double underhooks.
Samba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frid backwards.
Frid prevents a body shot from Samba.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
Frid is leaning against Samba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frid struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
Frid just leaning against Samba, taking a breather.
Samba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samba misses with the head strike.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Frid.
Frid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frid up against the cage.
Bo Samba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samba keeps control of Frid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Samba.
Frid misses with the head strike.
Samba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frid wants a takedown but no success here.
Samba looking to stall.
Samba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samba.
Frid is trying to break the clinch but Samba is controlling him.
Frid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frid backwards.
Samba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samba lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries to throw a body punch but Frid avoids it by throwing Samba back against the cage.
Frid looking to stall.
Frid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Frid.
Frid moves out of range as Samba strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frid on the side of the head.
Samba loads up on a big right hand but Frid slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Samba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frid doesn't seem phased though.
Samba misses with a straight left.
Frid scores with a body shot.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Frid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samba's head backwards.
Frid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frid misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Samba misses.
Samba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frid defending well as Samba loads up on a big left hand.
Samba drops his hands momentarily and Frid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samba staying out of range there.
Samba is looking for a counter combo.
Frid thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
Frid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frid moves into range and clinches up with Samba.
Frid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samba scores with a shot to the side of Frid's head.
Samba avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frid lands a left hand.
Oh Samba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frid looking to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Samba fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frid as Samba tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Frid fails to land.
Frid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samba seems to have got his legs back now.
Samba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frid is trying to maintain a safe position but Samba gets an underhook and turns Frid into the cage.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frid works on Samba's body with a couple of short punches.
Frid is trying to push Samba away but Samba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samba trying to control the position but instead, Frid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samba into the cage.
Frid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sambas head.
Samba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frid wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samba.
Samba misses with some punches.
Frid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samba moves away.
Samba lands the left hand.
Frid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Frid misses.
A combination from Frid does no damage.
Frid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frid scores with a nice strike.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frid.
Samba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frid.
Frid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Samba clobbers Frid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Frid - just one landing.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samba.
A big left from Samba misses.
Samba throws a good cross that connects.
Frid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samba ducks under a wild hook from Frid.
Frid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Samba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Frid throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Samba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samba throws a body shot but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frid backs up against the cage.
Samba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Frid moved out of range.
Bo Samba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samba throws a shot from downtown. Frid moves away and avoids it.
Frid moves away from the strike by Samba.
Frid throws a right and a left that Samba avoids nicely.
Frid throws a right and a left that Samba avoids nicely.
Samba scores with a sloppy right hand. Frid should have avoided that one.
Frid scores with a body shot.
Frid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
Frid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samba throws a hook but Frid blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalle Frid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samba misses with a body shot.
Frid scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalle Frid.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 19:19
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 19:20
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 19:20
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kalle Frid!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunner (ranked 3458 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Dong Hyun Kim (ranked 379 p4p, 392 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim's choice of entrance music: Danza Kuduro. The key to victory for Tommy Gunner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner lands a head kick. Kim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Dong Hyun Kim has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gunner enables Kim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gunner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Gunner.
Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gunner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
Gunner landing some decent shots from guard.
Gunner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kim can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunner wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Gunner slips an elbow through the middle.
Gunner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunner trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is trying to control the position but Gunner postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunner lands a couple of elbows.
Kim trying to control the position.
Gunner postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Gunner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunner is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Gunner throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunner trying to control the position.
Kim wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving.
Gunner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to Gunner's brow.
Gunner 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.
Kim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunner is trying to keep Kim in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kim postures up in Gunner's guard and throws a big left but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kim wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunner is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gunner's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dong Hyun Kim!
Dong Hyun Kim 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 3015 p4p, 2631 weight class) and Jason Payne (ranked 347 p4p, 304 weight class). Payne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Payne scores with a jab.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Slim misses with a lunging right hand
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slim throws a lazy uppercut
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Slim slips the punch.
Slim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slim tries a head kick but it misses.
Slim takes the fight into the clinch.
Slim lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne tries a body shot but Slim blocks it.
Slim misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Slim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Slim - that landed with a thud.
Payne jumps guard but Slim stands there with Payne around his waist. Payne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payne looking to stall.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne avoiding damage as Slim throws knees to the body.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slim smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Slim is looking to counter punch.
Slim slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Slim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jason Payne has been cut.
Payne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slim lands a body shot.
Slim just misses with a punch to the body.
Slim ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slim throws a body kick that misses.
Slim lands with a kick to the temple. Payne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Payne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne avoids the head kick by Slim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Slim misses with a looping left.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Slim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slim has Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slim scores a nice knee to the body.
Payne wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Payne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Our spies down at at Ironbound MMA inform us that Payne has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Slim stands and steps away. Payne gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Slim moves out of range of the body kick from Payne.
Slim tries a head kick but it misses.
Slim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Slim misses with a hook.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Slim.
Slim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Payne is out of range and Slim settles back down.
Slim slips a jab from Payne.
Payne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbados Slim's cut is getting worse.
Slim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Slim tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne takes one on the button.
Slim throws a wild body kick that Payne sees coming a mile off.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Slim takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne lands with a hook. Slim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Slim counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Payne does no damage.
Slim lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
Slim throws a solid leg kick but Payne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slim.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Slim moves away and avoids it.
Slim walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Slim moved out of range.
Slim cracks Payne with a good jab.
Slim blocks a leg kick.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbados Slim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Payne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slim.
Slim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Payne if he has to take too many more of those.
Slim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne blocks a body shot from Slim.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slim landing knees to the body.
Slim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slim smiles and moves away.
Barbados Slim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Payne.
Payne looks winded!
Slim misses with a few strikes there.
Slim slips under a jab.
Slim moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Slim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Slim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Slim misses.
Payne throws a body kick that misses
and Slim counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Jason Payne's cut even more.
Slim misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Slim tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips under a jab from Slim.
Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slim lands with a good body shot.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
Slim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slim looks for the body kick but Payne saw that one coming.
Slim misses with a low kick.
Payne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slim's head.
Sloppy strikes from Payne. Those never looked like landing.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Slim moves away and avoids it.
Slim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Slim moves away and avoids it.
Slim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Slim is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick from Slim, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim throws a lazy uppercut
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Slim connects with the punch.
A low kick lands for Slim.
Slim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slim lands with a cross.
Slim throws a big shot that misses.
Slim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slim throws a body kick that misses
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slim connects with the punch.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Slim's shoulder, as Slim tries to avoid the shot.
Slim tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slim throws a head kick that misses
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne throws out a loose jab but Slim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick
and Slim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payne's knee momentarily.
A lazy left from Slim finds it's target.
Slim lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slim rushes Payne and presses him up against the cage.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slim is working Payne over against the cage.
Payne manages to pull guard.
Slim stands up from Payne's guard - Slim perhaps looking for a knockout.
A leg kick checked by Slim.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slim moves away.
Slim closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim digs a right hand into Payne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Payne's gas tank.
Slim is leaning against Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barbados Slim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Slim.
A right handed body shot lands from Slim.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from Slim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Slim landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim lands a nice uppercut.
Slim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slim lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Slim.
The cut above Jason Payne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slim missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slim.
Slim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Slim.
Slim scores with a hook to the body.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slim walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Slim lands the left hand.
Payne is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Slim! Payne is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barbados Slim!
An out of breath Barbados Slim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jens Ryden (ranked 3440 p4p, 24387 weight class) and Zurab Abkhazi (ranked 362 p4p, 501 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abkhazi's choice of entrance music: Mindfucker - Sheck Wes. 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Ryden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zurab Abkhazi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abkhazi counters with a nice body shot.
Ryden throws a hook but Abkhazi blocks it.
Ryden misses with a body shot.
Abkhazi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abkhazi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryden needs to keep his hands up - Abkhazi had a free shot at his head there.
Abkhazi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abkhazi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abkhazi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abkhazi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryden counters with a left and a right that stings Abkhazi.
Ryden just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Abkhazi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryden slips a straight right by Abkhazi.
Ryden tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abkhazi manages to circle out of the way.
Abkhazi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryden.
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!
Ryden looks to score with a jab to the body but Abkhazi is just out of range.
Ryden lands a jab to Abkhazi's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abkhazi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryden throws out the jab.
Abkhazi lunges at Ryden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryden's hand.
Ryden cracks Abkhazi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abkhazi wants to slow Ryden down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abkhazi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryden throws a series of strikes that have Abkhazi backpedaling.
Abkhazi is rocked!
It looks like Zurab Abkhazi has been cut.
Ryden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ryden connects with a stiff jab that staggers Abkhazi - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jens Ryden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Mebab (ranked 5948 p4p, 2639 weight class) and Roger Malm (ranked 447 p4p, 254 weight class). Mebab comes into the arena with Some blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Mebab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Malm!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Malm there.
Mebab closes the distance and pushes Malm back into the cage.
Mebab works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mebab lands a couple of elbows.
Malm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mebab postures up in Malm's guard and throws a big left but Malm blocks it.
Malm looking for a guillotine here but Mebab defends easily.
Mebab distracts Malm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mebab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mebab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mebab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malm has his foot on Mebab's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mebab works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mebab throws a big elbow that misses.
Malm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mebab defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mebab defends well.
Mebab lands a couple of elbows.
Malm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mebab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mebab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mebab stands up over Malm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mebab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mebab defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mebab has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mebab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mebab avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mebab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mebab connects with a couple of short punches.
Malm is trying to keep Mebab in close.
Mebab connects with a couple of short punches.
Mebab got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mebab has managed to get both his arms back between Malm's legs - danger averted.
Malm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mebab is aware though and is defending well.
Mebab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mebab distracts Malm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab distracts Malm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malm's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mebab got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mebab has managed to get both his arms back between Malm's legs - danger averted.
Mebab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mebab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mebab avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mebab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mebab lands a couple of digs.
Mebab stands up over Malm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mebab lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mebab gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mebab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mebab lands a couple of elbows.
Mebab is working Malm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mebab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mebab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mebab tries to free his leg and advance position but Malm is retaining full guard.
Mebab thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malm has his foot on Mebab's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mebab works his way back into a safe position though.
Mebab lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malm has momentary wrist control but Mebab slips an elbow through the middle.
Mebab distracts Malm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mebab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malm looking for a guillotine here but Mebab defends easily.
Mebab chips away with some ground and pound.
Malm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mebab can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mebab keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malm's head.
Mebab connects with a couple of short punches.
Mebab postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mebab is working Malm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mebab works over Malm with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mebab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mebab stands up over Malm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mebab lands a couple of digs.
Malm working for a triangle but Mebab defends it easily.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mebab gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malm controls Mebab momentarily but Mebab frees himself.
Malm has his foot on Mebab's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mebab works his way back into a safe position though.
Malm trying to control the position.
Malm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mebab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Mebab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Malm controls Mebab momentarily but Mebab frees himself.
Mebab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Malm keeping full guard, as Mebab tries to pass.
Malm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mebab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mebab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mebab is aware though and is defending well.
Malm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mebab chips away with some ground and pound.
Mebab makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mebab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mebab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mebab is in close to Malm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mebab gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mebab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malm's head.
Mebab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mebab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mebab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malm trying to control the position.
Malm has momentary wrist control but Mebab slips an elbow through the middle.
Mebab scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malm is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mebab rolls with it to try and escape but Malm cranks on the arm and Mebab is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Malm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuuki Brixton (ranked 2361 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Svensson Von Tancred (ranked 230 p4p, 300 weight class). Brixton comes to the cage accompanied by Otherworld. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuuki Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Svensson Von Tancred!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brixton looks to throw a body kick
and Von Tancred counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brixton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brixton lands a good knee to the midsection. Von Tancred won't want to take too many of those.
Brixton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brixton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Tancred misses with a punch to the body.
Brixton tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Tancred avoids the damage to the body.
Brixton trying to land knees to the body.
Von Tancred misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brixton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Tancred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Tancred misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Von Tancred.
Von Tancred has a couple of punches blocked by Brixton.
Von Tancred takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brixton prevents a body shot from Von Tancred.
Von Tancred misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brixton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton lands an elbow inside that Von Tancred shrugs off.
Von Tancred avoids the elbow strike from Brixton, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brixton.
It looks like Svensson Von Tancred has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brixton.
Brixton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Von Tancred has a couple of punches blocked by Brixton.
I was talking to Brixton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brixton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Tancred tries to throw a body punch but Brixton avoids it by throwing Von Tancred back against the cage.
Von Tancred misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Von Tancred fails to land.
Von Tancred working aggressively here.
Von Tancred managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Von Tancred looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brixton tries a knee to the head but Von Tancred blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Von Tancred fails to land.
Von Tancred takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Tancred lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brixton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Tancred is defending well for now.
Brixton lands a nice elbow.
Brixton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Tancred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Tancred avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Tancred avoids it.
Brixton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brixton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brixton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brixton lands an elbow just above Von Tancred 's eye.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
Von Tancred tries a body shot but Brixton blocks it.
Von Tancred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brixton.
Brixton trying to land knees to the body.
Von Tancred avoids the elbow strike from Brixton, against the cage.
Brixton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Tancred has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brixton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Von Tancred.
Brixton has a couple of punches blocked by Von Tancred.
Brixton gets through Von Tancred's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brixton lands a good knee to the midsection. Von Tancred won't want to take too many of those.
Brixton pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Tancred leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brixton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Tancred.
Brixton misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Von Tancred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Tancred takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Brixton.
Brixton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Von Tancred working aggressively here.
Von Tancred avoids the elbow strike from Brixton, against the cage.
Von Tancred takes a shot to the head.
Von Tancred managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Brixton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Tancred is defending well for now.
Von Tancred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brixton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Tancred.
Von Tancred makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brixton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brixton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Von Tancred in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Tancred's face.
That has opened up Svensson Von Tancred's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brixton.
Brixton tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Tancred avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Brixton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brixton landing knees to the body.
Brixton lands an elbow that stopped Von Tancred in his tracks for a moment.
Von Tancred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brixton.
Von Tancred looks winded!
Von Tancred swings wildly with an uppercut but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Brixton.
Von Tancred tries a body shot but Brixton blocks it.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Tancred avoids it.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Tancred avoids it.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Tancred avoids it.
Brixton lands a nice elbow.
Brixton blocks an uppercut.
Brixton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brixton trying to land knees to the body.
Brixton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brixton with a knee to the head.
Von Tancred breaks the clinch.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Tancred throws out the jab.
Brixton moves into the clinch.
Von Tancred misses with a body punch.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Tancred misses with the head strike.
Von Tancred blocks the elbow strike.
Von Tancred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brixton.
Brixton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Tancred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brixton tries a knee to the head but Von Tancred blocks it.
Brixton landing knees to the head.
Von Tancred throws a head punch that misses.
Brixton lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brixton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Tancred's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Von Tancred fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Tancred is defending well for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Von Tancred misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Tancred is defending well for now.
Von Tancred misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brixton lands with a left to the head.
Von Tancred misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton lands a nice elbow.
Von Tancred managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Brixton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Svensson Von Tancred's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brixton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brixton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brixton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Tancred backwards.
Brixton takes a shot to the head.
Brixton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Tancred throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brixtons head.
Von Tancred's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brixton staying out of range there.
Brixton pushes Von Tancred up against the cage in a clinch.
Brixton throws an elbow that misses.
Brixton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brixton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Tancred lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Tancred doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brixton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Tancred backwards.
Von Tancred's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Von Tancred misses with a left hand
and Brixton counters with a nice uppercut.
Brixton is looking to clinch but Von Tancred is avoiding it.
Von Tancred rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brixton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brixton forces Von Tancred back against the cage and clinches.
Brixton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Tancred tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brixton's elbow.
Von Tancred takes an elbow to the temple.
Brixton lands an elbow inside.
Svensson Von Tancred's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brixton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Tancred is defending well for now.
Von Tancred pushes Brixton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brixton.
Von Tancred misses with a body punch.
Von Tancred avoiding damage as Brixton throws knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brixton misses with an elbow strike.
Brixton missing with knees to the body.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
Brixton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Tancred blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Von Tancred.
Von Tancred lands a left hand.
Brixton blocks an uppercut.
Von Tancred blocks the elbow strike.
Brixton throws an elbow that misses.
Von Tancred is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Tancred tries to work over Brixton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Tancred breaks the clinch.
Brixton throws a front kick aimed at Von Tancred's knee but Von Tancred avoids it well.
Brixton connects with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Svensson Von Tancred's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuuki Brixton!
A victorious Yuuki Brixton 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sarinnen (ranked 4973 p4p, 4345 weight class) and Doo Ho Choi (ranked 326 p4p, 301 weight class). Choi has chosen Superman theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Sarinnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doo Ho Choi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarinnen looks for a takedown but Choi sprawls well.
Sarinnen misses with a wild body shot.
Choi throws a counter combo.
Sarinnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sarinnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarinnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Choi's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choi tries to kick Sarinnen off but Sarinnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sarinnen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarinnen stops Choi from getting back to his feet.
Sarinnen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Choi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sarinnen has cracked it and Choi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sarinnen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Sarinnen!
A victorious Samuel Sarinnen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jokubas Antukis (ranked 521 p4p, 2738 weight class) and Two Kickman (ranked 73 p4p, 292 weight class). Antukis comes to the cage accompanied by "Terminator" - Sevendust. Jokubas Antukis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Two Kickman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickman misses with a few strikes there.
Antukis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kickman.
Antukis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kickman just manages to avoid it.
Kickman takes a swing at Antukis's ribcage but misses.
Kickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Kickman backs away, Antukis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kickman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antukis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antukis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kickman.
Kickman takes a swing at Antukis's ribcage but misses.
Two Kickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kickman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antukis is fending him off so far but Kickman persists. Nope, Antukis circles away and we're back to standing.
Antukis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antukis blocks a head kick by Kickman.
Antukis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Antukis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kickman throws a head kick but Antukis moves out of range.
It looked like Antukis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kickman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Antukis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antukis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kickman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kickman throws a chopping leg kick but Antukis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Antukis counters with a quick kick to the body but Kickman blocks it.
Kickman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antukis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Two Kickman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kickman tries to land a body kick
enabling Antukis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kickman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antukis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kickman! Antukis lets Kickman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kickman is rocked!
Antukis circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kickman drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Antukis follows Kickman to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jokubas Antukis!
Jokubas Antukis 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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mgr
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RATING
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