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C477: Blankenship vs Bashir II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ma Bong Sik (ranked 1222 p4p, 1779 weight class) and Jean LeBeau (ranked 157 p4p, 215 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Bong Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean LeBeau!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong Sik misses with a right hand
and LeBeau counters with a left to the body.
Bong Sik walks into a straight right hand from LeBeau.
Bong Sik looks to throw the jab but LeBeau is out of range.
As Bong Sik backs off LeBeau throws a huge counter combo but Bong Sik manages to avoid it all.
LeBeau closes the distance and pushes Bong Sik back into the cage.
Bong Sik tries to work over LeBeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from LeBeau.
Bong Sik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LeBeau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bong Sik misses with a punch on the inside.
LeBeau lands an uppercut.
Bong Sik prevents a body shot from LeBeau.
LeBeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
LeBeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong Sik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBeau missing with knees to the body.
Bong Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as LeBeau controls his hands.
LeBeau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LeBeau lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bong Sik.
LeBeau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong Sik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LeBeau misses with the head strike.
LeBeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
Bong Sik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bong Sik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bong Sik there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Bong Sik.
LeBeau thuds his right hand into Bong Sik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bong Sik throws an off balance right hand
and LeBeau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LeBeau works Bong Sik's body with a nice hook.
Bong Sik tries a low kick but LeBeau avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - LeBeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LeBeau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bong Sik throws a right hand that misses
and LeBeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bong Sik misses with a leg kick
and LeBeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bong Sik throws out a loose jab but LeBeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ma Bong Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bong Sik looks to land a right hand but LeBeau moved out of range.
Nice shot by LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik throwing a counter right hand but LeBeau manages to avoid it.
LeBeau with the inside leg kick.
Bong Sik pushes LeBeau away with a front kick.
Bong Sik thumps LeBeau with a low kick.
Bong Sik throws a leg kick
and Bong Sik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bong Sik with a nice calf kick.
Bong Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bong Sik misses with a low kick.
Bong Sik connects with a body shot that sends LeBeau's belly button to the back.
LeBeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bong Sik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bong Sik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LeBeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bong Sik throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and LeBeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LeBeau blocks a head kick by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik throws a nice inside leg kick.
LeBeau throws a right hand that misses
and Bong Sik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeBeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LeBeau steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bong Sik misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from LeBeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bong Sik moves forwards but LeBeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bong Sik misses the target.
Bong Sik throws a hook to the side of LeBeau's head but LeBeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong Sik backing away here, and LeBeau unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik scores with a hook to the body. LeBeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
LeBeau lands a jab to Bong Sik's midsection.
LeBeau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bong Sik to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Bong Sik's head coaches at The Death Star that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong Sik feints and then cracks LeBeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBeau down.
A low kick from Bong Sik is predictable there
and LeBeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bong Sik throws a sloppy body shot
letting LeBeau counter with a right hand.
LeBeau avoids the body shot from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
Bong Sik moves out of range of the body kick.
LeBeau connects with a body shot that sends Bong Sik's belly button to the back.
Bong Sik looks to land a body kick but LeBeau moved away.
Bong Sik throws a sloppy head kick and LeBeau moves out of range easily.
Bong Sik has taken the fight to the clinch.
LeBeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bong Sik controls the action.
Bong Sik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LeBeau obliges.
Bong Sik is breathing heavily.
LeBeau missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong Sik tries to land knees in the clinch but LeBeau avoids the damage to the body.
LeBeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LeBeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBeau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LeBeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean LeBeau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from LeBeau finds it's target.
LeBeau tried to score with a low kick but Bong Sik checks it.
Bong Sik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBeau.
Bong Sik wants to slow LeBeau down by chopping away at his legs.
Bong Sik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
LeBeau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Bong Sik misses
and LeBeau counters with a solid body kick.
LeBeau lands with a cross.
LeBeau thuds a left hand into Bong Sik's body.
Bong Sik throws a combination that misses
and LeBeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for LeBeau. That snapped Bong Sik's head back.
Bong Sik slips under a jab from LeBeau.
Bong Sik checks a low kick from LeBeau.
Bong Sik tries to clinch but LeBeau is having none of it.
LeBeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bong Sik lands a nice hook to LeBeau's body. LeBeau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong Sik just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau blocks a head kick by Bong Sik.
Bong Sik misses with a double jab
and LeBeau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bong Sik misses with a body kick.
LeBeau blocks the body kick.
Bong Sik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jean LeBeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bong Sik moves into range and clinches up with LeBeau.
LeBeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bong Sik controls the action.
Bong Sik scores with a hook to the body.
LeBeau throws a head punch that misses.
LeBeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bong Sik is trying to force a seperation but LeBeau has the dominant position.
LeBeau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik missing with knees to the body.
Bong Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as LeBeau controls his hands.
LeBeau lands with a left to the head.
LeBeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong Sik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LeBeau is defending well for now.
Bong Sik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LeBeau misses with a punch to the body.
Bong Sik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bong Sik tries to work over LeBeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from LeBeau.
Bong Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBeau misses with the head strike.
LeBeau gets through Bong Sik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong Sik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBeau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong Sik is defending well for now.
Bong Sik scores with a shoulder strike.
Bong Sik tries to land knees in the clinch but LeBeau avoids the damage to the body.
LeBeau blocks a body shot from Bong Sik.
Bong Sik tries to land knees in the clinch but LeBeau avoids the damage to the body.
Bong Sik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LeBeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
LeBeau has Bong Sik pressed against the cage, preventing Bong Sik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LeBeau managing to block the knees to the body from Bong Sik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LeBeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bong Sik or not.
LeBeau lands with a right to the head.
Bong Sik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LeBeau avoids it.
LeBeau scores with a shoulder strike.
LeBeau has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
LeBeau lands a good knee to the midsection. Bong Sik won't want to take too many of those.
LeBeau lands a nice knee to the body.
LeBeau lands an uppercut.
LeBeau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LeBeau cracks Bong Sik with a nice body shot.
LeBeau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
LeBeau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, LeBeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
LeBeau misses with a body punch.
LeBeau lands with a left to the head.
Bong Sik misses with a body punch.
LeBeau trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LeBeau obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from LeBeau on the inside.
LeBeau lands a good knee to the midsection. Bong Sik won't want to take too many of those.
Bong Sik takes a shot to the head.
LeBeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LeBeau obliges.
LeBeau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LeBeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bong Sik controls his hands.
LeBeau scores with a shoulder strike.
LeBeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
LeBeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jean LeBeau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
LeBeau lands a left hand.
LeBeau is leaning against Bong Sik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LeBeau scores a nice knee to the body.
LeBeau working Bong Sik over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau lands a nice knee to the body.
LeBeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bong Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
LeBeau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from LeBeau.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean LeBeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bong Sik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBeau.
Ma Bong Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LeBeau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bong Sik pushes LeBeau away with a front kick.
A jab from Bong Sik finds it's way through LeBeau's defenses.
Bong Sik throws a sloppy body shot
and LeBeau counters with a nice leg kick.
Bong Sik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBeau.
LeBeau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
LeBeau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bong Sik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bong Sik misses with a body shot
and LeBeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for LeBeau.
A head kick by Bong Sik misses
and LeBeau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bong Sik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LeBeau with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong Sik.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut.
Bong Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong Sik.
LeBeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong Sik thows a leg kick but LeBeau checks it
and LeBeau counters with a nice body kick.
LeBeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LeBeau closes the distance and pushes Bong Sik back into the cage.
Bong Sik takes a knee to the side of the body.
LeBeau pushes Bong Sik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for LeBeau.
LeBeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from LeBeau.
LeBeau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
LeBeau presses Bong Sik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bong Sik throws a knee to the head but misses.
LeBeau throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau prevents a body shot from Bong Sik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from LeBeau.
LeBeau scores with a hook to the body.
LeBeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
LeBeau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bong Sik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from LeBeau.
A right hook to the body lands for LeBeau.
LeBeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
LeBeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
LeBeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
LeBeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
LeBeau pushes Bong Sik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bong Sik misses with a body punch.
Bong Sik tries to land knees in the clinch but LeBeau avoids the damage to the body.
LeBeau lands a nice knee to the body.
LeBeau working Bong Sik over with knees to the body.
LeBeau misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by LeBeau.
Knees in the clinch landing for LeBeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LeBeau obliges.
LeBeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
LeBeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bong Sik controls the action.
LeBeau lands a nice knee to the body.
LeBeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from LeBeau - that landed with a thud.
LeBeau crunches a lovely knee into Bong Sik's ribcage.
LeBeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
LeBeau landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LeBeau.
A nice right hand lands inside from LeBeau.
LeBeau with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ma Bong Sik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBeau.
LeBeau avoiding damage as Bong Sik throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, LeBeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bong Sik is trying to push LeBeau away but LeBeau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
LeBeau lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from LeBeau as the two fighters clinch.
LeBeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bong Sik or not.
LeBeau digs a right hand into Bong Sik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bong Sik's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by LeBeau.
A right hand to the body from LeBeau.
LeBeau cracks Bong Sik with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBeau.
LeBeau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong Sik.
LeBeau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bong Siks head.
LeBeau crunches a lovely knee into Bong Sik's ribcage.
A short uppercut from LeBeau.
LeBeau is leaning against Bong Sik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bong Sik backwards.
LeBeau scores with a shot to the side of Bong Sik's head.
LeBeau managing to block the knees to the body from Bong Sik.
LeBeau gets through Bong Sik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean LeBeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LeBeau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean LeBeau!
An out of breath Jean LeBeau 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 1065 p4p, 992 weight class) and Krzesimir Boryszko (ranked 126 p4p, 114 weight class). Medeiros comes to the cage accompanied by Sidequest - Chime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krzesimir Boryszko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boryszko.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boryszko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Medeiros swings widly with a right hand
letting Boryszko counter with a right hand.
Boryszko misses with a straight left.
Medeiros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boryszko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Medeiros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boryszko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boryszko looks to throw the jab but Medeiros is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. Boryszko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boryszko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boryszko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Boryszko coming out on top.
Medeiros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Medeiros scores with a jab. Boryszko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boryszko throws an overhand right that lands on Medeiros's shoulder, as Medeiros tries to avoid the shot.
Medeiros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boryszko misses with a looping right.
Medeiros appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boryszko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boryszko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medeiros darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryszko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Medeiros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boryszko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Medeiros in particular looking to stall.
Medeiros prevents Boryszko from standing back up.
Medeiros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Medeiros lands strikes from half guard.
Boryszko is refusing to be controlled, as Medeiros sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boryszko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros is thwarting Boryszko's attempts to control the position.
Boryszko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Medeiros scores with a couple of nice shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boryszko can do anything to dispel that myth.
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. Medeiros connects with a nice short shot to Boryszko's temple.
Medeiros 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.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Boryszko is working from the bottom.
Medeiros working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boryszko has hold of Medeiros's hands but Medeiros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Boryszko is working away.
Boryszko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Medeiros scores with a couple of nice shots.
 Boryszko is rocked!
Medeiros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boryszko is still in real trouble! Can Medeiros finish him?
Medeiros lands a big elbow - Boryszko 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 Medeiros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aljosa Medeiros!
Our winner, Aljosa Medeiros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Vogels (ranked 505 p4p, 660 weight class) and Jose Castellanos (ranked 72 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castellanos! But no joy.
Vogels gets a double leg takedown into Castellanos's guard.
Vogels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vogels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Castellanos, up you get!
Vogels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vogels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vogels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vogels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castellanos's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vogels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castellanos's head.
Vogels thows a huge punch but Castellanos dodges it nicely.
Vogels 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.
Castellanos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vogels.
Vogels is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Castellanos!
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!
Vogels lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels looking to finish Castellanos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castellanos!
Vogels misses with a head shot.
Castellanos blocking the ground and pound.
Vogels thowing shots but they're missing.
Vogels with shots to the head and body - Castellanos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vogels throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Vogels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vogels sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Castellanos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vogels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castellanos blocking the ground and pound.
Vogels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castellanos is in a horrible position here. Vogels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vogels looking to ground and pound but Castellanos is blocking nicely.
Vogels throws some wild stikes that Castellanos manages to avoid easily.
Vogels throws some wild stikes that Castellanos manages to avoid easily.
Vogels misses with a head shot.
Vogels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Vogels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Castellanos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vogels.
Castellanos is looking to improve his position but Vogels isn't that keen on the idea.
Vogels thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vogels throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vogels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels landing punches.
Vogels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castellanos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vogels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castellanos is looking to escape.
Vogels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castellanos looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Vogels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Castellanos holds on for dear life, controlling Vogels's posture momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogels looking to ground and pound but Castellanos is blocking nicely.
Vogels looking to ground and pound but Castellanos is blocking nicely.
Castellanos is squirming around, avoiding Vogels's attempts to control the action.
Vogels controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vogels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castellanos hang on?
Castellanos blocking the ground and pound.
Vogels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castellanos hang on?
Castellanos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oooh a big shot lands for Vogels! Castellanos is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oscar Vogels!
Oscar Vogels 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 476 p4p, 1096 weight class) and Tadeusz Sroka (ranked 68 p4p, 142 weight class). Stephen Dyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Sroka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer throws a head kick but Sroka moves out of range.
Sroka misses the shot to the body.
Sroka misses with an uppercut
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sroka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyer moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Dyer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sroka. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyer is looking to counter punch.
Sroka throws a lazy uppercut
and Dyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dyer catches Sroka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sroka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Sroka stalling against the cage.
Dyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sroka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dyer.
Dyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sroka.
Dyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sroka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stephen Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sroka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sroka darts in looking for a takedown but Dyer gets double underhooks and turns Sroka into the cage.
Stephen Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadeusz Sroka.
Sroka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dyer.
Dyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Dyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer throws a series of punches but Sroka moves out of range.
Dyer lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer scores with a punch to the head.
Dyer misses the jab.
Dyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sroka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dyer throwing a counter right hand but Sroka manages to avoid it.
Tadeusz Sroka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sroka misses the body punch
and Dyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Dyer lands.
Dyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sroka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sroka tests Dyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sroka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sroka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sroka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Sroka jabs at Dyer's body.
Sroka throws a body shot but no joy.
Dyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sroka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sroka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Dyer misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sroka. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sroka swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
Sroka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyer scores with a head kick. Sroka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dyer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sroka tries to clinch up but Dyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dyer lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sroka. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sroka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sroka lands a nice hook to Dyer's body. Dyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sroka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dyer scores with a nice right hand.
Sroka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyer.
Dyer with a jab.
Sroka swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dyer misses with the combination.
Sroka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Sroka.
Dyer clinches up with Sroka and pushes him back against the cage.
Dyer manages to break the clinch.
Dyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sroka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sroka lands with a straight right. Dyer didn't see that one coming.
Dyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sroka can do to turn this around?
Dyer scores with a three punch combo!
Sroka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sroka avoids the body shot from Dyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer misses with a wild body shot.
Dyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sroka.
Dyer wants to clinch.
Sroka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Dyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Dyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sroka.
Dyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sroka back to the cage. Dyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sroka moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Sroka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyer dips to his left and cracks Sroka with an uppercut!
Sroka misses the shot to the body.
Dyer with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer staying out of range there.
Sroka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDyer.
Sroka moves forwards but Dyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stephen Dyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sroka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dyer.
Sroka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyer thows a body kick. Sroka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sroka lands a glancing blow to the side of Dyer's head.
Sroka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyer moves away.
Sroka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sroka misses with a body punch
and Dyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Dyer misses its intended target.
Sroka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Dyer there.
Dyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sroka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sroka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sroka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sroka is rocked!
Sroka throws a jab when Dyer was well out of range.
Sroka is still on wobbly legs! Can Dyer finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer throws the kick towards the body but Sroka avoids it.
Sroka seems to have recovered his senses.
Dyer scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sroka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dyer lands with a nice combination. Sroka backs away looking to recover.
Sroka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyer.
Sroka throws out a loose jab but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sroka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sroka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sroka misses with a hook
and Dyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sroka throws an off balance right hand
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Sroka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sroka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sroka slips a jab and a cross from Dyer.
Sroka throws out a counter right but Dyer avoids it with no problem.
Dyer throws a series of punches but Sroka moves out of range.
Sroka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sroka blocks a head kick by Dyer.
Dyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyer misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sroka misses its intended target.
Stephen Dyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Dyer swings for the body but Sroka moves out of range.
Sroka misses with a hook. Dyer ducked under it nicely.
Sroka misses with a left hand
and Dyer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sroka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sroka tries to throw a body punch but Dyer avoids it by throwing Sroka back against the cage.
Dyer manages to break the clinch.
Sroka swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
Sroka throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Dyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dyer punishes Sroka's body with a nice straight punch.
Dyer tries to bum rush Sroka with a series of wild strikes but Sroka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dyer lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sroka.
Dyer clinches up with Sroka and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dyer.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dyer'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.
Dyer tries a body shot but Sroka blocks it.
Sroka is trying to break the clinch but Dyer has him pressed against the cage.
Dyer has a couple of punches blocked by Sroka.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sroka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dyer lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sroka breaks from the clinch.
Sroka lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Dyer.
The crowd cheers as Dyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sroka doesn't seem phased though.
Sroka is looking to clinch.
Sroka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dyer manages to avoid it.
It looked like Dyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sroka.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Dyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Dyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stephen Dyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sroka misses with an uppercut. Dyer saw that one coming.
Sroka moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Dyer counters with a series of strikes. Sroka will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyer moves out of range as Sroka strikes.
Sroka tries to clinch but Dyer moves away
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Tadeusz Sroka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyer lands with a cross.
Sroka throws a sloppy body shot
and Dyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sroka fails with the takedown
and Dyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Dyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Dyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 112 p4p, 852 weight class) and Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 22 p4p, 116 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii Five-O. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balogh Szabolcs!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szabolcs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szabolcs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dawkins dodges the punch combination from Szabolcs.
Some bone on bone action there as Dawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Szabolcs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Szabolcs with a nice calf kick.
Szabolcs moves away from the strike by Dawkins.
Balogh Szabolcs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szabolcs throws a front kick that sends Dawkins stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Szabolcs throws a series of punches but Dawkins avoids them all with ease.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szabolcs was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Szabolcs loads up on a big right hand but Dawkins slips the punch.
Szabolcs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szabolcs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szabolcs throws the left hand but Dawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Szabolcs.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Balogh Szabolcs has been cut.
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Szabolcs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szabolcs doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawkins circles away.
Dawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szabolcs.
Szabolcs misses with a body shot.
Dawkins throwing a counter right hand but Szabolcs manages to avoid it.
Szabolcs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szabolcs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
A quick step to the side and Dawkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs misses with a looping right.
Szabolcs throws a right hand that misses
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szabolcs lands a jab to Dawkins's midsection.
Szabolcs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Szabolcs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szabolcs misses with a few strikes there.
Szabolcs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.
Dawkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szabolcs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Szabolcs with a nice calf kick.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Szabolcs coming out on top.
Szabolcs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Szabolcs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins is looking to counter punch.
Szabolcs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs misses with a looping left.
Szabolcs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Szabolcs lands a right hook to the body.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szabolcs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Dawkins blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Szabolcs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins misses with a body punch.
Szabolcs swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Szabolcs working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawkins.
Dawkins digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
Dawkins blocks an uppercut.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawkins misses with a body punch.
Dawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balogh Szabolcs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
That's time! Dawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick lands for Szabolcs.
Szabolcs is looking to chop away at Dawkins's legs.
Szabolcs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Dawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Szabolcs swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins blocks an uppercut.
Dawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szabolcs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs throws a head punch that misses.
Dawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs throws a head punch that misses.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Szabolcs blocks it.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Szabolcs throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szabolcs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szabolcs working aggressively here.
Szabolcs throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Balogh Szabolcs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
Szabolcs scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Dawkins.
Szabolcs swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szabolcs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Szabolcs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szabolcs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawkins tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Dawkins back against the cage.
Dawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Szabolcs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szabolcs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins lands a left hand.
Dawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Dawkins on the inside.
Dawkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Dawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dawkins - that landed with a thud.
Szabolcs throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
A hook to the body from Dawkins.
Szabolcs is breathing heavily.
Dawkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawkins is working Szabolcs over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Balogh Szabolcs's cut even more.
Dawkins lands a right hand.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szabolcs or not.
Szabolcs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Szabolcs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dawkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawkins.
A short right from Dawkins.
Dawkins gets through Szabolcs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
A short right from Szabolcs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins lands with a light punch inside.
Dawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a body punch.
Szabolcs misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Dawkins.
A body shot lands from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
The cut above Balogh Szabolcs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the head.
Dawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Dawkins.
Szabolcs is rocked!
Dawkins throws a big uppercut that drops Szabolcs! More strikes from Dawkins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Szabolcs lies dazed against the cage as Dawkins celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Dawkins!
Our winner, Danny Dawkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 323 p4p, 451 weight class) and Avon Barksdale X (ranked 36 p4p, 51 weight class). Barksdale X has chosen Die This Way as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avon Barksdale X!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale X looks to land a combination but Adofo avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Barksdale X.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barksdale X! But no joy.
Chumani Adofo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo clinches up with Barksdale X and pushes him back against the cage.
Barksdale X tries to break free but Adofo pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Barksdale X wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adofo has him pressed against the cage.
Adofo tries to work over Barksdale X's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo presses Barksdale X against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barksdale X can't break the clinch.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale X.
Barksdale X is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Barksdale X backwards.
Barksdale X breaks the clinch.
Adofo darts in and clinches Barksdale X up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adofo scores with a sloppy right hand. Barksdale X should have avoided that one.
Adofo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo throws an overhand right that lands on Barksdale X's shoulder, as Barksdale X tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Adofo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a straight left.
Adofo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale X.
Donk. Barksdale X catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Barksdale X turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adofo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale X circles away quickly and effectively.
Adofo backing away here, and Barksdale X unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Adofo does no damage.
Adofo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barksdale X looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale X at a distance.
Adofo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Barksdale X throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Adofo misses.
Barksdale X looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adofo misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barksdale X uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Barksdale X tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adofo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale X.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Barksdale X sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barksdale X feints a counter leg kick.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale X.
Adofo misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Adofo.
Adofo takes a swing at Barksdale X's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale X looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barksdale X throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range.
Barksdale X closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barksdale X tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
Barksdale X defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barksdale X misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Barksdale X.
Adofo throws a lazy uppercut
and Barksdale X counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adofo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barksdale X counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adofo thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo moves into range and clinches up with Barksdale X.
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barksdale X breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barksdale X.
Adofo throws a right hand that Barksdale X ducks under and follows up with a left that Barksdale X also avoids with ease.
Adofo wants to clinch up but Barksdale X keeps it at a distance.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barksdale X.
Barksdale X connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barksdale X looks for the body kick but Adofo saw that one coming.
Adofo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barksdale X circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Barksdale X counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A good leg kick by Adofo.
Barksdale X walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barksdale X moves away.
A leg kick checked by Barksdale X.
Barksdale X keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barksdale X misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale X slips the punch.
Barksdale X misses with a looping right.
Adofo misses with a jab to the body
and Barksdale X counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Adofo lands a jab to the nose.
Barksdale X lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adofo circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Adofo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adofo checks a leg kick.
Barksdale X misses with the combination.
Adofo misses with a body punch
and Barksdale X counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adofo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Adofo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo wants to clinch but Barksdale X slips to the side
and Barksdale X connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Barksdale X was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barksdale X dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Chumani Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo misses with a combination
and Barksdale X counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adofo throws a lazy uppercut
and Barksdale X connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo misses with a low kick.
Barksdale X takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Adofo misses.
Barksdale X was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adofo moves to clinch but Barksdale X breaks away
and Barksdale X counters with a one-two to the body.
Adofo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adofo moves to clinch but Barksdale X breaks away
and Barksdale X makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Barksdale X chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale X on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adofo throws a chopping leg kick but Barksdale X manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Barksdale X keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Adofo.
Barksdale X checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adofo takes a swing at Barksdale X's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale X scores with a push kick.
Barksdale X has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barksdale X on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Barksdale X.
Barksdale X with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barksdale X takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adofo works Barksdale X's body with a nice hook.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo swings widly with a right hand
and Barksdale X counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barksdale X checks a leg kick.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Barksdale X misses.
Barksdale X looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Adofo works Barksdale X's body with a nice hook.
Barksdale X pushes Adofo up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barksdale Xs head.
Barksdale X blocks an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Barksdale X controls his hands.
Barksdale X is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barksdale X breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adofo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barksdale X looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barksdale X doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barksdale X lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adofo at a distance.
Barksdale X moves into the clinch.
Adofo cracks Barksdale X with a nice body shot.
Adofo lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Avon Barksdale X has been cut.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Barksdale X appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adofo misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Barksdale X on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barksdale X misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo takes a swing at Barksdale X's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale X is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adofo with a body shot.
Adofo misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adofo throws a jab when Barksdale X was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Adofo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barksdale X throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Barksdale X keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barksdale X fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adofo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Adofo.
Barksdale X takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale X gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Barksdale X is trying to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale X.
Adofo tries a body shot but Barksdale X blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Barksdale X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale X checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Adofo blocks the low kick.
Adofo tries to clinch but Barksdale X moves out of range.
Adofo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barksdale X momentarily.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barksdale X looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barksdale X takes one to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with an uppercut
and Barksdale X counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Barksdale X ducks down to avoid it.
Barksdale X now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale X.
Adofo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barksdale X takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avon Barksdale X's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barksdale X slips a jab from Adofo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barksdale X.
Adofo lands a lovely overhand right.
Adofo fails to land with a series of punches.
Adofo swings for the body but Barksdale X moves out of range.
Barksdale X looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adofo throws a chopping leg kick but Barksdale X manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barksdale X fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adofo checks it well.
Adofo throws a body shot but no joy.
Adofo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barksdale X can do to turn this around?
Adofo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adofo throws a leg kick that misses.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Barksdale X appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adofo misses with a double jab
and Barksdale X counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barksdale X counters with a one-two to the body.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barksdale X takes one on the button.
Barksdale X slips a straight right by Adofo.
Adofo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barksdale X checks it well.
Adofo misses with a leg kick
and Barksdale X cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adofo. Barksdale X does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adofo misses with a looping left.
Adofo scores with a shot to the body.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Barksdale X's head but Barksdale X sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Adofo throws a low kick but Barksdale X moves out of range easily.
Avon Barksdale X has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale X avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Barksdale X blocks the leg kick.
Barksdale X lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barksdale X. Barksdale X obviously looking to wear him down.
Barksdale X is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barksdale X manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale X throws out a counter right but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Barksdale X staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Adofo.
Adofo works Barksdale X's body with a nice hook.
Adofo works Barksdale X's body with a nice hook.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barksdale X. That did some damage!
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barksdale X has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adofo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Adofo misses with a low kick.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Barksdale X thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X tries to work over Adofo's front leg with a kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barksdale X. Barksdale X circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adofo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barksdale X misses with a low kick as Adofo jumps back.
Adofo with a nice calf kick.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Barksdale X.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale X moves out of range as Adofo strikes.
Adofo lunges at Barksdale X with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barksdale X's hand.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
Barksdale X blocking some punches.
Adofo tries a body shot but Barksdale X blocks it.
Barksdale X takes a shot to the head.
Chumani Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Barksdale X breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adofo slips under a jab from Barksdale X.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo misses with a shot to the body
and Barksdale X counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adofo lands a lovely overhand right.
Adofo misses with a combination
and Barksdale X counters with a thumping low kick.
Adofo tries to score with a low kick but Barksdale X moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chumani Adofo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adofo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 137 p4p, 411 weight class) and Benji Bonanno (ranked 16 p4p, 61 weight class). Kostov comes to the cage accompanied by Гио Пика - Буйно Голова. On his way into the cage it seems that Pavel Kostov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pavel Kostov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Bonanno!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonanno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonanno takes a swing at Kostov's ribcage but misses.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Kostov misses.
Bonanno has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kostov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonanno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostov.
Bonanno misses with a wild body shot.
Bonanno ducks under a wild hook from Kostov.
Kostov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonanno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kostov at a distance.
Bonanno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonanno blocks a jab.
Bonanno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kostov defends it well.
Bonanno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kostov cracks Bonanno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick from Kostov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Bonanno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonanno lands a jab to the nose.
Bonanno dives in and scores a takedown into Kostov's guard.
Kostov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kostov, not yet.
Bonanno works over Kostov with some ground and pound from guard.
Bonanno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonanno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanno is in close to Kostov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kostov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonanno postures up and lands a big shot to Kostov's brow.
Bonanno trying to control the position from guard on top but Kostov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonanno preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonanno connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonanno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kostov wants to sweep here but Bonanno controlling him for the moment.
Bonanno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bonanno with a nice head shot there.
Kostov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bonanno has passed into side control.
Kostov is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonanno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bonanno working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonanno working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kostov tries to bench press Bonanno off him but Bonanno keeps the position.
Kostov is working hard here to advance position.
Kostov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bonanno's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kostov is looking for a sweep. Bonanno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonanno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonanno working Kostov over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov has a hand on Bonanno's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bonanno takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bonanno with shots to the head and body - Kostov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bonanno! Kostov is hurt baaadly! Bonanno is firing away with more strikes - Kostov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Bonanno!
A victorious Benji Bonanno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 204 p4p, 240 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 23 p4p, 27 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tochukwu slips under a jab.
Tochukwu works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Tochukwu.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tochukwu.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Tochukwu's head but Tochukwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson is looking to slow Tochukwu down with leg kicks.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tochukwu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Tochukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tochukwu sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tochukwu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Tochukwu lands a head shot.
Tochukwu missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a left to the body.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Tochukwu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tochukwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Tochukwu had a free shot at his head there.
Tochukwu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tochukwu misses with an uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tochukwu lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Tochukwu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tochukwu lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Tochukwu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tochukwu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tochukwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tochukwu misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Tochukwu misses with a right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tochukwu scores with a nice head shot.
Tochukwu throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Tochukwu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Tochukwu was not able to check.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tochukwu.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tochukwu moved away.
Johnson misses the jab.
Tochukwu throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson motions for Tochukwu to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tochukwu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tochukwu.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tochukwu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tochukwu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tochukwu misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Tochukwu throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Tochukwu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tochukwu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tochukwu connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Tochukwu misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Tochukwu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tochukwu.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Tochukwu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Tolgot Tochukwu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tochukwu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tochukwu moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Tochukwu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tochukwu misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tochukwu's knee momentarily.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tochukwu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tochukwu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Tochukwu avoids it easily.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Jab, jab by Tochukwu - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Tochukwu 's knee.
Tochukwu throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Tochukwu swinging wildly here.
Tochukwu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tochukwu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tochukwu.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson slips under a jab from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu misses the body punch
and Tochukwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tochukwu throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tochukwu is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Tochukwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tochukwu throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Tochukwu swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tochukwu throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Tochukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tochukwu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Tochukwu backing up. Tochukwu nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tochukwu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Tochukwu misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Tochukwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tochukwu moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Tochukwu sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tochukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tochukwu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tochukwu misses with a hook to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tochukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson thumps Tochukwu with a low kick.
Tochukwu throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Tochukwu looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Tochukwu's knee but Tochukwu avoids it well.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tochukwu checks a leg kick nicely.
James Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Tochukwu misses with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tochukwu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tochukwu throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tochukwu misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a head kick that drops Tochukwu to the mat! Tochukwu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Tochukwu is rocked!
A jab from Tochukwu misses.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tochukwu.
Tolgot Tochukwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tochukwu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tochukwu misses the target.
A nice combination there by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slips a jab from Tochukwu.
As Tochukwu backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Tochukwu manages to avoid it all.
Tochukwu misses the shot to the body.
Tochukwu misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Tochukwu throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Tochukwu.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tochukwu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tochukwu throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tochukwu avoids them all with ease.
Tochukwu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to move into range but Tochukwu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Tochukwu misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tochukwu.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tochukwu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Tochukwu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tochukwu staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tochukwu misses its target.
Tochukwu jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tochukwu.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Tochukwu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tochukwu does no damage.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Tochukwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Tochukwu checks it
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tochukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a hook but Tochukwu avoids it easily.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Tochukwu is out of range.
It looked like Tochukwu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tochukwu lands with a good body shot.
Tochukwu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tochukwu throws out the jab.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tochukwu slips the punch.
Tochukwu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Tochukwu checks it.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Tochukwu misses the target.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Tochukwu checks it
and Tochukwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tochukwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tolgot Tochukwu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tochukwu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tolgot Tochukwu!
After winning the bout, Tolgot Tochukwu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 29 p4p, 183 weight class) and Pablo Abrazos (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Sanford's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Tiff Sanford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Abrazos'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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Abrazos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrazos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
It looked like Sanford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abrazos.
Abrazos lands a jab.
A jab from Abrazos misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sanford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abrazos misses with a hook
and Sanford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Pablo Abrazos's cut even more.
Abrazos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abrazos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abrazos misses with an uppercut.
Abrazos looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abrazos lands with a shot to the body.
Abrazos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Abrazos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrazos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanford has time to react.
Abrazos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Sanford moves away from the strike by Abrazos.
Sanford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abrazos just manages to avoid it.
Sanford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Abrazos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abrazos lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrazos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sanford to counter with a crisp jab.
Pablo Abrazos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Abrazos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiff Sanford!
Our winner, Tiff Sanford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 14 p4p, 42 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Blankenship comes to the cage accompanied by MXC Most Extreme Challenge. Bashir has chosen Exodus - The Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bashir digs a good hook to Blankenship's body.
Blankenship misses with a wild body shot.
Bashir jabs at Blankenship's body.
Bashir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Blankenship. Those never looked like landing.
Bashir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blankenship is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship blocks a jab.
Blankenship rushes Bashir and presses him up against the cage.
Bashir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blankenship throws a jab but it's blocked by Bashir.
Bashir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blankenship just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashir misses with a looping right.
Blankenship misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Bashir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Blankenship lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bashir doesn't seem phased though.
Blankenship just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashir lands a head shot.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenny Blankenship is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship misses with a body shot
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blankenship slips under a jab.
Blankenship bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bashir's head.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Blankenship moves away and avoids it.
Blankenship scores with a jab. Bashir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blankenship lands a lovely overhand right.
Blankenship takes a swing at Bashir's ribcage but misses.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blankenship slips under a jab.
Blankenship pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bashir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Blankenship moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir connects with a looping right hand.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blankenship misses with a straight right.
Blankenship takes the fight into the clinch.
Bashir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bashir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Bashir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bashir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Bashir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
Bashir struggles to land a body shot inside as Blankenship controls his hands.
Blankenship tries to land knees in the clinch but Bashir avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bashir.
Bashir is trying to break the clinch but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Bashir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bashir misses with a looping left.
Blankenship throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir misses with a straight right.
Blankenship looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bashir jabs Blankenship right on the nose. Blankenship blinks but takes it well.
Blankenship tries to clinch but Bashir is having none of it.
Bashir swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankenship.
Blankenship misses with a hook.
Blankenship lands a glancing blow to the side of Bashir's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bashir as he connects with a hook.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Blankenship moves away and avoids it.
Bashir staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Bashir misses.
Blankenship misses with a jab to the body
so Bashir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blankenship is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blankenship lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship stopping the sweep attempt from Bashir.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blankenship 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.
Bashir trying to control the position here.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bashir wants to sweep but no luck.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Bashir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Bashir!
Blankenship is pulling down on Bashir's head to control his posture.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julian Bashir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankenship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blankenship.
Blankenship moves in looking to clinch but Bashir pushes him off.
Blankenship cracks Bashir with a good jab.
Bashir throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blankenship misses with a hook. Bashir ducked under it nicely.
Bashir throws a hook but Blankenship avoids it easily.
Bashir throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Blankenship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship connects with the punch.
Bashir clobbers Blankenship with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bashir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the body
and Bashir counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir connects with a nice looking jab.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blankenship as he jumps to the side.
Blankenship throws an overhand right that lands on Bashir's shoulder, as Bashir tries to avoid the shot.
Blankenship lands the left hand.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship throws a series of punches but Bashir moves out of range.
Blankenship lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blankenship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bashir lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Bashir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bashir moves away from the strike by Blankenship.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blankenship.
Blankenship swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bashir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blankenship counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship staying out of range there.
Blankenship tries to clinch but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bashir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Blankenship moves away and avoids it.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bashir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Bashir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blankenship blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Bashir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship catches Bashir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blankenship misses the jab.
Bashir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blankenship misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blankenship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blankenship scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship digs a good hook to Bashir's body.
Blankenship is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Bashir avoids the body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Blankenship throws a shot from downtown. Bashir moves away and avoids it.
Blankenship wants to clinch
and Bashir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blankenship is looking to clinch but Bashir is avoiding it.
Bashir misses with a body shot
and Blankenship counters with a straight right hand.
Bashir throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
Kenny Blankenship is winning the standup battle so far.
Blankenship looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blankenship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Bashir slips a jab from Blankenship.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Bashir lands a head shot.
Blankenship missing with a left hand there. Bashir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashir jabs Blankenship right on the nose. Blankenship blinks but takes it well.
Bashir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bashir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blankenship takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blankenship moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Bashir does it's job there.
Blankenship fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Blankenship lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship forces Bashir back against the cage and clinches.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bashir backwards.
Blankenship misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Blankenship will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bashir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blankenship swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship throws out a loose jab but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blankenship with a body shot.
Blankenship ducks right into an uppercut from Bashir.
Bashir fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blankenship was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Blankenship 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blankenship takes a swing at Bashir's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir slips under a jab.
Blankenship dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashir digs a good body shot into Blankenship's ribs.
Blankenship lands a slapping body shot.
Bashir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Bashir throws a lazy right hand but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blankenship's head.
A jab from Blankenship misses.
Bashir connects with a looping right hand.
Bashir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blankenship looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blankenship cracks Bashir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bashir keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Bashir - just one landing.
Blankenship misses with an uppercut. Bashir saw that one coming.
Bashir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blankenship gets caught flat footed, as Bashir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashir passes into half guard.
Blankenship keeping control of the position.
Bashir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blankenship wants to improve his position but Bashir is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bashir is working away from the top position though.
Bashir prevents Blankenship from improving his position.
Julian Bashir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bashir throwing shots but Blankenship is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blankenship manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bashir throws a big elbow that misses.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Bashir from controlling successfully.
Bashir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashir lands a head shot.
Blankenship lands a jab to the nose.
Bashir misses with an uppercut.
Blankenship throwing a counter right hand but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Bashir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
Bashir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashir duly obliges.
Blankenship takes one to the side of the head.
Bashir throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blankenship tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Blankenship.
Blankenship moves to clinch but Bashir breaks away
and Bashir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blankenship takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bashir blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blankenship misses with a left hand
and Bashir counters with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashir.
Bashir throws a looping overhand right but Blankenship ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Blankenship misses its intended target.
Bashir swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship misses with a hook. Bashir ducked under it nicely.
Bashir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Bashir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bashir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blankenship misses with a looping right.
Blankenship lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir moves out of range of the strikes.
Blankenship misses with a straight right.
Blankenship lands a jab to the head.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashir.
A little jabbing left from Bashir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blankenship tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bashir misses with a looping right.
Bashir connects with a crisp jab.
Blankenship takes a swing at Bashir's ribcage but misses.
Blankenship throws a lazy uppercut
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blankenship blocks a jab.
Blankenship scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Blankenship. No joy for Bashir on that attempt.
Bashir throws a hook but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship looks to clinch
and Bashir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blankenship won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blankenship defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blankenship down.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep.
Bashir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Bashir seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bashir taking a breather here.
Bashir throws a strike aimed at the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bashir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship struggling a bit here.
Bashir tries to move to mount but Blankenship blocks the move with his legs.
Blankenship tries to improve position but can't.
Bashir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blankenship is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blankenship is holding Bashir down, trying to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blankenship takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blankenship throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blankenship comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blankenship moves out of range of the strikes.
Bashir stuns Blankenship with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bashir lunges at Blankenship with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blankenship's hand.
Blankenship fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bashir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blankenship is trying to control Bashir's posture but Bashir avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bashir scores with a nice strike.
Julian Bashir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bashir lands with a shot to the body.
Bashir misses with a body shot.
Blankenship looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashir is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Bashir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blankenship was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashir.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Nice shot by Blankenship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship misses with a looping right.
Bashir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bashir fails with a takedown attempt.
Blankenship wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashir throws a jab when Blankenship was well out of range.
Bashir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship clinches up with Bashir and pushes him back against the cage.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blankenship keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bashir's efforts to push away.
Bashir misses with a body punch.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Blankenship is controlling the position.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
Blankenship misses with the head strike.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bashir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashir breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a hook
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blankenship takes one to the chin there.
Bashir scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Bashir - just one landing.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Bashir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Blankenship.
A combination from Blankenship does no damage.
Bashir scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bashir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blankenship misses with a body punch
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Bashir moves away from the strike by Blankenship.
Blankenship tries to clinch up but Bashir circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashir throws the left hand but Blankenship avoids the punch easily.
Blankenship doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Blankenship. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blankenship at a distance.
Bashir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blankenship.
Bashir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blankenship's head backwards.
Blankenship closes the distance and clinches.
Blankenship lands with a left to the head.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashir's elbow.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Bashir.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blankenship gets through Bashir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship takes a shot to the head.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bashir's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir is trying to break the clinch but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Bashir wants to get back to striking at distance but Blankenship won't allow it.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Blankenship is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a shot to the body.
Blankenship using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bashir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blankenship fails to land.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Bashir blocks with his arms.
Blankenship landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bashir working aggressively here.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashir controls his hands.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bashir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bashir is trying to force a seperation but Blankenship has the dominant position.
Bashir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship trying to land knees to the body.
Bashir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blankenship scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bashir doesn't seem bothered though.
Blankenship throws a right hand that misses
and Bashir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Blankenship showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashir 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Julian Bashir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Kenny Blankenship stepped up to the mic, saying 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.
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