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ROUND ONE: Chookagian is three inches taller and has two inches of reach on Eye. Eye coming forward early, Chokagian circling and lands a left hook. Both women miss punches, neither has a real read on the distance yet. Eye lands a right in close after Chookagian missed a front kick. They both have rights mostly blocked. Eye is winging an overhand right that’s sloppy but is getting through a bit. Chookagian lands a body kick. Another counter right from Eye lands. A few inside leg kicks from Eye, Chookagian lands a counter left hook. Eye’s wild and frankly sloppy counter rushes are being moderately effective because Chookagian isn’t countering them yet. Body kick from Chookagain and she avoids the counters. Eye lands a leg kick, Chookagian lands one of her own. Chookagian lands a right uppercut. Bit of a side kick from Chookagian, then a counter left hook. Leg kick from Chookagian then she lands a bit of a high kick. Chhokagian counters a knee tap with a throw and wind sup just on top as the round ends.

Howard summed up the overall impression of the R 920 after he and Frieders spent the better part of a day at the controls.

Caterpillar’s Pin Grabber Coupler can use some competitive buckets that are like size. “It allows customers to switch back and forth from bucket to bucket in a matter of seconds,” says Ryan Neal. “But one trade-off is the tip radius is increased and breakout force is decreased. Most customers are willing to lose that for the versatility.”

Olivier Aubin-Mercier just had a four fight winning streak snapped by Alexander Hernandez, now he’s trying to avoid his first ever losing streak. Gilbert Burns is also coming off of a loss, his to Dan Hooker, and is hoping to avoid his first losing streak. The odds are with Aubin-Mercier at -145 against +115 for Burns.

Carlos Diego Ferreira has gone 4-2 in the UFC and is on a two fight winning streak, he’s looking to take a crack at a top twenty or so opponent with another win here. Kyle Nelson took this fight on very short notice but does have a six fight winning streak to his name, suffice it to say a win here would be the biggest of his career. Given the short notice nature of this fight it’s no surprise that Ferreira is a big -550 favorite to a +400 payout for Nelson.

ROUND ONE: Santos is an inch taller but Manuwa has three and a half inches of reach on him. They touch gloves to get us going. Body kick from Santos and he clips Manuwa with a right, then a left and Manuwa is hurt. Santos goes for a guillotine in transition then lands uppercuts in a clinch, knees go back and forth but Manuwa is holding a clinch buying himself time to recover. Manuwa misses a left as they break. More punches from Santos as Manuwa gets another clinch, he’s getting hurt when Santos touches him. Knee to the body from Manuwa. There’s a right in close from Manuwa then an elbow as they break. Both men land lefts and Santos kicks the body. Bit of a head kick then a left from Santos and he gets a takedown against the fence. Manuwa quickly wall walks and they’re fighting in the clinch again. Knees and elbows from Manuwa, his dirty boxing is superior and he lands knees and uppercuts, then Santos with a hail may left hook to stun Manuwa and we’re in the clinch again. This is sloppy but nuts. Manuwa with knees to the body, Santos lands one of his own. Knees to the thigh from Santos then an elbow from Santos on the break. Santos misses a wheel kick then they punch each other in the face a few times and clinch again. Manuwa with a wicked left hook on the break that wobbles Santos and he slips on a stupid spin kick then Manuwa looks to get on top. Santos with a loose triangle attempt, Manuwa postures through it and moves to the ride position and lands a few lefts as the round ends.

Roy goes back to his desk and—sixth time—retools the story, which by now is late; other major outlets have already progressed from factual account to think piece.

The ref took a bump, allowing Taichi to hit a low blow and use a Gedo clutch on Finlay for the pin. 

ROUND TWO: Eye pumping the jab to start this round, Chookagian lands a body kick. They clinch up and Chookagian lands knees to the body then gets Eye on the fence. Eye spins free but is struggling to get anything going this round. Jabs from Chookagian land. Bit of a right from Eye. Left hook lands for Chookagian. Leg kick from Chookagian but Eye lands a counter right. Another counter left hook from Chookagian lands, there’s swelling under the right eye of Eye. They trade body kicks then Eye lands a knee to the chest as they break. Stiff jab from Chookagian then a bit of a high kick. Body kicks go back and forth. Body shot from Chookagian. Eye is chopping with inside leg kicks, Chookagian lands a left hook then a front kick to the body. Eye lands a right then a right elbow in a brief clinch. Neither one will land a blow before the round ends.

ROUND TWO: They touch gloves for the second round. Jab from Santos lands and they trade body kicks then clinch again. Manuwa lands an elbow but Santos clips him with a knee and a series of elbows before they break. Uppercut and a straight left from Santos cause Manuwa to face plant and this one is over.

Tenzan and Makabe kicked things off. Tenzan was doing well until he attepted a kokeshi, which he missed. Both tagged out. Kojima hit a DDT on Henare, then tagged Tenzan. TenKoji worked over Henare. Tenzan hit a headbutt for a nearfall, then a leg lariat for another. 

Ten years ago, Rick, his brother and some partners put their money where their dreams were and bought up much of the island. This commitment — which regular History Channel viewers might mistake for obsession — is still evident in the fifth season of the show. Week after week, the brothers methodically pursue their dream, sometimes with the help of big yellow iron.