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Two Sheds Review: Best of the Best at the UFC’s First Ultimate Ultimate

It was December 16th, 1995. Over a two-year period the Ultimate Fighting Championship had held seven events featuring some of the most brutal and the most impressive performances in the fledgling sport of mixed martial arts. Then they wanted to find ou…

Then they wanted to find out who was the best by putting together former champions and runners-up in a one-night tournament for the first Ultimate Ultimate.

The show began with the quarterfinals, with Tank Abbott taking on UFC 3 Champion Steve Jennum.

Abbott scored the early takedown in this one and showed some good skill by moving Jennum up against the fence. Jennum managed to get the big guy out of his guard, but it wasn’t long before Abbott was soon back in.

Seconds later Jennum, with his head squeezed up against the fence and realizing there was nothing he could do, tapped out and gave Abbott the victory.

Quarterfinal No. 2 saw Paul Varelans facing UFC 5 Champion Dan Severn.

Like Abbott before him, Severn took his man early, dominating the fight by tying Varelans up like a pretzel before locking him in an arm choke for the submission win.

Quarterfinal No. 3 saw Dave Beneteau taking on UFC 6 Champion Oleg Taktarov.

Another fight that barely lasted past the minute mark saw both men grappling for position early on, but when Beneteau looked like he was getting the upper hand, Taktarov countered by taking the Canadian’s leg and taking the fight to the ground, syncing in an Achilles lock for the submission win.

Quarterfinal No. 4 saw Keith Hackney going up against UFC 7 Champion Marco Ruas.

The longest fight of the round saw a lengthy feeling-out period at the beginning, with both men testing the waters with kicks. When Ruas took the fight to the ground, it was all over bar the shouting. Ruas quickly took Hackney’s back and flattened him out before syncing in the rear naked choke for the submission win.

Semifinal No. 1 saw Tank Abbott taking on Dan Severn.

Abbott began by defending Severn’s takedown attempt, but from that moment on it was all Severn as the Beast dominated the fight on the ground. Severn overwhelmed Abbott on the ground, taking his back and delivering forearms, elbows, knees and punches while looking for that elusive finishing move.

With Abbott all but failing to defend himself, this fight would have been stopped early under today’s unified rules, but with Severn failing to get that finisher and Abbott’s only other great moment being when he managed to get to his feet late on, the fight went to the 18-minute time limit. For the first time in UFC history, the newly-installed judges came into play, with all three giving the fight to Severn.

Semifinal No. 2 saw Oleg Taktarov facing Marco Ruas.

This looked like a mouth-watering prospect on paper and was certainly a more even fight than the first semifinal.

Both men put in some good work on the ground, especially Taktarov, who went for a guillotine choke and had the hold on for what seemed like an age, with Ruas content just to stay in position.

When referee John McCarthy stood the fighters up for inactivity. the action stalled as they spent the remainder of the fight circling each other and delivering the odd blow. It didn’t make for exciting viewing as both men seemed unwilling to commit to anything, and as the clock ran down to the 18-minute time limit the crowd began to chant, “Fight, fight.” The judges came into play again, with Taktarov taking the unanimous decision.

Then it was on to the final between Dan Severn and Oleg Taktarov.

This proved to be an intriguing battle. Severn began by slapping Taktarov’s forehead, hoping to open up the cuts and scar tissue before the fight went to the ground. When it got to the ground, the Beast did a good job of controlling the fight in the guard, using the head butt to good effect and opening Taktarov up and swelling his forehead and cheek bones.

But it wasn’t all Severn here. Taktarov did a good job in the defensive department, holding onto Severn and stopping him from going for any sort of finishing move.

The only problem that both fighters had was that they were both exhausted, and this came into play big time, with neither man able to put the other away before the 27-minute time limit or in the three-minute overtime period.

So once again the judges came into play as all three gave their decision to Severn, and rightfully so, crowning him the first Ultimate Ultimate Champion.

In conclusion, this was a really enjoyable show. All the fights were pretty good, and it was interesting to watch the drama unfold as the show went on as the better fighters basically negated each other.

Although this was a good tournament, I couldn’t help but wonder how things would have played out if the UFC’s best tournament champion, Royce Gracie, had been a part of this event. But then again that’s something we as armchair fans can only speculate on.

So in all, the first Ultimate Ultimate tournament gets the thumbs up from me as another interesting slice of mixed martial arts history.

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Two Sheds Review: The Bad Boys of the WFC Deliver a Quality Show

With Britain’s World Fighting Championship holding its third show this weekend, there’s no better time to look at their second offering, Bad Boys, which has been doing the rounds in a two-episode format on The Active Channel for the past fe…

Episode one began in the middleweight division as Jack Hermansson faced Andor Filo.

This wasn’t the most graceful of fights. Both men came out swinging and some of Filo’s attempts were quite wild which left him open to Hermansson’s right hand.

Filo staggered a little until he fell to the ground. Hermansson followed him down but it wasn’t long before the referee stopped the action, giving Hermansson the knockout win.

So after that blink-and-you’ll-miss-it affair it was on to more middleweight action as Claudio Silva faced Matt Ewin with the WFC Middleweight title on the line.

Silva’s tactics were obvious from the outset when he scored with the early take down. Ewin managed to stop him from using any of his Brazilian jiu-jitsu, so much so that it wasn’t long before the referee stood them up.

It was the same the second time around, with Silva not wanting to give Ewin any chance to impose his striking game on the fight.

The Brazilian once again went for the take down at the beginning of the second round, only for Ewin to hold on to the cage to prevent the move.

After several warnings the referee had no choice but to take a point away from Ewin.

Moments later it was all over. With Silva scoring the take down and working in the guard, Ewin verbally submitted having suffered a shoulder injury, giving Silva the win.

The title action continued as Chase Beebe faced Ralph Acosta for the WFC Bantamweight title.

Another quick skirmish saw Beebe going for an immediate standing guillotine. When he couldn’t get it standing up he pulled guard.

That was enough for Acosta as he tapped out after just 41 seconds.

Even more title action followed as Toni Valtonen faced Robert Krecicki for the WFC Light Heavyweight title.

Valtonen came into this one as the favourite, mainly because of the gap in experience.

But Krecicki hadn’t read the script and came forward early on with some wild blows that took the Fin out of his comfort zone.

Valtonen managed to instigate a couple of clinches against the cage but Krecicki was soon able to get back to the striking game.

However, whenever Krecicki took the fight to the mat he made the error of going for a simple side headlock. Valtonen easily took Krecicki’s back after this.

The second round played out in more or less the same way, even with Krecicki making the same mistake with the side headlock.

The third began with Valtonen trying to impose his own striking game on the fight but Krecicki was soon able to establish control until the fight went back to the ground.

Once again Krecicki went for the side headlock and once again Valtonen took his back.

This time Valtonen nearly made him pay for his mistake, going for a rear naked choke which Krecicki only just managed to escape from.

So with the fight going the distance the judges were called into action and all three gave the vote and the title to Krecicki.

Episode two began in the lightweight division as Tommy Maguire faced Danny Fletcher.

This one went to the ground early thanks to Maguire. From there we saw plenty of reversals, with Maguire going for an arm bar until Fletcher slammed his way out.

The end came two minutes into the fight.

Having regained the top position, Maguire went for the ground and pound. Fletcher offered nothing in reply and tapped out to give Maguire the impressive win.

It was down to bantamweight for the next fight as David Haggstrom went up against Dino Gambatesa.

This was a very technical battle. The majority of the first round saw both men engage in a striking battle with both men getting off some good combinations.

With just 30 seconds or so left in the round, Haggstrom scored with a rather easy looking take down but he didn’t really leave himself with enough time to do any work.

That wasn’t a problem for the Swede in the second round and although he looked good in the guard early on, Gambatesa soon fought back with a leg triangle.

At one point it looked like Haggstrom was ready to tap but the fight continued.

It wasn’t long before Gambatesa really synched in the hold, with Haggstrom finally tapping to give Gambatesa the submission win.

More title action followed as Robbie Olivier faced Antana Jazbutis for the WFC Featherweight title.

This proved to be a highly charged and somewhat controversial three-rounder.

We saw a lengthy feeling out period at the beginning of this match. The fighters instigated a clinch in the middle before moving over to the cage.

From there we saw some nice ground work, especially from Olivier but things took a nasty turn after the round ended.

Olivier claimed that the cut he’d sustained on the side of his head was the result of an illegal blow from Jazbutis.

The Lithuanian’s troubles escalated in the second round when he was deducted two points from various infractions.

He was lucky to escape further censure when the referee failed to see him grabbing onto the cage.

During all of this, Olivier continued to put in some good ground work although Jazbutis targeted Olivier’s neck on more than one occasion with his guillotine attempts.

So with the fight going the distance the judges came into play.

Given Jazbutis’ points deductions it was obvious that Olivier was going to take the decision and the title.

In conclusion, while it’s always nice to gaze into the bright lights that the big boys of the MMA world shine at you, it’s also nice to take a look at what’s going on in other parts of that world.

Despite not having the production facilities of their more illustrious UCMMA and BAMMA cousins, the WFC have put out another quality show here.

While the majority of the fighters may not be known to some of us out there, they all put in quality performances.

Who knows, one day these guys may be plying their trade in front of a pay-per-view audience.

So in all, Bad Boys gets the thumbs up from this particular writer as a fine example of the up and comers of the British MMA world.

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Two Sheds Review: Triumphant Homecoming for Silva and Company at UFC 134

It was a big night for Brazilian fighters as the Ultimate Fighting Championship went to Rio as Yushin Okami challenged Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title in the main event of UFC 134, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on …

The broadcast began in the light heavyweight division as Luiz Cane faced Stanislav Nedkov.

A lot of feeling out at the beginning of this one as Nedkov threw a lot of overhand rights, with Cane responding with some sound combinations.

Although we saw some good shots it was only as the first round neared it’s final minute that the fight sprang to life. An overhand right followed by a left hook rocked the Brazilian, and as he staggered around like a baby learning to walk Nedkov went in for the kill, with the referee stopping the fight as Nedkov unloaded with the ground and pound.

It was up to heavyweight for the next fight as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira went up against Brendan Schaub.

We saw some more great striking in this one. Schaub connected with a couple of sweet looking uppercuts that rocked big Nog, but it wasn’t long before a left/right combination rocked the former Ultimate Fighter finalist. Nog followed up with several piston-like lefts and rights as Schaub slumped to the ground, the referee stepping in to give the hometown boy the knockout win.

Filler material followed as Erick Silva faced Luis Ramos in the welterweight division.

This all Brazilian battle was the blink and you’ll miss it affair. After a brief feeling out period Silva connected with a big right that sent Ramos down like the proverbial sack of spuds. Silva followed him down for a brief moment of ground and pound before the referee stopped the action, giving Silva the impressive TKO win.

The regular action resumed in the lightweight division as my fellow Brit Ross Pearson took on Edson Barboza.

The first fight of the broadcast to go the distance was an intriguing striking battle. Pearson had some success early on, but after Barboza connected with a spinning back kick to the body the fight got a whole lot more interesting.

The Brazilian seemed to get better as the fight went on, scoring with a succession of combinations and kicks. It wasn’t all one way traffic though as Pearson got in some good shots, although as the fight ended the Brit’s face was swelling badly.

So with the fight going the distance it was down to the judges, with Barboza taking the split decision.

The battle of former Light Heavyweight Champions followed as Mauricio Rua faced Forrest Griffin for the second time.

Very little happened in the first 60 seconds, but when we got past the one minute mark Shogun went to work, unleashing with the combinations as Griffin went down after a big right. The Brazilian followed him for some ground and pound, with the referee stepping in as Griffin went limp, giving Rua the knockout win.

The main event saw Yushin Okami challenge Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title.

Once again Silva proved he is the best there is at what he does. Beginning the fight in his usual way it wasn’t long before he got the better of a clinch against the cage, ending the first round by connecting with a left kick to the back of Okami’s head and neck.

The arrogance and cockiness was on display at the beginning of the second when a simple jab knocked Okami down. The champion didn’t follow him down though, and invited Okami back to his feet. It was another jab that sent Okami down again, and this time Silva went in for the kill with the ground and pound, with the referee stepping in to give the Spider the title retaining TKO win.

So with nearly an hour left to kill it was on to more filler material as Paulo Thiago faced David Mitchell (no, not that one) in the welterweight division.

This fight featured something we hadn’t seen all evening, some ground work. Thiago put on a great display whenever the fight went down to the ground, while Mitchell always seemed to look like a fish out of water.

Thiago also controlled the striking game, mainly because Mitchell seemed content to throw out his one punch combinations.

The Brazilian went back to the ground towards the end of the third, taking Mitchell’s back and going for a rear naked choke and then the ground and pound as the fight came to an end.

So once again the judges came into play as all three gave everything to Thiago.

Then it was down to the bantamweight division as Yves Jabouin took on Ian Loveland.

The first fight of the broadcast that didn’t feature a Brazilian was a great back and forth encounter. Loveland began the fight by coming forward quickly before taking the fight to the ground and going for a kimura.

Jabouin, for his part, put in some good striking, especially with the kicks, mixing it up with some nice spin kicks.

That was basically how the rest of the played out, with Loveland looking good on the ground and holding his own against Jabouin in the striking department, particularly in the third round.

So with neither man able to finish it was down to the judges, with Jabouin taking the split decision.

In conclusion – with only Luiz Cane failing to get the win it certainly proved to be a great night for the home country fighters in the UFC’s first Brazilian show for over a decade.

All the fights shown certainly delivered here, with the performances of big Nog and the Spider particularly impressing as once again I’m left to wonder if there is anyone left in the middleweight division anywhere in the world who could actually defeat Anderson Silva.

So taking all of that into account UFC 134 gets the big thumbs up from this particular writer as another example of why, like their Middleweight Champion, Dana White and his crew are the best they are at what they do.

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Two Sheds Review: Lytle Retires with Big Win over Hardy at UFC on Versus 5

With ESPN unwilling to cough up a few extra quid to show UFC shows outside of their regular contract, it was Premier Sports who stepped in so British fans could watch Chris Lytle’s final fight against Dan Hardy in the early hours of this past Mon…

The broadcast began in the welterweight division as Amir Sadollah faced Duane Ludwig.

This proved to be an intriguing three-round encounter. Ludwig did a great job in the striking department in the first two rounds, his big left hook rocking Sadollah a number of times. When Sadollah went for the takedown, Ludwig was able to escape quite easily.

Although Sadollah upped his game a little in the third, he still looked a step behind Ludwig. He scored with a couple of good kicks, but his punches looked slow and sluggish. The fight ended with Ludwig scoring a takedown.

So with the fight going the distance, it was over to the judges. All three gave the fight to Ludwig. Awesome performance.

It was down to the lightweight division for the next fight, as Charles Oliveira took on Donald Cerrone.

A short feeling-out period at the beginning of this one saw both men testing the waters with punches and kicks. There was a brief pause following Cerrone’s inadvertent kick south of the border, but when the action began, the striking just got better and better.

The end came when Cerrone scored with a hook to the body. Oliveira went down, and Cerrone went in for the kill with the ground and pound. The referee stepped in to give Cerrone the impressive TKO win.

The lightweight action continued with Jim Miller against Ben Henderson.

Henderson put in a tremendous performance here. For the first two rounds, Miller went for a variety of submission attempts—from chokes to leg locks to arm locks—but Henderson managed to escape each and every time, coming back with some wicked-looking ground and pound. He busted Miller open with an elbow in the second round.

Miller dropped his man in the third, but Henderson looked even better than he had in the first two rounds, controlling the fight on the ground and almost getting the win with a rear naked choke, as well as unleashing more awesome strikes.

Once again the judges were called into action, with all three giving the fight to Henderson. Surely the former WEC champion is ready for a UFC title shot now!

The main event featured welterweight action as Hardy faced Lytle in Lytle’s last ever fight.

This proved to be a great main event. For nearly 15 minutes Hardy and Lytle engaged in a tremendous striking battle. Hardy tried a kick early on, but when Lytle caught his leg Hardy never threw another kick, preferring to box with Lytle instead.

Both guys had their moments throughout the fight, but the fact that Lytle was getting Hardy to fight his kind of fight said a lot about his tactics. Just when it looked like Hardy was upping his game in the final moments of the fight, Lytle went for a guillotine on the ground.

The Brit tried to fight back, but it wasn’t long before he tapped out in the final minute of the fight to give Lytle the submission win. A fitting ending to one of the UFC’s best fighters.

In conclusion: For a while it looked like Brits would have to sit in front of their computers or look for a download site to see this show—until Premier Sports came in at the last minute, offering this show for free. I’m glad they did because this was a great show.

The four fights featured here certainly delivered, but I can’t decide if Miller/Henderson or Hardy/Lytle was the better fight.

As for Premier Sports coverage, kudos to this subscription channel for giving British fans the chance to see this for free, even if they did suffer from the ESPN problem of coming back late from commercial breaks a couple of times.

But who knows, maybe this will be the proverbial kick up the backside ESPN needs because I know a lot of people only subscribe to the channel to see the UFC. If they thought Premier Sports (or Sky Sports for that matter) might bid for the rights when ESPN’s contract is up, they may consider sticking their hands in their pockets and buying the rights to the shows that weren’t in their original contract.

So, in all, the UFC’s fifth foray onto America’s Versus channel gets the thumbs up from me for its all-around quality.

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Two Sheds Review: UCMMA Warrior Creed Delivers a Quality Undercard

Now I know what you’re thinking. You’ve read the headline and thinking what the hell am I doing reviewing UCMMA 22 again? Well, four days after Primetime showed the Reid/Barrett debacle they returned to their usual Sky Sports home for their…

The broadcast began in the welterweight division as Sam Morrison faced Charlie Francis.

We had a lengthy feeling out period at the beginning of this one, with both fighters testing the waters with jabs and kicks before Morrison staggered Francis with a left, staggering him even more with a big left hook moments later.

Francis came back well with a take down, but Morrison immediately went for a guillotine. The only problem was that he didn’t know how to complete the hold, so Francis was able to survive easily.

Francis went on to dominate the second round. As soon as the fight went down to the mat he went to work, and it wasn’t long before he took Morrison’s back and unleashed with the ground and pound. The referee gave Morrison plenty of opportunities to fight back, but when Francis’ onslaught went unanswered the referee stopped the fight and gave Francis the impressive TKO win.

Then it was on to the UK1 middleweight kickboxing encounter between Romy Da Silva and Louis King.

King dominated from the start, unloading with the heavy leather and rocking Da Silva with every blow. Da Silva went down twice, and after taking two eight counts he continued, even though it was pretty obvious to everyone except the referee that he was in no condition to do so.

So King continued his onslaught, and as Da Silva continued to flounder around the ring the referee still didn’t step in, and it was only when Da Silva was knocked down for a third time that he finally stopped the fight, giving King the TKO win. A good effort from King here, but this really should have been stopped a lot sooner.

Chris Harman against Przemyslaw Misiek in the light heavyweight division followed.

This was a quick one. Misiek took the fight to the ground almost immediately, passing guard into side control so he could go for a key lock. Harman tried to defend but it was only a matter of time before the inevitable happened as Harman quickly tapped out when the Pole applied the hold.

After another showing of the light heavyweight fight between Karl Lawrence and Iain Martell it was on to the middleweight encounter between Miguel Bernard and Jack Mason.

Mason put in a great performance here, getting the early take down and taking side control, and although Bernard had control of his head Mason went for a neck crank.

It wasn’t long before Mason took the mount and went for the ground and pound. Bernard tried to defend by turning his way out of it, but as Mason took his back the he continued his onslaught as the referee stepped in to give him the TKO win.

Then it was back to UK1 kickboxing action as Valentino Petrescu faced Maxin Ospitsov for the Light Heavyweight title.

No swinging for the fences in this one. This was a far more technical battle as Petrescu controlled the early stages with some nice kicks to Maxin’s bread basket and lead leg, knocking him down with a straight left.

Ospitsov just looked a step behind his opponent, and it wasn’t until towards the end of the second round when he took control, bloodying Petrescu’s nose before knocking him down.

It was pretty much the same story in the third. As Petrescu visibly tired Ospitsov upped his game and took control once again with some great strikes and kicks, and this was enough to earn him the title winning unanimous decision.

The final fight featured the big boys of the heavyweight division as Darren Towler took on Tomasz Czerwinski.

Big Czerwinski began this one by going for a clinch against the cage straight away. The next few moments saw them jockeying for position in between brief striking exchanges. It wasn’t long before Towler was unloading with the heavy leather though, and as Czerwinski slumped to the ground the referee quickly stepped in to give Towler the TKO win.

In conclusion – this was a pretty good portion of the show. There were some nice performances here from the likes of Charlie Francis and Maxin Ospitsov, although I do think that big Tomasz Czerwinski needs to shed a few pounds and work on his cardio a great deal. Just going into a cage and hoping to overpower your opponent with superior bulk won’t work in the long term.

So in all the Warrior Creed undercard gets the thumbs up. It’s just a shame that some of the great performances from the entire card will always be overshadowed by the fight (and I use that term quite loosely) between Alex Reid and Jason Barrett.

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Two Sheds Review: Knockouts and Scripted Confrontations at Ultimate Challenge 21

With two titles on the line at Stand Your Ground, British MMA is on the agenda again as we take a look at the latest offering from Ultimate Challenge MMA. It was shown this past Wednesday in Britain on Sky Sports.The broadcast began in the welterweight…

The broadcast began in the welterweight division with Trevor Sukonater taking on Bola Omoyele.

There was a great deal of feeling out at the beginning of this one. The first action of note came two minutes into the fight when Omoyele scored with the take down.

Omoyele took control from there, unleashing with the ground and pound. Sukonater went for an arm bar, but all this did was give Omoyele the chance to take side control. After a series of unanswered blows Sukonater tapped to give Omoyele the TKO win.

The welterweight action continued with Ross Pointon facing Dean Amasinger.

As soon as Amasinger scored with the early take down it was obvious how this fight was going to pan out. For three rounds Amasinger dominated on the ground with his reversals and transitions. Pointon had a few good moments, but they weren’t enough to take control away from Amasinger.

Things got worse for Pointon when he earned a point deduction for continually grabbing the fence. But by then it didn’t matter, as all three judges gave the fight to Amasinger.

After a segment which saw co-host Jason Barrett confronting tabloid darling Alex Reid (more on that later) it was on to the heavyweight division as Ian Hawkins took on Ben Smith.

Smith began his assault with an early take down. From there the former champion unloaded with the heavy leather, taking periodic rests so he wouldn’t gas out. The referee stepped in in the last minute of the round to give Smith the TKO win.

Then it was down to the lightweight division as Dominic Plumb faced Michael Pastou.

The controversial fight saw an extensive feeling out period before Pastou went for a take down.

But when Plumb connected with a couple of 12-6 elbows the referee quickly stepped in. Pastou slumped to the ground, and seconds later the fight was called off. The referee disqualified Plumb, giving Pastou the win he didn’t really want.

The first title fight saw Denniston Sutherland challenging the ever youthful Mark Weir for the Middleweight title.

Weir tested the waters with a couple of kicks early on, but it wasn’t long before Sutherland’s combinations sent Weir down to the ground.

An inadvertent poke to Weir’s eye stopped the action for a few seconds, but Sutherland soon picked up where he’d left off with a big right hand that sent the Wizard crashing down again. Weir was out of it was Sutherland took the knockout win and the title.

The main event saw Mark Potter challenging Oli Thompson for the Heavyweight title.

Thompson put in a dominating performance in this one. The former Britain’s Strongest Man champion went for an early take down. Although an inadvertent low blow slowed his progress for a few seconds, he soon went back to work with the ground and pound, opening up a small cut above Potter’s left eye and bloodying his nose.

Seconds later it was all over as Thompson synced in a rear naked choke for the submission win.

In conclusion, this was another great advertisement for British mixed martial arts. A nice night of fight action topped off with two explosive title fights, and another example of how a British MMA promotion doesn’t need to fly in overseas fighters to put on a good show.

However, the only downside was with Jason Barrett/Alex Reid, which was a filmed segment involving Barrett confronting Reid outside his gym before they squared off in the cage. It just came across as a poor professional wrestling-style segment. Was this thing really needed to promote Reid’s possible return to action? This is MMA after all, and not WWE.

But apart from that particular moment the 21st Ultimate Challenge show gets the thumbs up from me. I just hope they stay away from the scripted confrontations in the future.

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