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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 599 p4p, 1490 weight class) and Julius Turunen (ranked 78 p4p, 173 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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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn closes the distance but Turunen moves to the side
and Turunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Zwirn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zwirn moves in looking to clinch but Turunen pushes him off.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zwirn 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.
Turunen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zwirn!
Zwirn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turunen cracks Zwirn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turunen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zwirn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turunen on the ground.
Turunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zwirn?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwirn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turunen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zwirn hang on?
Zwirn tries to hold on but Turunen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zwirn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turunen breaks from Zwirn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turunen landing punches.
Turunen landing shots from mount.
Turunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen unloading with bombs!
Zwirn tries to reverse the position but Turunen maintains control.
Turunen raining down shots from the mount!
Turunen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turunen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turunen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Turunen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turunen lands a couple of good shots and Zwirn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Turunen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Zwirn hold on?!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Turunen.
Zwirn is rocked!
Turunen misses with a punch to the head.
Turunen scores with punches to the body.
Turunen is landing with strikes from the back.
Turunen is not going to allow Zwirn to sit and survive in this position.
Turunen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Zwirn's head.
Turunen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen punches Zwirn on the ear.
Our spies down at at Average Joe�s Gym inform us that Turunen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Turunen punishes Zwirn with strikes from the back mount.
Turunen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Turunen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Turunen scores with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Turunen controlling the positon.
Zwirn trying to get back to his feet but Turunen is in full control for now.
Zwirn trying to control the action but Turunen just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Turunen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Zwirn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn is trapped and Turunen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Zwirn is in bad spot here.
Turunen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Zwirn hold on?!
Turunen controlling from the back.
Zwirn is taking damage to the body and 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!
Turunen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Zwirn.
Turunen punishes Zwirn with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zwirn trying to control the position but Turunen manages to sink in the hooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Turunen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turunen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zwirn circles away.
Zwirn gets caught napping as Turunen dives in and scores a takedown. Zwirn manages to retain guard.
Zwirn keeping moving, preventing Turunen from controlling successfully.
Turunen with a nice head shot there.
Turunen postures up in Zwirn's guard and throws a big left but Zwirn blocks it.
Turunen advances position into side control!
Turunen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Turunen controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen working Zwirn over with strikes here.
Turunen lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zwirn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zwirn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zwirn tries to lock up and control but Turunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turunen with shots to the head and body - Zwirn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turunen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zwirn hang on?
Turunen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Zwirn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turunen controlling from the full mount.
Zwirn tries to lock up and control but Turunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zwirn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zwirn seems to have got his legs back now.
Turunen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zwirn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zwirn tries to lock up and control but Turunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turunen tries to control but Zwirn wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turunen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zwirn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zwirn wants to get back to his feet.
Turunen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Julius Turunen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turunen dominating with strikes here.
Turunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zwirn looks a forlorn figure.
Zwirn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zwirn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Turunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zwirn looks a forlorn figure.
A big strike lands for Turunen! That's really hurt Zwirn and he's turned his back - Turunen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Turunen jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
Our winner, Julius Turunen, 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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energy
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RATING
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