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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1755 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 226 p4p, 150 weight class). Turban is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Erasmo Bezerra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Efraim Turban's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turban stuffs the takedown attempt from Bezerra. Bezerra gets slowly back to his feet.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bezerra moves away.
Turban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turban throws a body punch but Bezerra moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Bezerra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turban slips under a jab from Bezerra.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bezerra or perhaps it was just good defense by Turban, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Turban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra catches Turban with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bezerra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turban is fending him off so far but Bezerra persists. Nope, Turban circles away and we're back to standing.
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Turban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra walks into a straight right hand from Turban.
Bezerra fails with the takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bezerra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turban stuffs the takedown attempt from Bezerra. Bezerra gets slowly back to his feet.
Bezerra shoots in but Turban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bezerra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bezerra prevents Turban from standing back up.
Turban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turban has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punch Out Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turban doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bezerra.
Bezerra is working for a kimura but Turban is defending it quite comfortably.
Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bezerra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turban's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turban tries to kick Bezerra off but Bezerra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turban is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra slows the pace down in half guard.
Bezerra tries to pass to full mount but Turban defends it.
Bezerra is looking for a kimura but Turban is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bezerra to get the leverage.
Turban manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Turban stuffs the takedown.
Bezerra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turban sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezerra somewhat.
Nice jab there from Turban.
Turban's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bezerra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turban scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bezerra manages to avoid it.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Turban avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turban continues to drive forward.
Turban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turban appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Turban coming out on top.
Bezerra misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bezerra.
Turban looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bezerra dips to his left and cracks Turban with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban 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.
Turban scores with a sloppy right hand. Bezerra should have avoided that one.
Bezerra misses with a looping right.
Turban moves out of range as Bezerra strikes.
Bezerra shoots in but no luck this time.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Turban avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turban continues to drive forward.
Turban throws out a counter right but Bezerra avoids it with no problem.
Turban presses Bezerra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bezerra fails to land.
Bezerra has Turban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turban prevents the takedown attempt.
Turban manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turban.
Bezerra gets a double leg takedown into Turban's guard.
Turban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bezerra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turban leaves Bezerra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turban scores with a nice strike.
Turban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban throws a jab but it's blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turban avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Turban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bezerra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turban.
Turban throws a shot from downtown. Bezerra moves away and avoids it.
Bezerra shoots in but Turban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bezerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezerra staying out of range there.
Turban throws a big shot that misses.
Bezerra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra dives in and scores a takedown into Turban's guard.
Bezerra prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.
Bezerra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turban is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Turban keeps moving.
Bezerra prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turban controlling Bezerra's posture.
Turban has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bezerra is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezerra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turban is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Turban.
Turban lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bezerra.
Turban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bezerra is trying to pull guard but Turban has him pressed against the cage.
Bezerra is working for takedown but Turban is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turban breaks the clinch.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Efraim Turban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bezerra misses with a takedown
enabling Turban to counter with a crisp jab.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Bezerra misses with an uppercut
and Bezerra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bezerra shoots and misses
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bezerra is rocked!
Bezerra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turban as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turban as he jumps to the side.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a takedown. Turban tries to sprawl out of it but Bezerra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turban tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezerra dives in and grabs Turban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turban pushes down on Bezerra's head and hops out.
Turban unleashes a big counter combination but Bezerra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Turban. No joy for Bezerra on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra has his takedown stuffed
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turban lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bezerra takes a step back to recover.
Turban cracks Bezerra with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Turban has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bezerra to stand back up!
Oh Bezerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bezerra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Turban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezerra attempts a counter takedown but Turban avoids it well and moves away.
Bezerra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bezerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Bezerra throws a poor cross that misses
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bezerra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bezerra thinking.
Turban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turban connects with a leg kick.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turban tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turban to the ground. Turban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turban tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turban to the ground. Turban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban throws a jab when Bezerra was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but Turban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bezerra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Turban.
Turban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bezerra walks into a jab.
Bezerra with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turban drops Bezerra with a straight right hand, right on the button! Turban follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban!
Efraim Turban made sure to mention his sponsor, HARDCORE Threads (Closing) in his post fight interview.
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