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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tupy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Bohannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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218 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tupy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cullen Bohannan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohannan.
Bohannan slips under a jab.
Tupy cracks a nice hook into Bohannan's ribs.
Bohannan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tupy misses with a straight right.
Bohannan slips a straight right by Tupy.
Tupy missing with a left hand there. Bohannan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tupy misses the target.
Tupy misses with a looping left.
Bohannan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tupy pinned against the cage. Tupy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tupy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tupy.
It looks like Cullen Bohannan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupy. Bohannan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bohannan counters with a left to the body.
Tupy throws a jab when Bohannan was well out of range.
Bohannan moves into the clinch.
Bohannan looking for a takedown.
Tupy breaks from the clinch.
Tupy swings widly with a right hand
and Bohannan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tim Tupy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupy misses the shot to the body.
Tupy lands a nice hook to Bohannan's body. Bohannan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tupy throws a hook but Bohannan blocks it.
Tupy stuffs the takedown.
Tim Tupy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cullen Bohannan.
Tupy misses with a wild body shot.
Tupy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bohannan.
Tupy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bohannan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bohannan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tupy's head.
Bohannan trying to control from half guard but Tupy is working away.
Tupy tries to roll over but Bohannan keeps him under control.
Bohannan is thwarting Tupy's attempts to control the position.
Bohannan is looking to stall here but Tupy recovers full guard.
Tupy keeping moving, preventing Bohannan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bohannan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bohannan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bohannan trying to control but Tupy is working from the bottom.
Tupy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bohannan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bohannan wants to control from the top but Tupy keeps moving.
Bohannan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tupy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bohannan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bohannan throws a big right hand that misses.
Bohannan is looking to pass into half guard but Tupy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tupy is in guard.
Bohannan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tupy is aware though and is defending well.
Tupy postures up.
Tupy slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupy blocks the strikes from Bohannan.
Bohannan trying to get back to full guard but Tupy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Tupy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cullen Bohannan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bohannan throws a head kick that misses.
Bohannan with a hook.
Bohannan tries to clinch there but Tupy circles away.
Tupy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohannan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohannan tries to clinch up.
Bohannan shoots in and drives through. Tupy sprawls well.
Bohannan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tupy sprawls well. Tupy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bohannan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tim Tupy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Tupy misses its intended target.
Bohannan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupy defends well and Bohannan ends up having to push Tupy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tim Tupy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cullen Bohannan.
Tupy blocks a body shot from Bohannan.
Tupy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohannan has him pressed against the cage.
Tupy tries a body shot but Bohannan blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bohannan.
Tupy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bohannan won't allow it.
Bohannan gets underhooks to prevent Tupy's takedown attempt.
Bohannan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tupy walks away with a smile on his face. Bohannan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bohannan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tupy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tupy misses with a punch to the body.
Bohannan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tupy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bohannan prevents the takedown attempt.
Bohannan is looking to control Tupy's arms but Tupy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bohannan has his back to the cage.
Tupy trying to land knees to the body.
Tupy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Tupy.
Tupy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bohannan's hands.
Tupy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohannan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupy looks to land a right hand but Bohannan moved out of range.
Tupy misses with an uppercut. Bohannan saw that one coming.
Tupy misses with a wild body shot.
Bohannan moves in looking to clinch but Tupy pushes him off.
Tupy misses with an uppercut. Bohannan saw that one coming.
Tupy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupy misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tupy.
Bohannan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tupy avoids it really well and circles away.
Bohannan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohannan tries to clinch up.
Tupy misses with a hook to the body
and Bohannan counters with a thumping low kick.
Tupy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohannan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tupy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tupy throws a big shot that misses.
Tupy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bohannan.
Bohannan dives in and grabs Tupy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tupy pushes down on Bohannan's head and hops out.
Bohannan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tupy misses the shot to the body.
Bohannan tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Tupy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bohannan doesn't seem phased though.
Bohannan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tupy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bohannan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupy with a jab.
Bohannan avoids the body shot from Tupy.
A swing and a miss from Tupy.
Bohannan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupy defends well and Bohannan ends up having to push Tupy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bohannan missing with knees to the body.
Tupy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohannan tries to pull guard but Tupy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tupy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bohannan is defending well.
Bohannan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bohannan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tupy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bohannan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupy misses the shot to the body.
Tupy throws a looping overhand right but Bohannan ducks down to avoid it.
Tupy throws a hook to the side of Bohannan's head but Bohannan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tupy misses with a left hand
and Bohannan counters with a good low kick that Tupy was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tupy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cullen Bohannan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bohannan shoots in but Tupy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tupy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bohannan counters with a thumping low kick.
Bohannan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bohannan shoots for a takedown but Tupy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tupy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bohannan moves away from the strike by Tupy.
Tupy scores with the left hand. Bohannan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bohannan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohannan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupy tries to avoid it but Bohannan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupy to the ground. Tupy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tim Tupy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cullen Bohannan.
Bohannan moves away from the strike by Tupy.
Bohannan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bohannan.
Tim Tupy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohannan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tupy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bohannan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohannan tries to clinch up but Tupy circles away and keeps his distance.
Bohannan shoots in for a takedown but Tupy shows good takedown defense.
Tupy looks to land a right hand but Bohannan moved out of range.
Tupy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohannan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bohannan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tupy pushes Bohannan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tupy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohannan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tupy to keep the fight standing.
Tupy manages to break the clinch.
Bohannan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bohannan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tupy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tupy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bohannan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohannan wants to clinch but Tupy slips to the side
and Tupy moves into the clinch.
Tupy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tupy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tupy presses Bohannan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohannan prevents Tupy from breaking the clinch.
Bohannan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bohannan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bohannan can't break the clinch.
Bohannan wants to break free but Tupy has control.
Tupy tries to circle away but Bohannan has him pinned against the cage.
Bohannan prevents a body shot from Tupy.
Bohannan prevents the takedown attempt.
Bohannan managing to block the knees to the body from Tupy.
Bohannan has Tupy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tupy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tupy is trying to force a seperation but Bohannan has the dominant position.
Tim Tupy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupy has had enough of the clinch but Bohannan keeps him there for the moment.
Bohannan has Tupy pressed against the cage, preventing Tupy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tupy jumps guard and drags Bohannan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tupy manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tupy tries to break free but Bohannan pushes him back against the cage.
Bohannan controlling the action here for a moment.
Bohannan working hard to break the clinch.
Tupy working hard to break the clinch.
Bohannan has Tupy pressed against the cage, preventing Tupy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bohannan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bohannan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tupy stops Bohannan from standing up.
Tupy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bohannan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupy won't allow Bohannan to sweep him here.
Tupy won't allow Bohannan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupy gets to his feet - Bohannan follows without any prompting.
Bohannan slips a straight right by Tupy.
Bohannan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohannan has a takedown stuffed.
Tupy misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupy misses with a wild body shot.
Tupy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cullen Bohannan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Tupy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupy swings widly with a right hand
and Bohannan counters with a low kick, right behind Tupy 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Tupy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tupy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Tupy!
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