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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gokhan Saki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saki.
Some wild striking there from Andrade.
Saki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saki slips a jab and a cross from Andrade.
Andrade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gokhan Saki has been cut.
Andrade misses with a two punch combination.
Saki tries to clinch up.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saki swinging wildly here.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saki.
Saki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Saki ducks down to avoid it.
Andrade dodges the punch combination from Saki.
Saki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saki tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade scores with a nice right hand.
Andrade scores with a one two! Saki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Andrade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saki takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki misses with a wild combination.
Saki drops Andrade with a nice combination! Saki dives into Andrade's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Thiago Andrade has been cut.
Saki stands up and waves to Andrade to follow him.
Saki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrade but Andrade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Saki misses.
Saki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andrade.
Sloppy strikes from Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Saki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saki clinches.
Saki breaks the clinch.
Saki tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
Andrade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saki's head.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Saki connects with a leg kick. Andrade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saki lands a high kick to the side of Andrade's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Saki dives into guard, looking to finish.
Andrade is rocked!
Andrade is working an open guard so Saki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andrade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saki swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a two punch combination.
Saki instigates a clinch.
Saki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrade throws a series of punches but Saki moves out of range.
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Saki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Saki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saki lands a left and a right that sends Andrade crashing to the canvas! Saki dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Andrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Andrade loses concentration momentarily and Saki pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Andrade crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Saki finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gokhan Saki!
Gokhan Saki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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