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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret has chosen La Valse d'Amelie as his entrance music. 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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280 lbs
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267 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorrila is looking to slow Touret down with leg kicks.
Gorrila throws a nice head kick!
Touret steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gorrila. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Touret. That's going to slow Gorrila down.
Gorrila swings for the body but Touret moves out of range.
Gorrila motions for Touret to come forward. Gorrila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Touret is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Touret checks the leg kick nicely there.
Touret wants to counter the offense by Gorrila and move into the clinch position.
Gorrila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorrila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Touret dodges the punch combination from Gorrila.
Touret is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Touret blocks a leg kick.
Touret is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gorrila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorrila looks to land a body kick but Touret moved away.
Touret blocks a head kick by Gorrila.
Touret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorrila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret darts in and clinches Gorrila up against the cage.
Gorrila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Touret told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gorrila blocks a body shot from Touret.
Gorrila throws an elbow that misses.
Gorrila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Gorrila.
Gorrila blocks an elbow strike.
Gorrila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Touret misses with a body punch.
Touret lands an elbow just above Gorrila 's eye.
Gorrila tries to work over Touret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret lands an elbow inside.
Gorrila controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorrila landing knees to the head.
Gorrila throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touret throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Gorrila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorrila blocks a body shot from Touret.
Touret struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorrila controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Gorrila.
Touret with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Touret misses with an elbow over the top.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Touret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Touret leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorrila.
Gorrila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Touret.
Gorrila lands with a light punch inside.
Gorrila throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Gorrila to work.
Touret blocks a body shot from Gorrila.
Touret using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gorrila misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila throws a punch but it's blocked by Touret.
Gorrila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Touret tries to stall but Gorrila uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gorrila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Touret tries to work over Gorrila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret letting Gorrila take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorrila.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Gorrila.
It looks like Julien Touret has been cut.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
Touret avoiding damage.
Gorrila scores with a shoulder strike.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorrila.
Gorrila lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorrila.
Touret is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touret is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gorrila is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touret avoiding damage as Gorrila throws knees to the body.
Gorrila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Touret blocks a body shot from Gorrila.
Gorrila blocking some punches.
Gorrila misses with a knee to the head.
Gorrila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tourets head.
Gorrila trying to control the position but instead, Touret has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorrila into the cage.
Gorrila lands with a short shot to the head.
Gorrila is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorrila.
Gorrila pushes Touret back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorrila dodges an elbow strike from Touret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Gorrila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julien Touret's cut.
That's time! Gorrila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Touret checks a leg kick nicely.
Touret checks a leg kick nicely.
Touret swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Touret moves out of range of the leg kick from Gorrila.
Touret checks a low kick from Gorrila.
Gorrila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Touret instigates a clinch.
Gorrila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorrila prevents a body shot from Touret.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorrila.
Gorrila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Touret working Gorrila over with knees to the body.
Gorrila crunches a lovely knee into Touret's ribcage.
Touret with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorrila working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorrila's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Gorrila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Gorrila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fat Gorrila has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gorrila looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gorrila.
Gorrila lands with a light punch inside.
Touret throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Touret on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorrila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Touret's elbow.
Gorrila lands an uppercut.
Gorrila has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Touret using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorrila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gorrila lands a big right hand that drops Touret! The killer instinct kicks in and Gorrila finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gorrila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Gorrila!
A determined Fat Gorrila didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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