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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rundowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A$AP Rocky - Goldie. Tukhugov has chosen Ed Sheeran – I See Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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203 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Tukhugov circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tukhugov. Rundowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rundowski slips a jab from Tukhugov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tukhugov wants to clinch.
Rundowski misses the shot to the body.
Tukhugov misses with the combination.
Rundowski misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Tukhugov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rundowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rundowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Rundowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rundowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rundowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tukhugov is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski is working hard here to advance position.
Rundowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Tukhugov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rundowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rundowski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rundowski wants to control but Tukhugov is keeping him busy.
Rundowski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tukhugov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rundowski's guard! Nice work there by Tukhugov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rundowski looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tukhugov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rundowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rundowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tukhugov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Rundowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rundowski distracts Tukhugov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tukhugov trying to control the position.
Tukhugov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tukhugov is keeping the position for now.
Rundowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rundowski lands a couple of digs.
Rundowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rundowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tukhugov keeping moving, preventing Rundowski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut. Rundowski saw that one coming.
Rundowski defending well as Tukhugov loads up on a big left hand.
Tukhugov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rundowski backs up against the ropes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rundowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rundowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Tukhugov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tukhugov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rundowski.
Tukhugov lands a head shot.
Rundowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tukhugov misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Tukhugov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rundowski ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
Rundowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rundowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rundowski trying to control the action but Tukhugov is working from the bottom.
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 Grzegorz Rundowski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rundowski moves out of range as Tukhugov strikes.
Nice shot lands for Tukhugov.
Rundowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Tukhugov.
Rundowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tukhugov tries to bum rush Rundowski with a series of wild strikes but Rundowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rundowski scores with a hook to the body. Tukhugov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tukhugov throws a hook to the side of Rundowski's head but Rundowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rundowski tries to bum rush Tukhugov with a series of wild strikes but Tukhugov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rundowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rundowski trying to control the position but Tukhugov is working away.
Tukhugov is looking to regain half guard here but Rundowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Tukhugov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tukhugov keeps working.
Rundowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tukhugov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tukhugov is not content to let Rundowski control the position.
Tukhugov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rundowski connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rundowski trying to control the position but Tukhugov is working away.
Rundowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tukhugov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rundowski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tukhugov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rundowski's guard! Nice work there by Tukhugov!
Rundowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tukhugov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rundowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov looking to pass the guard.
Rundowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rundowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tukhugov is one step ahead there.
Rundowski is trying to control the position but Tukhugov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rundowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tukhugov passes into half guard.
Tukhugov wants to pass to mount but Rundowski is defending the position.
Rundowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tukhugov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tukhugov's back!
Rundowski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Grzegorz Rundowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Tukhugov right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Rundowski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rundowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tukhugov works Rundowski's body with a nice hook.
Rundowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tukhugov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tukhugov jabs Rundowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Tukhugov misses.
Rundowski tries to counter with a takedown but Tukhugov is quick to defend against it.
Rundowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tukhugov closes the distance and clinches.
Rundowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tukhugov lands a nice uppercut.
Rundowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tukhugov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tukhugov avoids the body shot from Rundowski.
Rundowski slips a straight right by Tukhugov.
Rundowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rundowski slips under a jab.
Rundowski looks to throw the jab but Tukhugov is out of range.
Tukhugov throws a leg kick that misses.
Rundowski throws the left hand but Tukhugov avoids the punch easily.
Tukhugov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Rundowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rundowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rundowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Tukhugov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tukhugov misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tukhugov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tukhugov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tukhugov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zubair Tukhugov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tukhugov misses with a hook. Rundowski ducked under it nicely.
Rundowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tukhugov.
A right-left combo lands from Tukhugov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tukhugov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rundowski throwing a counter right hand but Tukhugov manages to avoid it.
Zubair Tukhugov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov lands with an overhand left.
Rundowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rundowski is rocked!
Tukhugov connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Rundowski tumbling to the canvas! Tukhugov pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Rundowski was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zubair Tukhugov!
Zubair Tukhugov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Grzegorz Rundowski had this to say: 'I didn't know it s MMA fight, fought it's BJJ turnament :('.
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