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Event:
DARE 4
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Tuncer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuncer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Ribbler finds it's way through Tuncer's defenses. #ROC#
Tuncer is rocked!
Ribbler cracks Tuncer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tuncer falls to his knees and Ribbler doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibbe Ribbler!
Ibbe Ribbler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Carnage 45
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Babakov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tuncer tries to avoid it but Babakov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tuncer to the ground. Tuncer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuncer tries to counter by clinching up but Babakov breaks away and moves out of range.
Babakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuncer misses with a double jab.
Tuncer tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Babakov moves into range and clinches up with Tuncer.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuncer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuncer backwards.
Babakov scores with a hook to the body.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuncer tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Tuncer back against the cage.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC2#
Tuncer is rocked!
Tuncer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Tuncer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuncer is looking to control Babakov's arms but Babakov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuncer has his back to the cage.
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babakov.
Babakov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tuncer with a big uppercut! Tuncer tries to clinch up but Babakov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tuncer to the mat! Tuncer covers up and Babakov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergei Babakov!
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Event:
Carnage 40
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
McCall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuncer obliges.
Tuncer gets underhooks to prevent McCall's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Tuncer.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer stalling.
Tuncer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tuncer misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuncer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuncer.
Tuncer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuncer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
#T1#
Tuncer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuncer.
Tuncer cracks McCall with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuncer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuncer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian McCall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuncer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuncer.
Tuncer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Tuncer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T2#
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuncer lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
McCall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tuncer uses from the top position. #SU2#
Tuncer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuncer is looking to clinch.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuncer.
McCall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCall has been working on his balance at LeBron James works out here!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tuncer.#CL#
McCall instigates a clinch.
Tuncer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuncer lands a left hand.
#T3#
Tuncer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuncer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tuncer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tuncer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuncer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuncer tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
Tuncer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Tuncer scores with a shot to the side of McCall's head.
Tuncer scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tuncer.
McCall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuncer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCall's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuncer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuncer cracks McCall with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuncer.
McCall tries for a takedown but Tuncer manages to get underhooks.
Tuncer crunches a lovely knee into McCall's ribcage.
McCall is breathing heavily.
Tuncer is working McCall over against the cage.
Tuncer connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCall's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Tuncer wants to clinch up but McCall keeps it at a distance.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuncer.
Tuncer is looking to clinch.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuncer.
McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuncer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
McCall has closed the distance and engaged Tuncer in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuncer.
Tuncer digs a right hand underneath McCall's ribcage. McCall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuncer lands an elbow just above McCall 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuncer lands a knee to the body.
McCall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tuncer after a bit of a struggle.
Tuncer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCall's defenses.
Tuncer lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Tuncer slowing the pace effectively.
McCall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tuncer.
McCall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuncer smiles and moves away.
McCall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuncer lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Ian McCall has been cut.
Tuncer is looking to clinch.
McCall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tuncer wants to clinch.
Tuncer fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Tuncer tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuncer obliges.#T2#
Tuncer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Tuncer.
Tuncer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCall's defenses.
Tuncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuncer lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
McCall is rocked!
A hook to the body from Tuncer.
Oh McCall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuncer stalls.
Good body shot from Tuncer.
McCall being controlled against the cage.
McCall seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuncer.
Tuncer has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles McCall - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tuncer, and another! McCall is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gorkem Tuncer!
Gorkem Tuncer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Ian McCall was interviewed post fight and said 'FUCK YOU ALL..i got a bad batch of either meth or crack and I wasn't my normal bad ass self. Like Herpes, I will be back...'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and pushes Stephens back into the cage.
Stephens managing to block the knees to the body from Tuncer.
Tuncer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuncer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stephens.
#TD#
Stephens successfully pulls guard.
#SU2#
Tuncer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stephens, up you get! #CL#
Tuncer tries to keep at a distance but Stephens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tuncer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephens or not.
Tuncer avoiding damage.
#TD#
Stephens jumps guard and drags Tuncer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuncer wants to get up but he can't break Stephens's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tuncer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stephens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Stephens slows the pace down in half guard.
Stephens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stephens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tuncer defending well though.
Stephens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stephens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stephens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SU#
Stephens escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Tuncer moves into the clinch.
Stephens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stephens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tuncer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Tuncer lands a body punch.
Stephens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stephens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuncer smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stephens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tuncer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stephens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorkem Tuncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stephens is defended easily by Tuncer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and pushes Stephens back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tuncer misses with a knee strike.
Tuncer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stephens blocks an elbow strike from Tuncer.
#T4#
Stephens jumps guard but Tuncer stands there with Stephens around his waist. Stephens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuncer.
Stephens is trying to push Tuncer away but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stephens letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuncer controlling the action here for a moment.
Stephens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tuncer to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tuncer prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuncer wants to stall.
Tuncer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Tuncer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuncer tries to clinch but Stephens moves away
and Stephens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tuncer tries to work over Stephens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Stephens pulls guard effortlessly. #SU2#
Tuncer stands up from Stephens's guard - Tuncer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt - Tuncer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stephens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuncer.
Tuncer tries to clinch
and Stephens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but Tuncer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Stephens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tuncer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stephens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephens keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Tuncer holds him up against the cage and eventually Stephens drops back down to his feet.
Stephens is trying to push Tuncer away but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tuncer connects with a knee to the head.
Tuncer gets through Stephens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuncer taking a breather.
Tuncer prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Tuncer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephens won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuncer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the head but Stephens blocks with his arms.
Tuncer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2#
Tuncer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tuncer scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephens or not.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Tuncer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuncer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuncer just leaning against Stephens, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Tuncer.
#TD#
Stephens ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stephens no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tuncer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stephens is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Tuncer stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T3#
Tuncer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuncer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephens circles away.
Tuncer is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Tuncer moves into range and clinches up with Stephens.
Tuncer looking to stall.
Come on Tuncer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stephens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tuncer walks away with a smile on his face. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuncer leaves Stephens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stephens throws a push kick but Tuncer slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Tuncer clinches. #T4#
Tuncer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch but Tuncer keeps him there for the moment.
Tuncer lands a left hand.
Tuncer can't find room to land a body shot as Stephens controls the action.
Stephens wants a takedown but no success here.
Tuncer digs a right hand into Stephens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephens's gas tank. #TD#
Stephens jumps guard.
#SU2#
Tuncer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stephens, up you get! #CL2#
Tuncer moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens tries to pull guard but Tuncer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tuncer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuncer lands an elbow that stopped Stephens in his tracks for a moment.
Tuncer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stephens's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Tuncer moves in looking to clinch but Stephens pushes him off.
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tuncer avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Tuncer has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tuncer fails to land.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuncer tries to throw a body punch but Stephens avoids it by throwing Tuncer back against the cage.
Tuncer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuncer lands a shot to the body.
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head.
Stephens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tuncer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Patrick Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Tuncer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuncer tries to clinch there but Stephens circles away.
#CL2#
Tuncer pushes Stephens up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuncer is working Stephens over against the cage.
Tuncer presses Stephens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stephens stalling in the clinch but Tuncer improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuncer landing knees to the body.
Stephens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuncer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephens won't want to take too many of those.
Tuncer lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Tuncer.
Tuncer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuncer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Tuncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephens or not. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stephens prevents a body shot from Tuncer.
Tuncer tries a body shot but Stephens blocks it.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer is controlling him.
Tuncer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuncer landing knees to the head.
Tuncer avoiding damage.
Tuncer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stephens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tuncer stalling against the cage.
Tuncer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuncer leaning his opponent against the cage.#T3#
Tuncer presses Stephens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tuncer is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gorkem Tuncer.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuncer tries to clinch there but Stephens circles away.
Tuncer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephens circles away.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuncer but Tuncer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Tuncer instigates a clinch.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head. #T4#
Tuncer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuncer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuncer pushes Stephens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuncer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuncer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuncer avoiding damage.
Tuncer avoiding damage.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Tuncer won't allow it.
Gorkem Tuncer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tuncer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tuncer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patrick Stephens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorkem Tuncer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Tuncer lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorkem Tuncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuncer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorkem Tuncer!
Gorkem Tuncer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Carnage 34
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Tuncer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuncer wants to clinch up but Clarke keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and presses him up against the cage.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuncer swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuncer gets a clinch. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Tuncer moves in looking to clinch but Clarke pushes him off.#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Tuncer.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuncer misses with a body punch.
Tuncer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuncer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tuncer.
Tuncer missing with knees to the body.
Tuncer tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuncer effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
Tuncer pushes off an throws an elbow but Clarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuncer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head.
Clarke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clarke's defenses.
Come on Clarke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer is controlling him.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Tuncer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuncer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tuncer lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuncer obliges.
Tuncer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tuncer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuncer tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tuncer just manages to avoid it.
Tuncer tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
Tuncer misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tuncer misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tuncer darts in and clinches Clarke up against the cage.#T1#
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tuncer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tuncer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tuncer tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tuncer fails to land.
Tuncer looking to stall.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuncer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuncer working Clarke over with knees to the body.
Tuncer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarke is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarke throws a counter high kick but Tuncer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Tuncer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Clarke drives through and clinches with Tuncer against the cage.
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head.
Gorkem Tuncer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuncer throws an elbow but misses.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Tuncer drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Michael Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Clarke clinches up with Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Tuncer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Clarke scores with a knee to the head.
Clarke stalling in the clinch but Tuncer improves position.
Tuncer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuncer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuncer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke being controlled against the cage.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tuncer tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
Clarke works Tuncer's body with a nice hook.
Tuncer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuncer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuncer.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuncer has Clarke pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is pushing Tuncer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T1#
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Tuncer is controlling the position.
Tuncer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clarke up against the cage.
Clarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Tuncer.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tuncer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuncer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuncer being controlled against the cage.
Tuncer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T3#
Tuncer letting Clarke take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Tuncer throws an elbow that misses.
Tuncer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Clarke clinches up with Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.#T4#
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuncer misses with a knee strike.
Tuncer throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Michael Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuncer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Tuncer.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tuncer stalls.
Tuncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuncer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gorkem Tuncer.
I've got Tuncer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Gorkem Tuncer wins by unanimous decision!
Gorkem Tuncer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Tuncer tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter attempts a counter takedown but Tuncer avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and clinches.
Potter letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Booker Potter has been cut.
Tuncer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuncer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Potter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tuncer with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuncer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuncer lands with a left to the head.
Tuncer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuncer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Tuncer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potter is defending well for now.
Potter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tuncer to keep the fight standing.
Potter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tuncer scores with a knee to the head.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potter avoids it.
Tuncer working Potter over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tuncer.
Tuncer lands a knee to the body.
Tuncer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Potter is rocked!
Tuncer lands a hook that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Oh Potter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Tuncer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuncer stalling against the cage.
Tuncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Potter or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuncer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuncer lands a big knee! That's hurt Potter! Oh, he's all over the place! Tuncer lands another knee that sends Potter to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorkem Tuncer!
In his post fight interview, Gorkem Tuncer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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