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DFC 29: Turner Vs Johns PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kelvin Gastelum has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Gastelum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devin Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum digs a good hook to Tucker's body.
Tucker closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker has clasped his hands together around Gastelum's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gastelum bucks up and tries to throw Tucker off but instead Tucker has got his back!
Gastelum is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tucker gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tucker scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tucker is riding his opponent, not letting Gastelum buck him off.
Tucker is landing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Gastelum won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tucker off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devin Tucker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Erokhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Erokhin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Erokhin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erokhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
Erokhin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Striking Champion has been cut.
Erokhin misses with a few strikes there.
Erokhin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champion's head.
Erokhin connects with a crisp jab.
Erokhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erokhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erokhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erokhin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Erokhin misses with a combination
and Champion moves into the clinch.
Erokhin has Champion pushed against the cage.
Champion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erokhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erokhin misses with a straight left.
Champion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Erokhin checks it well.
Erokhin looks to land a left hand but Champion moved out of range nicely.
Erokhin lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erokhin swings widly with a right hand
and Champion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Erokhin throws a looping overhand right but Champion ducks down to avoid it.
Champion throws a big counter combination but Erokhin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Erokhin forces Champion back against the cage and clinches.
Champion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Erokhin.
Erokhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Erokhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Champion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Champion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Champion is rocked!
Erokhin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Champion! Erokhin dives in looking to finish! Champion is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Erokhin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson Oliveira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hudson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Truck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Truck circles away easily
and Truck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Truck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
Truck sends Oliveira crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Truck is motioning to the referee to let Oliveira up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Hudson Oliveira has been cut.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Truck scores with a body shot.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Truck fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Oliveira to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Oliveira looks to clinch but Truck throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Oliveira taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Corey Truck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Laliberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Gates- Satellites. Guy Laliberte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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251 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Paulo Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous throws a jab but it's blocked by Laliberte.
We've been hearing reports that Infamous has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Infamous moves into the clinch.
Infamous manages to pull guard.
Infamous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laliberte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Infamous is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laliberte tries to free his leg and advance position but Infamous is retaining full guard.
Laliberte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Infamous has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Laliberte doesn't defend quickly enough and Infamous has managed to lock this one up! Can Laliberte escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Infamous on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paulo Infamous!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Country Boy - Aaron Lewis blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Bubba Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith misses with a combination
and Souza counters by clinching up.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Souza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souza is in Smith's guard.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Souza. Souza maintains the clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza staying out of range there.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souza takes one on the button.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Souza drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Souza dives into side control.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Souza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Souza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Souza is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling the position from side mount.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape but Souza has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Smith taps out and Souza picks up the big win! Great work there by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erick Souza!
In defeat, Bubba Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough one to swallow but it's all good we take losses like a fuckin man around here, I'll be in gym tomorrow preparing to get better for my next fight. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyeis Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. Tyeis Michel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Curtis Johnson's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyeis Michel!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Michel counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michel trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Michel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Michel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michel won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Michel postures up.
Michel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Michel is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Michel! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Michel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Curtis Johnson!
A very excited looking Curtis Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Belliveau looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Belliveau.
Bounty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belliveau looks for a takedown but Bounty sprawls well.
Bounty tries to counter with a clinch but Belliveau shakes him off and moves away.
Belliveau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bounty is looking to control Belliveau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bounty avoid being mounted?
Bounty keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Belliveau thows a huge punch but Bounty dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty has hold of Belliveau's hands but Belliveau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belliveau throwing shots but Bounty is blocking nicely.
Bounty is looking to control Belliveau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bounty avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belliveau.
Bounty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belliveau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bounty is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bounty is still trying to improve position.
Bounty regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Belliveau.
Bounty is pulling down on Belliveau's head. It's preventing any offense from Belliveau, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Belliveau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belliveau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bounty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belliveau.
Bounty wants to sweep here but Belliveau controlling him for the moment.
Belliveau postures up in Bounty's guard and throws a big left but Bounty blocks it.
Belliveau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belliveau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belliveau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bounty has his hands on Belliveau's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty wants to sweep but no luck.
Belliveau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bounty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Belliveau fails to land the takedown.
Belliveau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belliveau with a poor takedown
and Bounty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Belliveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belliveau dives in and grabs Bounty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bounty pushes down on Belliveau's head and hops out.
Belliveau is breathing heavily.
Belliveau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belliveau wants to control for a moment but Bounty uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bounty is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belliveau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belliveau's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good control from Bounty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bounty is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamie Bounty will probably get the nod.
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.
Belliveau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bounty circles away quickly and effectively.
Bounty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
It looks like Mark Belliveau has been cut.
Belliveau with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with a nice body shot.
Bounty lands a big uppercut and Belliveau crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belliveau looks OK. Bounty waves Belliveau back to his feet!
Belliveau is rocked!
Bounty instigates a clinch.
Oh Belliveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Good body shot from Bounty.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Belliveau pressed against the cage. Bounty frees himself up and cracks Belliveau with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Belliveau crumples to the floor, out cold! Bounty jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Bounty!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siggy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes into the arena with Hamburg Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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116 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siggy Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weber.
Duncan tries to counter with a clinch but Weber shakes him off and moves away.
Duncan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duncan looks to land a combination but Weber avoids it well.
Weber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Duncan cracks Weber with a big right hand but Weber just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber struggling a bit here.
Duncan scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is not content to let Duncan control the position.
Duncan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Weber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Duncan is trying to ground and pound but Weber uses the momentary lack of control by Duncan to regain half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Duncan working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Duncan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duncan working over Weber with some ground and pound. Weber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duncan prevents Weber from improving his position.
Duncan winds up and cracks Weber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Weber actively working from the bottom here.
Weber trying to hold on to Duncan's head to control him but Duncan postures up.
Ground and pound from Duncan.
Weber controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Weber taking some punishment here, with Duncan in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands with a punch from half guard.
Weber manages to get to full guard.
Weber has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Duncan doesn't defend quickly enough and Weber has managed to lock this one up! Can Duncan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Weber on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leon Weber!
In his post fight interview, Leon Weber gave a big smile as he said 'He's a tough contender but he just can't stop my BJJ. Sorry man, you won't get a 3rd chance.'.
Siggy Duncan spoke after the fight, saying 'I knew this was going to be a tough fight. But you gotta fight the best, to be the best. I'll be back. '.
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#R1#
Johns throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Johns scores with a four punch combination!
Johns tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner attempts a counter takedown but Johns avoids it well and moves away.
La'Von Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner dives in and grabs Johns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes down on Turner's head and hops out.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown but Johns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Johns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD#
Turner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johns's half guard.
Johns is trying to stand.
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!
Johns is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johns is in trouble now - Turner has advanced to mount!
Johns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#T1#
Turner looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johns for as long as he can get away with.
Johns wants to try and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Turner swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Turner!
Josh Turner is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Josh Turner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated La'Von Johns had this to say: 'It just wasn't my night, but I'll be back, I promise you, that gold will be mine.'.
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