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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 413 p4p, 255 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 65 p4p, 40 weight class). Song Turillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm 29 216 18 - 12 - 0 |
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198 cm 29 210 17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. King moves into the clinch successfully.
Turillo is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him. Turillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. King scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut. King lands with a right hand. Turillo misses with a body kick. Turillo throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it. King throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it. King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range. Turillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King. Turillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King. King throws a looping overhand right but Turillo ducks down to avoid it. Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! A decent looking body kick lands there for Turillo. King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from King. King slips a jab and a cross from Turillo.
King moves into range and clinches up with Turillo.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. King misses with a body punch.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Turillo is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turillo manages to break the clinch.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from King. King connects with a body shot that sends Turillo's belly button to the back. King is looking to clinch. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turillo. King shrugs it off though. King tries to clinch up but Turillo circles away and keeps his distance. King jabs Turillo right on the nose. Turillo blinks but takes it well. King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Turillo throws a shot to the body.
Turillo keeps the fight on the outside. Turillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nice uppercut there from King.
That has opened up Song Turillo's cut even more. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Turillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. King throws a jab but it's blocked by Turillo. King misses with a left hand and Turillo counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King closes the distance and clinches. Turillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Turillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Turillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turillo lands with a right hand. Turillo lands with a nice body kick. Turillo connects with a solid leg kick. Turillo is looking to slow King down with leg kicks. King darts in and clinches Turillo up against the cage. Turillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Turillo has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment. Turillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. King takes the fight into the clinch. Turillo has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment. Turillo working hard to break the clinch. King scores with a shot to the side of Turillo's head. Turillo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. King misses with a hook. King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turillo counters with a nice body shot. King digs a good hook to Turillo's body.
Turillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though. King moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Turillo scores with a kick to the midsection. King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Turillo throws a head kick that misses. King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Turillo throws a nice inside leg kick. King scores with a nice head shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. King cracks Turillo with an open hand slap. Turillo scores with a kick to the midsection. Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Turillo lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King tries to clinch but fails miserably and Turillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. King loads up on a big right hand but Turillo slips the punch. It seemed like Turillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. King moves out of range of the body kick from Turillo.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turillo. Turillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The cut above Song Turillo's eye is starting to cause him problems now. King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it. King throws a big shot that misses. King throws a body shot but no joy. Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Turillo misses with a looping right. Turillo avoids the body shot from King.
Turillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. King rushes Turillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. King misses with a body punch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Turillo. Turillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turillo can turn it around. Turillo breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Song Turillo will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Turillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. King wants to clinch up but Turillo keeps it at a distance. King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fighters circling - Turillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A low kick lands for Turillo.
Turillo takes one to the side of the head.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turillo on the side of the head.
Turillo is rocked! Nice body punch from King. Turillo throws a head kick that misses. King wants to clinch. Turillo punishes King's body with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Turillo scores with a nice right hand.
Turillo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Song Turillo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. King moves into the clinch. King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from King. Turillo is breathing heavily. King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turillo has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment. Turillo blocking some punches.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King prevents Turillo from breaking the clinch. Turillo blocks an elbow strike. Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Song Turillo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harley King! In his post fight interview, Harley King started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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