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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 70 p4p, 200 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 8 - 1 |
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21 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolleke. That snapped Turillo's head back.
A head kick misses from Turillo.
Bolleke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Turillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Bolleke lands.
Turillo clobbers Bolleke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bolleke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turillo has time to react.
Bolleke slips a straight right by Turillo.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bolleke with a hook.
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!
A slow jab from Turillo misses its intended target.
Turillo throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turillo.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turillo as he avoids it easily.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Turillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Turillo.
Turillo misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Bolleke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turillo doesn't seem phased though.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Turillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolleke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolleke throws a hook but Turillo blocks it.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bolleke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turillo throws out a counter right but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.
Turillo slips a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke 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.
Song Turillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turillo can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Turillo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turillo thows a body kick. Bolleke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bolleke tries to clinch but Turillo is having none of it.
Bolleke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolleke throwing strikes but missing.
Bolleke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turillo keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
Turillo has Bolleke pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Turillo keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turillo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turillo misses with a body kick.
Bolleke pushes Turillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Turillo breaks from the clinch.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turillo. That's going to slow Bolleke down.
Bolleke scores with a body shot.
Turillo 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.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Turillo moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke cracks Turillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bolleke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bolleke cracks Turillo with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolleke.
Bolleke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turillo misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Bolleke is looking to counter the offense by Turillo and move into the clinch.
Bolleke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turillo misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Bolleke blocks the low kick.
Bolleke lands with an uppercut that bounces Turillo off the cage and back into range.
Bolleke darts in looking for a takedown but Turillo gets double underhooks and turns Bolleke into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolleke blocks a body shot from Turillo.
Bolleke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turillo's efforts to push away.
Turillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
A big left from Turillo misses.
Turillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolleke moves out of range of the leg kick from Turillo.
Bolleke swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
A big left from Turillo misses.
Bolleke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turillo slips a jab from Bolleke.
Turillo throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turillo throws a head kick but Bolleke moves out of range.
Turillo needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Turillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolleke circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turillo has time to react.
Song Turillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolleke, as that shot connected.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bolleke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
Bolleke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Bolleke is looking to clinch.
Turillo misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Turillo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo tries to land a front kick but Bolleke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into Turillo's body.
Bolleke doesn't manage to clinch there - Turillo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolleke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolleke wants to clinch up but Turillo keeps it at a distance.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Turillo.
Bolleke cracks a nice hook into Turillo's ribs.
Bolleke drives through and clinches with Turillo against the cage.
Bolleke tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo scores with a shot to the side of Bolleke's head.
Bolleke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turillo's elbow.
Turillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bolleke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolleke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turillo scores with a shot to the side of Bolleke's head.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke digs a right hand underneath Turillo's ribcage. Turillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bolleke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turillo can turn it around.
Bolleke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolleke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolleke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turillo tries to work over Bolleke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolleke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Turillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Turillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Turillo.
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Turillo is trying to break the clinch but Bolleke is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolleke.
Bolleke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turillo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Turillo manages to break the clinch.
Bolleke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turillo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bolleke manages to mount him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Turillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolleke.
Bolleke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turillo quickly recovers to half guard.
Turillo kicks off Bolleke and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke blocks a head kick by Turillo.
Bolleke tries to counter by clinching up but Turillo breaks away and moves out of range.
Turillo looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Turillo's head but Turillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turillo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bolleke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turillo back to the cage. Bolleke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bolleke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turillo but Turillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bolleke 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.
A head kick misses from Turillo.
Turillo tried to score with a low kick but Bolleke checks it.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turillo misses with a low kick as Bolleke jumps back.
Bolleke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bolleke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turillo.
Turillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolleke scores with a jab.
Turillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolleke wants to clinch up but Turillo keeps it at a distance.
Turillo feints a counter leg kick.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
Song Turillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolleke takes a step back to recover.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Turillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turillo.
Bolleke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turillo throws a leg kick but Bolleke moved away.
Turillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bolleke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke swings widly with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolleke. That did some damage!
Good work by Bolleke as he checks the leg kick.
Bolleke wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolleke swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
Turillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Turillo moved out of range.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Turillo misses the target.
Turillo throws a right hand that misses
so Bolleke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turillo controls Bolleke momentarily but Bolleke frees himself.
Bolleke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke stops Turillo from standing up.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolleke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Turillo working for a triangle but Bolleke defends it easily.
Bolleke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Turillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolleke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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