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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Rourke (ranked 3536 p4p, 23949 weight class) and Ian Justino (ranked 447 p4p, 686 weight class). Julian Rourke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Justino!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justino throws a lazy uppercut
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rourke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justino at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Rourke.
Rourke misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke works Justino's body with a nice hook.
Justino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justino misses with a takedown attempt
and Rourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julian Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Justino.
Justino has his takedown stuffed
and Rourke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rourke.
Rourke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justino's head backwards.
Julian Rourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke lands with a good body shot.
Justino fails with the takedown
and Justino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rourke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Justino.
Rourke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justino shoots and misses
and Rourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rourke did well to prevent Justino getting side control.
Justino prevents Rourke from improving his position.
Justino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rourke wants to sweep but Justino has passed to side control!
An elbow from Justino crashes against the mat.
What's Rourke going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justino with the ground and pound but Rourke regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Justino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justino.
Rourke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justino's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justino's back!
Rourke has good solid back control here.
Justino trying to survive by controlling the hands.
You can see the frustration on Justino's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justino manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rourke's guard. Nice work there by Justino.
Justino trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rourke is pulling down on Justino's head. It's preventing any offense from Justino, at least for the moment.
Rourke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rourke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Rourke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Justino tries for a takedown but Rourke circles away easily
and Rourke counters with a nice body shot.
Justino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rourke counters with a two punch combo.
Rourke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Julian Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Justino.
Rourke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Rourke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Julian Rourke is winning the standup battle so far.
Justino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rourke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justino can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke clobbers Justino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Justino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rourke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justino thinking.
Justino is breathing heavily.
Justino tries for a takedown but Rourke circles away easily
and Rourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justino with a poor takedown
and Rourke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justino fails with the takedown
and Rourke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rourke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justino shoots in and bounces Rourke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke pulls Justino in to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justino working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rourke continues to stall.
Justino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justino throwing strikes from guard but Rourke blocks nicely.
Rourke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rourke tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justino wants to pass the guard but Rourke is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rourke is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justino misses with an uppercut. Rourke saw that one coming.
It looked like Rourke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Justino fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rourke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rourke throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Justino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rourke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Justino with a poor takedown
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a right hook to the body.
Rourke lands with a right hand.
Rourke lands with a right hand.
Justino is rocked!
Rourke lands a left and a right that send Justino crashing to the mat, dazed. Rourke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Justino is still on wobbly legs! Can Rourke finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Rourke.
Justino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rourke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justino shoots and misses
and Rourke counters with a thumping low kick.
Rourke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Justino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rourke drops Justino with a huge uppercut! Justino drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rourke is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Rourke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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