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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Turner (ranked 3842 p4p, 170 weight class) and Marcos De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 25 weight class). Marcos De Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Turner's chin.
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5 - 7 - 0 |
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10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from De Souza. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner stalks De Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Souza's face. De Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
De Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza clinches with his opponent.
De Souza jumps guard but Turner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Junior Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos De Souza.
De Souza jumps guard but Turner stands there with De Souza around his waist. De Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Souza is trying to pull guard but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually De Souza drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza is trying to pull guard but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
De Souza rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turner quickly recovers to half guard.
De Souza moves into full mount! Turner won't be happy about that!
De Souza looking to finish with strikes here!
Turner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
De Souza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turner shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza moves to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Our spies down at at Gladius Elite Facilities inform us that De Souza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
De Souza working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Turner is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and De Souza has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Turner taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcos De Souza!
Marcos De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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