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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 1498 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Philipp Tyurin (ranked 57 p4p, 53 weight class). Philipp Tyurin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Tyurin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tyurin misses.
Goodman wants to clinch
and Tyurin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Tyurin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Goodman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goodman has managed to clinch.
Tyurin breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goodman. That's going to slow Tyurin down.
Tyurin drops Goodman with a beautiful combination! Goodman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tyurin is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyurin working hard to break the clinch.
Tyurin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyurin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyurin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyurin misses the jab.
Tyurin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyurin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman rushes Tyurin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyurin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyurin tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Tyurin back against the cage.
I was talking to Goodman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goodman prevents Tyurin from breaking the clinch.
Tyurin misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Tyurin.
Tyurin is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodman has double underhooks.
Tyurin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyurin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Tyurin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyurin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Tyurin fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Tyurin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Tyurin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman tries to clinch but Tyurin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin lands a big uppercut and Goodman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Goodman looks OK. Tyurin waves Goodman back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyurin misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
Goodman dodges the punch combination from Tyurin.
Tyurin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Tyurin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goodman doesn't seem phased though.
Goodman tries to clinch
and Tyurin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodman has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tyurin fails to land.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Tyurin's ribcage. Tyurin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Goodman.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Tyurin's ribcage. Tyurin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyurin looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyurin.
Tyurin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodman.
Tyurin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyurin is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Tyurin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman has closed the distance and engaged Tyurin in a clinch.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodman misses with a body punch
and Tyurin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman takes a swing at Tyurin's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Goodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin slips under a jab from Goodman.
A nice combination there by Tyurin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyurin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyurin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyurin can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tyurin regains guard immediately.
Goodman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman is fighting to break Tyurin's control of his arms but Tyurin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Tyurin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
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.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Tyurin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyurin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyurin counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Tyurin.
Tyurin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyurin swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodman.
Philipp Tyurin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyurin scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Philipp Tyurin has been cut.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyurin moves away.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyurin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyurin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tyurin checks a low kick from Goodman.
Tyurin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodman moves into range and clinches up with Tyurin.
Tyurin blocks an uppercut.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Tyurin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman keeps control of Tyurin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Tyurin.
Tyurin is trying to push Goodman away but Goodman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyurin wants to break free but Goodman has control.
Nice body punch from Tyurin.
Tyurin tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyurin backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goodman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyurin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Tyurin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman pushes Tyurin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodman lands a left hand.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyurin backwards.
That has opened up Philipp Tyurin's cut even more.
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!
Goodman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyurin is breathing heavily.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saul Goodman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyurin wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodman won't allow it.
Tyurin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyurin slips under a jab.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyurin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman with a poor takedown
and Tyurin counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyurin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyurin lands with a cross.
Goodman connects with the punch.
Tyurin swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman takes a swing at Tyurin's ribcage but misses.
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyurin tries to counter with a clinch but Goodman shakes him off and moves away.
Goodman clinches up against the cage.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyurin controls his hands.
Tyurin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyurin throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Tyurin.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodman tries a body shot but Tyurin blocks it.
Tyurin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Tyurin working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Goodman.
The cut above Philipp Tyurin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyurin prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Tyurin tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyurin is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodman has double underhooks.
Goodman keeps control of Tyurin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodman tries to work over Tyurin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyurin backwards.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Goodman.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the head but Tyurin blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman prevents a body shot from Tyurin.
Tyurin lands an uppercut.
Goodman lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Philipp Tyurin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Goodman.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philipp Tyurin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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RATING
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