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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Shogun (ranked 3446 p4p, 5011 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 436 p4p, 545 weight class). Kali Turner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Shogun.
Shogun misses with a left hand
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shogun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shogun tries to clinch
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Kali Turner has been cut.
Shogun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Turner.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Shogun's ribs.
Shogun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Shogun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shogun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shogun moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Shogun.
Shogun lands a slapping body shot.
Shogun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner clinches up with Shogun and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Shogun shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shogun throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shogun moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Shogun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shogun throws a lazy head kick
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shogun looks to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shogun tries to clinch up.
Turner cracks Shogun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shogun tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Shogun scores with a takedown into Turner's guard.
Shogun stays in close to Turner's body and controls the position.
Shogun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Shogun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Turner wants to stand but Shogun is controlling the position.
Shogun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shogun stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shogun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turner rushes Shogun and presses him up against the cage.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Shogun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shogun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Shogun has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turner after a bit of a struggle.
Shogun working hard to break the clinch.
Shogun manages to break the clinch.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shogun tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kali Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kali Turner'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.
Shogun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shogun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shogun takes the fight into the clinch.
Shogun tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the cage.
Shogun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shogun scores with a shoulder strike.
Shogun breaks from the clinch.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shogun tries to pull guard but Turner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner throws out a counter right but Shogun avoids it with no problem.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Shogun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Turner drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shogun is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shogun 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. Shogun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Shogun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Shogun's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Shogun with an uppercut!
Shogun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shogun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Turner drops Shogun with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Shogun! Turner dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kali Turner!
A victorious Kali Turner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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