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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Turn (ranked 1509 p4p, 2008 weight class) and Frank Blank (ranked 194 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265
6 - 6 - 0 |
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280
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Turn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blank fakes the leg kick and cracks Turn in the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blank!
It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.
Blank throws a one two combo.
Blank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turn at a distance.
Turn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Blank.
Blank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turn .
A slapping body kick lands there for Blank.
Blank has managed to clinch.
Blank prevents the takedown attempt.
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swats away the attempt to clinch by Turn .
Blank throws a one two combo.
Turn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blank throws a series of punches but Turn moves out of range.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Blank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blank tries to avoid it but Turn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blank to the ground. Blank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turn wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Blank. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank feints a jab promting Turn to slip. Blank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blank manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blank lands a lovely overhand right.
Blank takes the fight into the clinch.
Turn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Turn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blank rushes Turn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blank is leaning against Turn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blank.
Blank stalling against the cage.
Turn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turn doesn't manage to clinch there - Blank circles away.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blank has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Frank Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Blank.
Blank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blank avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turn . Turn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blank pinned against the cage. Blank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blank drives through and clinches with Turn against the cage.
Blank avoids a wild elbow strike from Turn .
Turn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blank after a bit of a struggle.
Blank breaks the clinch.
Blank connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blank. That's going to slow Turn down.
Turn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Turn 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blank blocks an elbow strike from Turn .
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank throws a leg kick which misses Turn 's front leg but catches the back leg as Turn tries to avoid it.
Turn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ray Turn 's cut is getting worse.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blank defends well and Turn ends up having to push Blank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blank managing to block the knees to the body from Turn .
Turn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Turn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Blank.
Blank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank scores with a three punch combo!
Blank forces Turn back against the cage and clinches.
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turn dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank cracks a nice hook into Turn 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Blank.
Blank lands with a shot to the body.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ray Turn 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blank lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blank throws a series of strikes that have Turn backpedaling.
Turn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blank scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blank drops Turn with a beautiful combination! Turn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blank is looking for the KO!
Turn is rocked!
Jeez, Ray Turn 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Blank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turn .
Oh Turn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blank works over Turn 's head and body with a nice combination.
Turn misses with a jab to the body
and Blank counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Turn off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Blank follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Turn was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Blank!
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