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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 32 p4p, 44 weight class) and Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erdogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Erdogan misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz drives through and clinches with Erdogan against the cage.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right to the head.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Erdogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Vale Queiroz.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz lands with a light punch inside.
Erdogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Erdogan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erdogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Erdogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vale Queiroz looks to clinch
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erdogan.
Jab, jab by Vale Queiroz - just one landing.
Vale Queiroz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a combination but Erdogan avoids it well.
Erdogan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz just misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan dips to his left and cracks Vale Queiroz with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
Erdogan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a big shot that misses.
Erdogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erdogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vale Queiroz rushes Erdogan and presses him up against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot.
Vale Queiroz prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Erdogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erdogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that Erdogan avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Erdogan misses the target.
Vale Queiroz wants to clinch
and Erdogan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab.
It appears Erdogan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vale Queiroz missing with a left hand there. Erdogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.
Vale Queiroz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vale Queiroz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Erdogan counters with a right hand to the body.
Vale Queiroz throws a lazy right hand but Erdogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erdogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vale Queiroz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vale Queiroz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vale Queiroz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Erdogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut even more.
Erdogan throws a wild body kick that Vale Queiroz sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab.
Vale Queiroz wants to slow Erdogan down by chopping away at his legs.
Erdogan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up.
Erdogan misses with a straight right.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erdogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erdogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vale Queiroz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erdogan, pushing him back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz takes an elbow to the temple.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
Erdogan tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Erdogan.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erasmo Vale Queiroz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Erdogan throws a shot to the body.
Erdogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vale Queiroz catches Erdogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vale Queiroz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mustafa Erdogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erdogan throws a big counter combination but Vale Queiroz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Erdogan is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vale Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Erdogan circles away.
Erdogan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up.
Vale Queiroz looks to clinch
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz misses with a combination
and Erdogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erdogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vale Queirozs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erdogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vale Queiroz scores with a hook to the body. Erdogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vale Queiroz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Vale Queiroz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vale Queiroz looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Erdogan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vale Queiroz misses with a combination
and Erdogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Erasmo Vale Queiroz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vale Queiroz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body shot
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Erdogan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Erdogan.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Erdogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?
A short left from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a body punch.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vale Queiroz is breathing heavily.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vale Queiroz with a big uppercut! Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up but Erdogan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vale Queiroz to the mat! Vale Queiroz covers up and Erdogan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan is the new middleweight champion!
Mustafa Erdogan 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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