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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tul Duru (ranked 3541 p4p, 4354 weight class) and Tiny Johnson (ranked 348 p4p, 389 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tul Duru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Duru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Duru.
Duru throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duru throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Duru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duru walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Duru.
Duru drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Duru.
It looks like Tiny Johnson has been cut.
Duru has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Duru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duru just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duru.
Duru prevents the takedown attempt.
Duru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duru with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Duru looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Duru bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Duru closes the distance and clinches.
Duru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Nice elbow from Duru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duru lands a knee to the body.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Duru utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duru lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Duru is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duru down to the mat. Duru avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tul Duru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Johnson.
Duru fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Duru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duru keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duru lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Duru tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duru stalling against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Duru taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Duru.
Duru trying to land knees to the body.
Duru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duru misses with a body punch.
Duru throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Duru.
Duru misses with a knee strike.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duru tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Duru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Duru stalling in the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Duru.
Duru stalls.
Duru stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Duru for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Duru won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tul Duru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiny Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Duru drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Duru keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Duru tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Duru lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tul Duru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Johnson.
Duru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duru missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duru lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Duru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duru taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Duru lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duru is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duru lands a nice elbow.
Duru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duru pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duru lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duru lands a nice elbow.
Duru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duru tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duru lands a left hand.
Duru lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duru taking a breather.
Duru lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Duru is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duru.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duru.
Duru landing knees to the body.
Duru avoiding damage.
Duru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duru throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Duru.
Duru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duru avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duru connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Duru tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Duru landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duru connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duru lands a damaging elbow.
Duru with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duru lands a shot to the body.
Tul Duru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duru stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson is working for takedown but Duru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duru working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duru scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Duru.
Duru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tul Duru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiny Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Duru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duru throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duru finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Duru keeps the fight on the outside.
Duru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Duru forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Duru.
Johnson wants to break free but Duru has control.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duru working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Duru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Duru using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duru connects with a knee to the head.
Duru dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duru lands a knee to the head.
Duru tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Duru back against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duru just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duru effectively controlling the action here.
Duru controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duru throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duru.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duru lands a damaging elbow.
Duru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duru obliges.
Nice elbow from Duru.
Duru's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duru missing with knees to the body.
Duru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Duru.
Duru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duru stalling the fight.
Duru lands a knee to the head.
Duru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duru manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Duru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duru stalling the fight.
Duru lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duru is struggling to control the position.
Duru slowing the pace effectively.
Duru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duru obliges.
A short right from Duru.
Tul Duru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duru prevents the takedown attempt.
Tul Duru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Johnson.
Duru misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tul Duru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duru has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tul Duru!
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