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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Astley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Astley!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turtchin.
Astley tries to clinch up but Turtchin circles away and keeps his distance.
Astley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtchin.
Astley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turtchin throws a right and a left that Astley avoids nicely.
Astley takes a swing at Turtchin's ribcage but misses.
Astley moves out of range of the strikes.
Turtchin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Astley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigo Turtchin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtchin looks to throw the jab but Astley is out of range.
Turtchin throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astley tries to clinch up but Turtchin circles away and keeps his distance.
Turtchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turtchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turtchin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turtchin misses with a series of wild punches.
Astley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Astley lands a head kick!
Astley blocks a jab.
Astley lands a head kick!
Astley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtchin.
Astley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turtchin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Astley connects with a high kick.
Turtchin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turtchin looks to land a right hand but Astley moved out of range.
Astley wants to clinch up but Turtchin keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Turtchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turtchin misses with an uppercut.
Astley tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turtchin throws a nice looking combination but Astley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turtchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Astley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turtchin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Astley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Turtchin misses with a few strikes there.
Turtchin misses with a body shot.
Astley is looking to clinch.
Astley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turtchin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turtchin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astley.
Turtchin throws a right hand that Astley ducks under and follows up with a left that Astley also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turtchin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turtchin swats away the attempt to clinch by Astley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin misses with a wild body shot.
Turtchin throws a jab but it's blocked by Astley.
Turtchin takes a swing at Astley's ribcage but misses.
Astley tries to clinch but Turtchin is having none of it.
Turtchin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turtchin misses with a body shot.
Turtchin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Astley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turtchin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Turtchin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Astley counters with a good low kick that Turtchin was not able to check.
Turtchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astley was well out of range. Poor timing from Turtchin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodrigo Turtchin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Turtchin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astley misses with a head kick.
Astley wants to clinch.
Turtchin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astley.
Turtchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtchin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astley tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turtchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turtchin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astley circles away quickly and effectively.
Turtchin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Astley is just out of range.
Astley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Astley throws a head kick that misses.
Turtchin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Astley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turtchin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Turtchin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turtchin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Astley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turtchin's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Turtchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Astley tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turtchin cracks Astley with an open hand slap.
Astley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin misses with a combination
and Astley moves into the clinch.
Astley scores a nice knee to the body.
Astley looking to throw knees to the head but Turtchin is blocking nicely.
Turtchin wants to break free but Astley has control.
Astley tries to stall but Turtchin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turtchin leaning against his opponent.
Turtchin tries to circle away but Astley has him pinned against the ropes.
Turtchin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astley has him pressed against the ropes.
Astley tries to land a knee to the head but Turtchin blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin wants to break free but Astley has control.
Astley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turtchin scores with a shoulder strike.
Turtchin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Astley looking to stall.
Astley misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turtchin working hard to break the clinch.
Astley prevents Turtchin from breaking the clinch.
Turtchin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Turtchin.
Turtchin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Astley tries a knee to the head but Turtchin blocks it.
Astley letting Turtchin take a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turtchin is keeping busy.
Astley prevents Turtchin from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turtchin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Turtchin misses.
Turtchin throws a combination. Astley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Rick Astley has been cut.
Turtchin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigo Turtchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turtchin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Astley counters with a leg kick.
Turtchin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turtchin misses with a combination
and Astley counters with a series of strikes. Turtchin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turtchin throws a hook but Astley avoids it easily.
Astley wants to clinch.
Turtchin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Astley counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astley doesn't manage to clinch there - Turtchin circles away.
Turtchin throws a combination that misses
and Astley counters with a head kick.
Rodrigo Turtchin is winning the standup battle so far.
Astley slips under a jab.
Turtchin thuds his right hand into Astley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Astley connects with a high kick.
Astley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Astley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Astley throws a head kick but Turtchin moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astley.
Turtchin cracks Astley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Turtchin throws a body punch but Astley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astley avoids the body shot from Turtchin.
Astley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turtchin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Astley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astley ducks right into an uppercut from Turtchin.
Turtchin throws a lazy body kick
and Astley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Turtchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astley.
Turtchin throws a series of punches but Astley moves out of range.
Turtchin misses with an uppercut.
Turtchin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turtchin misses with the combination.
Turtchin connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turtchin lands a hook that stumbles Astley back into the ropes. Turtchin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Astley to the canvas! Turtchin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Astley has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rodrigo Turtchin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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