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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande Mucho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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176 cm
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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Turnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mucho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turnbuckle.
Terrence Turnbuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbuckle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mucho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbuckle fails with the takedown
and Mucho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande Mucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mucho counter with a right hand.
Turnbuckle looks gassed!
Mucho misses the shot to the body.
Turnbuckle misses with a takedown attempt
and Mucho counters with a single leg into guard. Turnbuckle didn't expect that.
Mucho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turnbuckle is keeping the position for now.
Mucho controlling from the top position.
Mucho tries to free his leg and advance position but Turnbuckle is retaining full guard.
Mucho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grande Mucho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turnbuckle with a poor takedown
and Mucho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mucho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Turnbuckle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mucho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grande Mucho.
Turnbuckle fails with the takedown
and Mucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mucho.
Mucho stays in close to Turnbuckle's body and controls the position.
Turnbuckle keeping full guard, as Mucho tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mucho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mucho stays in close to Turnbuckle's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grande Mucho.
Turnbuckle misses with a takedown
and Mucho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turnbuckle won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Turnbuckle is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Mucho stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grande Mucho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Turnbuckle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mucho.
Turnbuckle being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grande Mucho.
Turnbuckle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mucho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle misses with a takedown
and Mucho counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mucho slows the pace down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbuckle prevents Mucho from moving into mount.
Mucho controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mucho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Turnbuckle!
Mucho controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grande Mucho dominated that round.
That's time! Mucho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turnbuckle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbuckle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mucho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mucho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mucho advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Mucho seems content to control.
Turnbuckle is breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Grande Mucho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turnbuckle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mucho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turnbuckle won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mucho moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mucho in side control, throwing shots but Turnbuckle defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucho staying calm.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grande Mucho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mucho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Turnbuckle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mucho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turnbuckle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mucho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Grande Mucho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turnbuckle with a poor takedown
and Mucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mucho.
Grande Mucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Turnbuckle.
Mucho tries to free his leg and advance position but Turnbuckle is retaining full guard.
Turnbuckle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mucho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mucho passes Turnbuckle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mucho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turnbuckle's head.
Mucho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turnbuckle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mucho controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle looking for submissions off his back.
Mucho works his way into side control.
Mucho is staying tight to Turnbuckle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mucho works to advance to full mount. Turnbuckle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mucho looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho unloads with some shots from mount but Turnbuckle bucks and avoids them well.
Turnbuckle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mucho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grande Mucho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grande Mucho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mucho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mucho seems content to control.
Mucho throwing shots but Turnbuckle is blocking nicely.
Mucho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mucho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grande Mucho just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbuckle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mucho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turnbuckle's guard.
Mucho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mucho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turnbuckle for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grande Mucho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mucho throws a solid leg kick but Turnbuckle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mucho.
Turnbuckle fails with the takedown
and Mucho counters with a single leg into guard. Turnbuckle didn't expect that.
Grande Mucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Turnbuckle.
Mucho controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho postures up in Turnbuckle's guard and throws a big left but Turnbuckle blocks it.
Mucho pushes down on Turnbuckle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mucho not doing much here.
Mucho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turnbuckle can do to turn this around?
Turnbuckle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mucho.
Still in half guard, Mucho seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grande Mucho just wasn't active enough.
Mucho shoots in and gets a takedown into Turnbuckle's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turnbuckle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mucho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mucho moves into full mount!
Mucho controlling his opponent.
Mucho thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turnbuckle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mucho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mucho has control of Turnbuckle's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Turnbuckle regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mucho controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grande Mucho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mucho 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grande Mucho!
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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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