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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: WILD ONe. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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230 lbs
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225 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremiah Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alexandre Sousa has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Sousa which made him look bad.
Sousa slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Sousa is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Sousa forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sousa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sousa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Sousa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sousa closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Sousa is trying to break free.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Sousa.
Sousa gets underhooks to prevent Turner's takedown attempt.
Alexandre Sousa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremiah Turner.
Turner prevents the takedown attempt.
Turner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sousa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sousa manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sousa has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner throws a strike but Sousa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping full guard, as Sousa tries to pass.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sousa.
Turner is working an open guard so Sousa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Turner looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sousa is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Sousa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
Sousa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sousa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sousa looks for a takedown but Turner sprawls well.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sousa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sousa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Sousa. Sousa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sousa darts in trying to clinch
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Sousa clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sousa.
Turner blocks a head kick by Sousa.
Sousa has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner lands a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sousa holds on and takes a little breather.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Alexandre Sousa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Sousa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and Sousa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
Sousa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sousa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Turner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sousa defends it nicely.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner blocks a head kick by Sousa.
Jeremiah Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sousa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turner.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Sousa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sousa trying to control the position.
Sousa is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Sousa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Sousa!
Sousa stands up from Turner's guard - Sousa perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sousa rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Sousa can't get the takedown.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa pulls guard.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sousa has his foot on Turner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turner works his way back into a safe position though.
Sousa trying to control the position.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Sousa wants to stand and escape but Turner is having none of it.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sousa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sousa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sousa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Sousa's legs - danger averted.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Sousa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Sousa!
Sousa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Sousa moves out of range easily.
Sousa shoots in looking for a takedown but Turner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sousa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sousa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sousa scores with a one two! Turner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremiah Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Sousa's cut.
That's time! Sousa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sousa.
Sousa tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sousa jumps guard and drags Turner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sousa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sousa successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sousa has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Sousa is keeping the position.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Sousa pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turner throws a strike but Sousa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sousa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alexandre Sousa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
A leg kick checked by Sousa.
A head kick misses from Sousa.
Sousa shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner looking to score a takedown here. Sousa is defending well but Turner drives through and ends up in Sousa's guard.
Sousa trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sousa has wrist control.
Turner throws a strike but Sousa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turner wants to stand and escape but Sousa is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexandre Sousa just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Sousa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner is looking to clinch but Sousa is avoiding it.
Sousa tries to clinch up.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sousa fails to land the takedown.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but Sousa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner throws a series of punches but Sousa avoids them all with ease.
Sousa clinches.
Sousa is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremiah Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Turner!
In his post fight interview, Jeremiah Turner gave a big smile as he said 'Thank everyone'.
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hype
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