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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chak Turua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
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195 cm
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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 Las Vegas, Chak Turua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Griffin King!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turua checks the leg kick nicely there.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turua moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Turua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King works over Turua's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Chak Turua has been cut.
Turua blocks a leg kick.
Turua closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King throws a leg kick which misses Turua's front leg but catches the back leg as Turua tries to avoid it.
Turua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turua gets slowly back to his feet.
Turua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
King tries to break the clinch but Turua is controlling the position.
King tries to break free but Turua pushes him back against the cage.
Turua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is trying to break the clinch but Turua is controlling him.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turua tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King misses with a leg kick.
Turua checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turua checks the leg kick.
King misses with a double jab.
Turua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Turua persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chak Turua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turua gets a clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turua moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King cracks the inside of Turua's front leg.
Turua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by Turua or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turua doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Turua tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Turua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Turua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turua checks a low kick from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Turua with that takedown attempt.
Turua is breathing heavily.
King looks to land a combination but Turua avoids it well.
Turua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
A combination from King does no damage.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turua.
Turua is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Turua dodges the punch combination from King.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Turua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
King misses with a double jab
and Turua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King works over Turua's head and body with a nice combination.
King stuffs the takedown.
Turua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tried to score with a low kick but Turua checks it.
Turua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
Turua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turua tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King misses with a double jab
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turua. That did some damage!
Turua is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Turua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turua shoots in but no luck this time.
Turua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from King.
Turua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King cracks the inside of Turua's front leg.
Turua clinches.
Nice body punch from Turua.
Turua pulls guard successfully.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws a right hand that Turua ducks under and follows up with a left that Turua also avoids with ease.
Turua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King leaves Turua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Griffin King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chak Turua's cut.
That's time! Turua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King misses with a wild combination.
Turua clinches up against the cage.
King tries to break free but Turua pushes him back against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Turua won't allow it.
King manages to break the clinch.
King thumps Turua with a low kick.
Turua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King tries to keep at a distance but Turua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turua pulls guard effortlessly.
King wanted to stand there but Turua had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King wants to get up but he can't break Turua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Turua has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Turua wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King is breathing heavily.
Turua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turua throwing strikes but missing.
Turua stays in close to King's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Chak Turua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Some wild striking there from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turua misses with a double jab.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turua.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turua instigates a clinch.
Turua wants a takedown.
Turua wants to break free but King has control.
King breaks from the clinch.
Turua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
Horrible takedown by Turua or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Turua. Turua gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chak Turua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turua avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a right and a left that Turua avoids nicely.
Turua with a jab.
Turua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Turua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turua tries to clinch there but King circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turua shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chak Turua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chak Turua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
King wants to land a leg kick but Turua is out of range.
King throws a leg kick but Turua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffin King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a combination that misses
and Turua counters with a one-two to the body.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turua.
Turua fails with a takedown attempt.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turua.
Turua has managed to clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Turua has double underhooks.
King tries to break the clinch but Turua is controlling the position.
Turua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King is trying to break the clinch but Turua has him pressed against the cage.
Turua jumps guard and drags King to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turua controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King wants to stand but Turua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turua closes the distance and clinches.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Turua won't allow it.
Turua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Turua is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King is trying to force a seperation but Turua has the dominant position.
Turua jumps guard and drags King to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Turua eventually gives up the hold.
Turua wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King is not content to let Turua control the position.
Turua controlling the action here.
Turua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turua is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
King is looking to get back to is feet but Turua passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chak Turua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chak Turua!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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