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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juura Tuura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Skillz blaring out of the sound system. Tuura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Rokit. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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174 cm
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221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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210 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 New York, Carl Diaz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juura Tuura! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch. Tuura is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position. Diaz taking a breather. Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. You can see the frustration on Tuura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Diaz looking to control but instead Tuura has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Tuura trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Diaz moves into the clinch. Diaz pulls Tuura into guard.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard. Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Tuura preventing the sweep. Diaz trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tuura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuura on the ground. Diaz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tuura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Diaz is breathing heavily. Tuura shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Tuura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. No luck with that takedown attempt from Tuura. No luck for Tuura with that takedown attempt. Carl Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juura Tuura.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tuura on his heels. He'll look to pass Tuura's guard now, I'm sure. Diaz wants to control from the top but Tuura keeps moving. Tuura is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Tuura extends an breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tuura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juura Tuura! After winning the bout, Juura Tuura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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