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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Driello Touredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach's entrance music is Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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287 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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242 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Driello Touredo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touredo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Touredo avoids the head kick by Beach.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach.
Beach misses with a low kick.
Beach throws a leg kick but Touredo checks it.
Beach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Touredo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beach scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Touredo misses.
Touredo throws a solid leg kick but Beach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Touredo.
Beach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touredo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Beach gets a clinch.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Driello Touredo has been cut.
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Touredo's defenses.
Beach slows down the pace here.
Touredo wants to break free but Beach has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touredo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Touredo avoids a wild elbow strike from Beach.
Touredo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beach is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beach is trying to break the clinch but Touredo has him pressed against the ropes.
Beach stalls.
Touredo missing with knees to the body.
Touredo takes an elbow to the temple.
Touredo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beach keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Touredo's efforts to push away.
Beach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Touredo has him pressed against the ropes.
Touredo taking a breather.
Touredo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach avoiding damage as Touredo throws knees to the body.
Touredo missing with knees to the body.
Touredo missing with knees to the body.
Touredo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beach moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Touredo controls the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Touredo won't allow Beach to get back to his feet.
Touredo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Touredo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touredo trying to control the position from guard on top but Beach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Touredo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Touredo trying to control the position from guard on top but Beach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Touredo landing with the ground and pound.
Touredo wants to control from the top but Beach keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Touredo.
Touredo prevents Beach from getting back to his feet.
Beach keeping full guard, as Touredo tries to pass.
Beach keeping moving, preventing Touredo from controlling successfully.
Beach wants to stand and escape but Touredo is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touredo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Driello Touredo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Touredo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 August Beach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Driello Touredo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Touredo.
Touredo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Driello Touredo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touredo scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beach, right into the meat.
Beach checks a leg kick.
Beach throws a leg kick that is checked
and Touredo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Touredo misses with a few strikes there.
Beach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beach lands a nice shot that snaps Touredo's head back.
A combination from Touredo does no damage.
Touredo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Touredo throws a head kick that misses.
Touredo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach catches Touredo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Touredo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beach tries to clinch but Touredo is having none of it.
Touredo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Touredo is defended easily by Beach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Touredo is defended easily by Beach.
August Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Driello Touredo.
Touredo tries to clinch there but Beach circles away.
Touredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Touredo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Touredo is breathing heavily.
Touredo tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beach lands an elbow inside that Touredo shrugs off.
Beach has Touredo pushed against the ropes.
Beach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touredo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach pushes off an throws an elbow but Touredo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Beach.
Nice elbow from Beach.
That has opened up Driello Touredo's cut even more.
Beach stalling in the clinch but Touredo improves position.
Beach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Touredo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Touredo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beach.
Beach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Touredo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beach regains guard.
Touredo pushing down on Beach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Touredo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Touredo stops Beach from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touredo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beach wants to get back to his feet.
Touredo wants to work for an arm triangle but Beach is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Touredo throwing shots but Beach is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touredo seems to be looking for submissions.
Beach is trying to stand.
Beach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Touredo wants to take a breather but Beach is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touredo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Touredo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beach wants to improve his position but Touredo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Driello Touredo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Driello Touredo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beach. Touredo shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach.
Beach throws a body kick that misses.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Touredo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
August Beach is winning the standup battle so far.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach.
Touredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Touredo misses with a lunging right hand
and Beach counters with an outside leg kick.
Touredo checks a leg kick.
Beach misses with a low kick.
Touredo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beach throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Touredo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Touredo.
Touredo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beach gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with an elbow strike.
Touredo takes an elbow to the temple.
Beach breaks the clinch.
Touredo checks a leg kick nicely.
Beach moves out of range as Touredo throws a body kick.
Touredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Touredo avoids the head kick by Beach.
Touredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beach circles away quickly and effectively.
Touredo checks the leg kick.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach connects with a solid leg kick.
Touredo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach is looking to score with low kicks.
Beach blocks a head kick by Touredo.
Beach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Touredo avoids the head kick by Beach.
Touredo misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely.
Beach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beach throws a wild body kick that Touredo sees coming a mile off.
Beach scores with a head kick. Touredo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beach thows a leg kick but Touredo checks it
and Touredo counters with a one-two to the body.
Beach defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Touredo.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Touredo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Touredo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beach doesn't seem bothered though.
Beach attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beach tries to clinch but Touredo moves out of range.
Touredo misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touredo gets the takedown into side control.
Beach wants to get back to his feet.
Touredo trying to control the action but Beach is working from the bottom.
Beach pushes Touredo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Touredo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beach taking a bit of punishment here - Touredo scoring with strikes.
Beach wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touredo has hold of Beach's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Beach seems comfortable defending it but Touredo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Beach is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Beach is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Touredo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Driello Touredo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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