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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Zarkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk has chosen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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198 cm
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222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Zarkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Zarkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Erik Zarkov has been cut.
Zarkov avoids the body shot from The Turk.
The Turk throws a head kick but Zarkov moves out of range.
The Turk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zarkov wants to clinch but The Turk slips to the side
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
Zarkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Turk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zarkov really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk is having none of it.
Crunch! The Turk slams his shin into Zarkov's torso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Turk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zarkov up against the cage.
The Turk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk effectively controlling the action here.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Turk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from The Turk.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by The Turk.
Zarkov prevents a body shot from The Turk.
The Turk has Zarkov pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Come on The Turk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Zarkov lands a hook that snaps the head of The Turk backwards.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Turk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zarkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zarkov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Turk lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Turk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zarkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarkov tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
The Turk throws a right hand that Zarkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarkov also avoids with ease.
The Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Turk. That's going to slow Zarkov down.
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!
Some wild striking there from The Turk.
Zarkov rushes The Turk and presses him up against the cage.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by The Turk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Turk.
The Turk leaning against his opponent.
Zarkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Turk backwards.
The Turk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Turk.
The crowd are getting on The Turk's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barret The Turk.
The Turk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zarkov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Turk lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Turk throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by The Turk.
The Turk scoring well with a low kick there.
Zarkov is looking to clinch.
Zarkov doesn't manage to clinch there - The Turk circles away.
Zarkov is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barret The Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Zarkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The Turk lands a leg kick that knocks Zarkov off balance momentarily.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves out of range.
The Turk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zarkov doesn't manage to clinch there - The Turk circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Turk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Turk lands a nice looking body kick.
Zarkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barret The Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves away
and The Turk counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! The Turk looks at the referee who does nothing so The Turk lands a crushing right that sends Zarkov to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barret The Turk!
An out of breath Barret The Turk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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