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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turilli comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Barksdale has chosen Drop The World- Lil Wayne ft. Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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186 cm
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201 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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190 cm
28
202 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barksdale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Turilli looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Turilli misses the jab. Barksdale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barksdale there as he acknowledges the shot. A clash of legs there as Turilli blocks the low kick. Turilli throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Barksdale misses with a lunging right hand
and Turilli counters by moving into the clinch. Turilli tries to throw a body punch but Barksdale avoids it by throwing Turilli back against the cage. Barksdale misses with a short punch on the inside. Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch. Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. 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! Turilli blocking some punches.
Barksdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for Turilli.
Turilli breaks the clinch.
Barksdale slips under a jab. Barksdale misses with a hook. Turilli looks to land a right hand but Barksdale moved out of range. Turilli misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turilli throws a good cross that connects.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turilli has time to react. Turilli jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barksdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turilli.
Turilli forces Barksdale back against the cage and clinches. Turilli tries to work over Barksdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barksdale or not. Turilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turilli landing knees to the body.
Barksdale looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barksdale takes a knee to the side of the body. Turilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards. Turilli has Barksdale pressed against the cage.
Turilli lands a nice uppercut. Turilli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turilli lands an uppercut. Turilli working some nice short punches in the clinch. Turilli crunches a lovely knee into Barksdale's ribcage. Barksdale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turilli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barksdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turilli. Turilli is trying to maintain a safe position but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns Turilli into the cage. A shot in the inside from Turilli. Turilli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barksdale is rocked! Turilli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now. Barksdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Turilli finish him? Turilli misses with a knee to the head. Turilli looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
Barksdale seems to have recovered his senses. Turilli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barksdale.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turilli trying to land knees to the body.
Turilli presses Barksdale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barksdale as Turilli tries to tie him up. Knees in the clinch landing for Turilli.
A nice left hand lands by Turilli.
Good body shot from Turilli.
Turilli lands a shoulder strike. Barksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli stalling.
Turilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barksdale avoiding damage as Turilli throws knees to the body.
Barksdale managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Turilli can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
Turilli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barksdale up against the cage. Turilli tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Turilli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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! Barksdale being controlled against the cage. A short right from Turilli. Turilli scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turilli blocks a body shot from Barksdale. Barksdale blocks a body shot from Turilli. Barksdale misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli connects with a knee to the head.
Turilli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barksdale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Turilli scores with an uppercut up the middle. A right handed body shot lands from Turilli.
Turilli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Turilli closes the distance and clinches. Turilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards. Turilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Turilli lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Turilli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turilli lands with a light punch inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Turilli dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turilli moves in looking to clinch but Barksdale pushes him off. Turilli avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Turilli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barksdale gets tackled into the cage by Turilli. Turilli maintains the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land. Barksdale is looking to break free of the clinch but Turilli has double underhooks. Barksdale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luca Turilli has scored more points in the clinch so far. Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Turilli presses Barksdale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Knees in the clinch landing for Turilli.
This has been an exciting period of action! Turilli lands a body punch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Turilli lands an uppercut. Barksdale is breathing heavily. Turilli scores with an uppercut up the middle. Turilli breaks the clinch.
Turilli with a nice cross. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barksdale checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Turilli looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Barksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turilli. Barksdale get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Barksdale stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Turilli runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luca Turilli! Luca Turilli made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's All 160 in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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