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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fridolf Gothberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fridolf Gothberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Turbando!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gothberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turbando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Gothberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turbando takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gothberg misses with a hook.
Turbando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turbando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Gothberg misses.
Gothberg thuds his right hand into Turbando's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turbando ducks under a wild hook from Gothberg.
Gothberg throws a looping overhand right but Turbando ducks down to avoid it.
Gothberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gothberg looks to throw the jab but Turbando is out of range.
Turbando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turbando takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Turbando.
Turbando takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg throws a hook but Turbando avoids it easily.
Gothberg misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gothberg. Beautiful body shot.
Gothberg throws a right hand that misses
and Turbando counters with a three punch combo that has Gothberg backing up. Gothberg nods at Turbando to acknowledge the strikes.
Turbando scores with a jab to the body.
Gothberg clinches up against the cage.
Gothberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turbando.
Gothberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gothberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turbando looks for a takedown but Gothberg sprawls well.
Fridolf Gothberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Turbando.
Gothberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Gothberg's head coaches at The Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Turbando does no damage.
Gothberg lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gothberg throws a looping overhand right but Turbando ducks down to avoid it.
Gothberg closes the distance and pushes Turbando back into the cage.
Gothberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Gothberg.
It looks like Thomas Turbando has been cut.
Gothberg trying to land knees to the body.
Turbando dodges an elbow strike from Gothberg.
Turbando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gothberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Turbando leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turbando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gothberg rushes Turbando and presses him up against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Gothberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbando on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turbando ducks under a wild hook from Gothberg.
Gothberg cracks Turbando with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gothberg swings for the body but Turbando moves out of range.
Turbando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turbando is rocked!
Gothberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turbando.
Turbando is still on wobbly legs! Can Gothberg finish him?
Gothberg lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Turbando falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gothberg dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fridolf Gothberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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