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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan MuttaFukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan MuttaFukka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan MuttaFukka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MuttaFukka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from MuttaFukka.
Some bone on bone action there as Izturis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izturis.
Izturis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Izturis with that takedown attempt.
MuttaFukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
MuttaFukka drops his hands momentarily and Izturis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice jab there from Izturis.
MuttaFukka feints and then cracks Izturis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Izturis down.
MuttaFukka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - MuttaFukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MuttaFukka throws a low kick, looking for Izturis's leg but Izturis calmly moves out of range.
MuttaFukka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MuttaFukka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Izturis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuttaFukka misses with a low kick.
Izturis shoots in for a takedown but MuttaFukka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Izturis shoots for a double leg takedown but MuttaFukka sprawls well. He's pushed Izturis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izturis avoids the body shot from MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Izturis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Izturis jabs at MuttaFukka's body.
Izturis scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Izturis.
Izturis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MuttaFukka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MuttaFukka misses with a body kick.
MuttaFukka misses with a low kick as Izturis jumps back.
A momentary lapse in concentration from MuttaFukka enables Izturis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MuttaFukka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
MuttaFukka trying to keep a closed guard but Izturis is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izturis scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MuttaFukka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Izturis is now in half guard.
Izturis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MuttaFukka is trying to get back to full guard.
Izturis working the head and body with strikes.
Izturis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MuttaFukka gets back to full guard.
MuttaFukka looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izturis stands and throws MuttaFukka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Izturis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Izturis is looking to take a break and control but MuttaFukka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Izturis is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka struggling a bit here.
Izturis trying to control the action but MuttaFukka is working from the bottom.
Izturis throws a strike aimed at the side of MuttaFukka's head but MuttaFukka avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on MuttaFukka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MuttaFukka looking for a sweep but Izturis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
MuttaFukka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Izturis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Izturis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish MuttaFukka?
Izturis landing strikes from the mount and MuttaFukka is in trouble!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MuttaFukka can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MuttaFukka is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis dominating with strikes here.
Izturis scoring with strikes but MuttaFukka is staying in there.
MuttaFukka is rocked!
MuttaFukka working to try and regain half guard.
MuttaFukka is still in real trouble! Can Izturis finish him?
Izturis working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. MuttaFukka looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Izturis! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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