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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeppe Turska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turska might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last of the Mohicans Theme. Shiroma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Warrior. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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191 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeppe Turska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaz Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroma misses the shot to the body.
Shiroma dips to his left and cracks Turska with an uppercut!
Turska shoots in looking for a takedown. Shiroma tries to sprawl out of it but Turska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shiroma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shiroma misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Shiroma misses.
Shiroma throws a hook but Turska avoids it easily.
Shiroma throws a hook but Turska avoids it easily.
Turska shoots in looking for a takedown. Shiroma tries to sprawl out of it but Turska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shiroma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Shiroma misses.
Shiroma gets caught flat footed, as Turska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shiroma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turska stopping the sweep attempt from Shiroma.
Shiroma wants to stand and escape but Turska is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turska looking to pass the guard.
Turska throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiroma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turska is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiroma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turska stops Shiroma from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeppe Turska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turska jabs Shiroma right on the nose. Shiroma blinks but takes it well.
Turska just misses with a punch to the body.
Turska clinches with his opponent.
Shiroma manages to break the clinch.
Turska slips a jab and a cross from Shiroma.
Horrible takedown by Turska or perhaps it was just good defense by Shiroma which made him look bad.
Shiroma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiroma throws a jab but it's blocked by Turska.
A big left from Shiroma misses.
Good exchange - Turska coming out on top.
Shiroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Turska gets a takedown into half guard.
Shiroma is looking to escape.
Turska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turska wants to pass the guard but Shiroma is defending well.
Shiroma is looking to escape.
Shiroma looks gassed!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turska lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shiroma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shiroma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaz Shiroma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turska feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shiroma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turska is controlling him.
Turska throwing strikes from guard but Shiroma blocks nicely.
Turska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shiroma wants to stand up but Turska is controlling him.
Shiroma keeping full guard, as Turska tries to pass.
Shiroma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turska looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shiroma throws the left hand but Turska avoids the punch easily.
Shiroma missing with a left hand there. Turska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shiroma misses with a looping right.
Turska tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turska walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shiroma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turska staying out of range there.
Turska decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Turska stops Shiroma from getting back to his feet.
Turska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeppe Turska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turska takes a swing at Shiroma's ribcage but misses.
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Turska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shiroma.
Turska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turska.
What's Shiroma going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Turska throws an elbow but Shiroma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Turska scoring with punches and elbows.
Shiroma dodges the ground and pound from Turska.
Turska working the ground and pound but Shiroma is defending the strikes.
Shiroma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turska connects with a decent elbow.
Shiroma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turska prevents Shiroma from escaping the position.
Shiroma is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Turska are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Turska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turska working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turska scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shiroma is looking to reverse the position.
Turska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shiroma gets back to half guard.
Turska trying to pass the guard but Shiroma defending well.
Shiroma tries to roll over but Turska keeps him under control.
Shiroma is looking to get back to full guard here but Turska has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shiroma looks a forlorn figure.
Shiroma defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Turska.
Shiroma is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Turska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shiroma's face.
Turska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeppe Turska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turska landing punches.
Shiroma gets back to half guard.
Shiroma taking some punishment here, with Turska in his half guard.
Shiroma is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma is defending against the submission attempts here by Turska.
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!
Turska throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shiroma wants to control but Turska is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turska is working for a submission of some sort.
Shiroma is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turska drops an elbow to the side of Shiroma's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeppe Turska dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiroma swings for the body but Turska moves out of range.
Shiroma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turska doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroma circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Shiroma as Turska shoots in.
Turska shoots in and drives through. Shiroma sprawls well.
Turska wants to clinch up but Shiroma keeps it at a distance.
Shiroma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shiroma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turska.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeppe Turska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Turska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turska closes the distance and clinches up with Shiroma, looking for a takedown. Turska pushes Shiroma against the cage but Shiroma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shiroma swinging wilding here.
Shiroma lands a nice hook to Turska's body. Turska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turska misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turska fails with the takedown.
Shiroma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shiroma throws a series of punches but Turska moves out of range.
Turska takes one to the side of the head.
Turska shoots in but Shiroma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turska drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turska has gone for a leg lock! Shiroma slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turska's guard.
Shiroma preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma wanted to stand there but Turska had control of the position.
Turska is striking but Shiroma is not phased and passes to half guard.
Turska is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turska manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turska has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shiroma stopping the sweep attempt from Turska.
Shiroma wants to stand but Turska is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shiroma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turska is keeping the position for now.
Turska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiroma is one step ahead there.
Shiroma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shiroma can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shiroma?
Turska misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shiroma tries to hold on but Turska pushes him away.
Shiroma is looking to get to half guard.
Turska cracks Shiroma with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turska landing strikes from the mount and Shiroma is in trouble!
Turska landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shiroma is in a horrible position here. Turska smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Turska in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shiroma is still in real trouble! Can Turska finish him?
Turska wants to finish this one by submission but Shiroma is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeppe Turska clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shiroma seems to have recovered his senses.
Turska trying to mount his opponent but Shiroma defends it.
Shiroma wants to improve his position but Turska is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shiroma defending well though.
Shiroma is trying to maintain the position but Turska is very close to passing his half guard.
Shiroma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma is trying to stand.
Shiroma is looking to get back to full guard here but Turska has managed to pass to side control instead.
Turska looking to finish Shiroma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shiroma!
Shiroma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turska.
BOOM! Turska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shiroma regains half guard.
Turska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shiroma defending well though.
Turska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turska is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Turska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shiroma's face.
Turska looking to finish Shiroma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shiroma!
Turska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shiroma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Turska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shiroma looks a forlorn figure.
Turska breaks from Shiroma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turska looking for a guillotine from mount but Shiroma is having none of it.
Turska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shiroma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shiroma is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Turska prevents Shiroma from getting the reversal.
Turska with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiroma can do to turn this around?
Shiroma is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shiroma tries to lock up and control but Turska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turska is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shiroma can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Turska! Shiroma is hurt baaadly! Turska is firing away with more strikes - Shiroma is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeppe Turska!
Jeppe Turska retains his middleweight title!
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