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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volkan Turan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkan Turan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Volkan Turan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turan checks a low kick from Blankenship.
Turan blocks a head kick by Blankenship.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship slips a jab from Turan.
Turan moves in looking to clinch but Blankenship pushes him off.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Turan throws a jab when Blankenship was well out of range.
Blankenship misses with a head kick.
Turan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Turan avoids the head kick by Blankenship.
Turan tries to counter with a clinch but Blankenship shakes him off and moves away.
Turan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blankenship counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turan's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship misses with a head kick.
Turan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slow jab from Turan misses its intended target.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan throws an overhand right that lands on Blankenship's shoulder, as Blankenship tries to avoid the shot.
Blankenship throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turan throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turan.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan blocks a head kick by Blankenship.
Blankenship really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Blankenship is breathing heavily.
Turan tries to clinch up.
Turan misses with an uppercut.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Brian Blankenship is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turan throws an overhand right that lands on Blankenship's shoulder, as Blankenship tries to avoid the shot.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turan tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Turan misses with an uppercut. Blankenship saw that one coming.
Blankenship slips a jab from Turan.
Blankenship misses with a head kick.
Turan wants to counter the offense by Blankenship and move into the clinch position.
Turan misses with a looping left.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blankenship swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blankenship half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blankenship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turan throws out the jab.
Turan tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Turan.
Blankenship fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turan just manages to avoid it.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turan avoids the head kick by Blankenship.
Turan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turan.
Turan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blankenship throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turan avoids it.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turan.
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blankenship.
Blankenship tries a head kick but it misses.
Blankenship throws a leg kick but Turan moved away.
Nice defenses there by Blankenship.
Turan misses with a looping right.
Turan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turan throws a hook but Blankenship avoids it easily.
Turan throws a hook but Blankenship blocks it.
Turan missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Turan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brian Blankenship has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volkan Turan.
Blankenship fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turan is out of range.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship slips a jab from Turan.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turan.
Nice defenses there by Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan throws a shot from downtown. Blankenship moves away and avoids it.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Volkan Turan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Turan.
Blankenship moves out of range of the strikes.
Turan missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Blankenship.
Turan tries to counter with a clinch but Blankenship shakes him off and moves away.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
Turan missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Turan throws the left hand but Blankenship avoids the punch easily.
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!
Turan looks to land a left hand but Blankenship moved out of range nicely.
Blankenship thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blankenship pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turan is looking to clinch.
Blankenship throws a chopping leg kick but Turan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turan is looking to clinch.
Turan is looking to clinch but Blankenship is avoiding it.
Turan misses with a looping right.
Turan throws a hook but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship throws a push kick but Turan slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Turan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Blankenship dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turan blocks a head kick by Blankenship.
Turan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turan throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blankenship swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blankenship looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turan blocks a leg kick.
Blankenship motions for Turan to come forward. Blankenship throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Turan misses its intended target.
Blankenship pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship staying out of range there.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
Turan misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Turan misses.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blankenship swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankenship scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turan throws a jab when Blankenship was well out of range.
Blankenship misses with a head kick.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Turan.
Turan avoids the head kick by Blankenship.
Blankenship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turan.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turan blocks a leg kick.
Blankenship throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Turan misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Turan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blankenship has got the better of the exchanges.
Blankenship throws a leg kick which misses Turan's front leg but catches the back leg as Turan tries to avoid it.
Blankenship is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turan can do to turn this around?
A big left from Turan misses.
Turan doesn't manage to clinch there - Blankenship circles away.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Blankenship. No joy for Turan on that attempt.
Turan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blankenship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blankenship swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turan throws a lazy right hand but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turan tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blankenship circles away.
Turan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blankenship pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turan is defended easily by Blankenship.
Brian Blankenship has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volkan Turan.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brian Blankenship is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
Blankenship lands with a kick to the temple. Turan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Volkan Turan has been cut.
Turan wants to clinch.
Blankenship swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turan tries to clinch up but Blankenship circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turan misses with a looping left.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Blankenship slips under a jab.
Blankenship slips under a jab from Turan.
Blankenship staying out of range there.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Turan.
Nice defenses there by Blankenship.
Turan wants to clinch.
Blankenship tries a head kick but it misses.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
Blankenship tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship is having none of it.
Blankenship defending well as Turan loads up on a big left hand.
Turan misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship moves out of range of the strikes.
Blankenship slips a straight right by Turan.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turan moves in looking to clinch but Blankenship pushes him off.
Turan throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blankenship slips a straight right by Turan.
Turan throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Turan backs away, Blankenship returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turan checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Blankenship as Turan shoots in.
Turan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blankenship thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
Turan looks to land a right hand but Blankenship moved out of range.
Blankenship looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blankenship sets himself, and Turan steps forward looking for the clinch! Blankenship avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Blankenship dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Volkan Turan'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. This is the final round!
Blankenship tries a head kick but it misses.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Blankenship with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Turan misses.
Blankenship misses with a head kick.
Turan dives in for a single leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blankenship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turan throws a jab when Blankenship was well out of range.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Blankenship.
Turan tries to counter with a clinch but Blankenship shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turan doesn't manage to clinch there - Blankenship circles away.
Turan tries to clinch up but Blankenship circles away and keeps his distance.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
Turan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turan missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankenship keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turan.
Turan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turan tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Turan misses with an uppercut.
Turan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blankenship keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turan.
Blankenship throws the kick towards the body but Turan avoids it.
Blankenship lands with a slapping head kick.
Turan tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Turan misses the jab.
Turan missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
Turan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blankenship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blankenship thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turan throws a hook but Blankenship avoids it easily.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turan blocks a head kick by Blankenship.
Turan misses with an uppercut. Blankenship saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Turan.
Turan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlankenship.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Turan moves out of range.
Turan misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blankenship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blankenship keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turan.
Blankenship throws a counter high kick but Turan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Turan.
Turan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blankenship manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turan throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Turan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses.
Turan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Volkan Turan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blankenship manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Blankenship.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turan.
Blankenship throws a sloppy head kick and Turan moves out of range easily.
Turan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turan moves into the clinch.
Turan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship is trying to force a seperation but Turan has the dominant position.
Turan jumps guard.
Turan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blankenship defends it easily.
Blankenship avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blankenship doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Turan is tightening it up a little... Blankenship has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Blankenship reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Blankenship taps out! Nice BJJ there by Turan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Volkan Turan!
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hype
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