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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pump Up The Jam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 cm
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Banner misses with a takedown attempt - Tukhugov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Tukhugov tries to clinch up. Banner drops his hands momentarily and Tukhugov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Banner misses the shot to the body. Tukhugov connects with a nice looking jab.
Tukhugov tries to clinch there but Banner circles away.
Banner catches Tukhugov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Tukhugov tries to clinch up and Banner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tukhugov! Tukhugov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tukhugov tries to buck Banner off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Banner trying to control but he's not successful this time. Banner landing shots from mount.
It looks like Zubair Tukhugov has been cut. Banner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tukhugov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Banner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Tukhugov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tukhugov blocking the ground and pound. Banner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Banner 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.
Banner is landing with some decent strikes but Tukhugov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Banner unloads with some shots from mount but Tukhugov bucks and avoids them well.
Banner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Banner misses with a head shot. Tukhugov wants to try and get back to his feet. Banner tries to control but Tukhugov wriggling away. Banner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Banner cracks Tukhugov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner! Bruce Banner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
45% |
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