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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tito Solano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Solano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Turner!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solano moves into the clinch.
Solano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Solano prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Solano tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Solano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turner stalling.
Turner jumps guard and drags Solano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turner trying to control the position.
Turner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Solano!
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano is looking to get to half guard.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Solano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turner lands with some strikes.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Solano hang on?
Turner cracks Solano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Solano is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turner looking to control but Solano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Solano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano is breathing heavily.
Turner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Solano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turner trying to control but Solano is having none of it.
Solano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turner landing strikes from the mount.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Solano working to try and regain half guard.
Turner controlling from mount.
Turner unloading with bombs!
Turner looking to control but Solano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Turner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Solano. No joy for Turner on that attempt.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Solano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solano but Solano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner fails to land the takedown.
Tito Solano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Turner.
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Solano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solano has him pressed against the cage.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Solano is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
Turner tries to pull guard but Solano holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Solano tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually Solano drops back down to his feet.
Solano prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Solano.
Solano letting Turner take a breather here.
Solano trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solano into the cage.
Solano is pressed up against the cage. Turner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Solano down to the mat. Solano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solano drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Turner goes for a takedown attempt but Solano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Solano fails with the takedown
and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turner stops Solano from getting back to his feet.
Solano manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Solano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner tries for a takedown but Solano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Solano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Solano counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fails with the takedown
and Solano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Solano is leaning against Turner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solano just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Solano.
Nice body punch from Solano - that landed with a thud.
Turner avoiding damage as Solano throws knees to the body.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Solano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Solano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Horrible takedown by Solano or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner which made him look bad.
Turner wants to clinch
and Solano counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turner!
Turner tries to reverse the position but Solano maintains control.
Solano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Solano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Solano is landing with some decent strikes but Turner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solano controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Solano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turner tries for a takedown but Solano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solano swinging wilding here.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Tito Solano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Solano both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solano throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano shoots and misses
and Turner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Solano wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Turner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turner stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Solano to get to his feet.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner tries for a takedown but Solano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Solano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Solano pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner shoots and misses
and Solano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Solano circles away.
Turner shoots in but Solano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Solano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solano has picked Turner up - he's going for a ride! Solano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Turner gets full guard.
Turner controlling the position.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner pulls Solano in close to prevent any damage.
Solano is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Solano wants to stand and escape but instead Turner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Solano is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Solano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Turner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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