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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Pukinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tuncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Tuncer enters the cage!
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170 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Pukinski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Tuncer! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pukinski tries to move into range but Tuncer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Pukinski gets a double leg takedown into Tuncer's guard. Tuncer kicks Pukinski off and gets to his feet. Pukinski has closed the distance and engaged Tuncer in a clinch.
Tuncer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Tuncer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pukinski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tuncer just stands there and leans against the cage. Pukinski has Tuncer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tuncer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Pukinski is looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Pukinski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pukinski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tuncer can't fight it off and eventually Pukinski manages to take the fight to the floor. Tuncer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Pukinski is standing up over Tuncer. Tuncer looks to escape but Pukinski dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tuncer is being controlled here. Pukinski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Further stalling from Pukinski.
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. Pukinski stands up. Pukinski staying out of range there. Pukinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tuncer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuncer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Pukinski misses with the combination.
Pukinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pukinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Tuncer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pukinski decides to take the fight back to the feet. Tuncer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pukinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tuncer looks winded! Pukinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pukinski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Pukinski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pukinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuncer is keeping the position for now. Pukinski is working Tuncer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pukinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Pukinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Pukinski stands up over Tuncer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Pukinski stands and throws Tuncer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Tuncer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pukinski connects with a decent elbow. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Pukinski will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tuncer enables Pukinski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tuncer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Pukinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Pukinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tuncer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pukinski controls the pace. Pukinski passes into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pukinski not landing any meaningful shots this time. Pukinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Tuncer is breathing heavily. Tuncer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pukinski. Pukinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuncer can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Pukinski thows a huge punch but Tuncer dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pukinski lands a nice short elbow. Pukinski controlling the pace. Pukinski scoring with strikes to the body and head. Pukinski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pukinski decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tuncer misses with a hook. Adam Tuncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pukinski clinches with his opponent.
Pukinski tightens his grip and picks Tuncer up, before dumping him to the ground. Tuncer manages to land in guard. Pukinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuncer swivels though and keeps the full guard. Pukinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Pukinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Pukinski pushing down on Tuncer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Pukinski is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pukinski is looking to advance position but Tuncer won't allow it. Pukinski content to control rather than advance. Pukinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Pukinski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tuncer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pukinski. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Pukinski dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pukinski gets a clinch. Pukinski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuncer smiles and moves away.
Vladimir Pukinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tuncer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pukinski on the side of the head. Tuncer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pukinski shoots in and bounces Tuncer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Pukinski gets to his feet. Tuncer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pukinski throws a hook but Tuncer blocks it. Tuncer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuncer missing with a left hand there. Pukinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pukinski rushes Tuncer and presses him up against the cage. Tuncer gets underhooks to prevent Pukinski's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pukinski jumps guard but Tuncer stands there with Pukinski around his waist. Pukinski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Pukinski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pukinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Tuncer shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Pukinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pukinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Adam Tuncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pukinski clinches. Pukinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tuncer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pukinski. Pukinski moves into the clinch. Pukinski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tuncer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pukinski breaks from the clinch.
Tuncer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pukinski has time to react. Tuncer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Tuncer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Pukinski has Tuncer up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pukinski is stalling here.
Pukinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuncer can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pukinski is trying to drag Tuncer to the mat but Tuncer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Tuncer is trying to push Pukinski away but Pukinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Pukinski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuncer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Tuncer letting Pukinski take a breather here. Pukinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tuncer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tuncer slips a jab from Pukinski. Tuncer misses with a two punch combination.
Pukinski closes the distance and clinches. Adam Tuncer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pukinski misses with a hook from the clinch. Pukinski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Pukinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pukinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Pukinski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Pukinski looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Vladimir Pukinski showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pukinski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Pukinski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
37% |
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