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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Puma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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182 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turtle connects with a jab.
Puma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turtle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puma tries to move into range but Turtle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turtle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turtle lands a really nice looking cross but Puma seems unphased.
Puma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Turtle does it's job there.
Puma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turtle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turtle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puma 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.
Turtle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puma is looking to work some ground and pound but Turtle has wrist control.
Turtle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puma looking to sit in guard and control but Turtle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turtle's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turtle keeping moving, preventing Puma from controlling successfully.
Puma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puma throws an elbow that misses. Turtle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puma's guard. Nice move by Turtle!
Puma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puma trying to control the pace.
Turtle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puma.
Turtle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turtle tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle wants to get back to his feet.
Puma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puma misses with a head shot. Turtle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turtle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puma.
Puma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turtle has momentary wrist control but Puma slips an elbow through the middle.
Turtle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puma on the ground.
Puma trying to control the position from guard on top but Turtle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puma scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Puma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turtle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puma.
Turtle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puma.
Puma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Puma landing with the ground and pound.
Turtle wants to stand up but Puma is controlling him.
Puma connects with a couple of short punches.
Puma postures up in Turtle's guard and throws a big left but Turtle blocks it.
Puma stands up over Turtle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turtle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Turtle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Puma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Turtle tenderised Puma's leg. Puma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turtle cracks the inside of Puma's front leg.
Turtle is looking to slow Puma down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Turtle.
Puma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puma needs to keep his hands up - Turtle had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Turtle.
Turtle lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle scores with a sloppy right hand. Puma should have avoided that one.
Puma shoots and misses
and Turtle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puma fails with the takedown.
Turtle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puma tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turtle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puma has time to react.
Puma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turtle counters with a stiff right hand.
Mister Turtle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Puma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma misses with a takedown attempt
and Turtle counters with a nice uppercut.
Puma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Turtle's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtle cracks Puma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mister Turtle is winning the standup battle so far.
Puma tries for a takedown but Turtle circles away easily
and Puma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turtle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puma has his takedown stuffed
and Turtle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Turtle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puma doesn't seem phased though.
Turtle connects with a nice looking jab.
Turtle leaves Puma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puma fails to land the takedown.
Turtle feints and then cracks Puma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puma down.
Turtle lands a glancing blow to the side of Puma's head.
Turtle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puma can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle jabs Puma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turtle digs a good hook to Puma's body.
Johnny Puma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turtle loads up on a big right hand but Puma slips the punch.
Turtle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turtle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mister Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Puma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turtle defends well and Puma ends up having to push Turtle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Turtle dominated that second round.
That's time! Turtle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turtle lands a jab to the head.
Turtle misses the jab.
Puma tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheers as Turtle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puma doesn't seem phased though.
Puma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turtle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puma under the eye.
Puma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turtle thumps Puma with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle works Puma's body with a nice hook.
Turtle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turtle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle misses with a lunging right hand
and Puma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turtle's guard.
Turtle wants to get back to his feet but Puma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Puma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puma wants to control from the top but Turtle keeps moving.
Puma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puma throwing strikes from guard but Turtle blocks nicely.
Puma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turtle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puma throws a strike but Turtle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puma wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma is adopting a defensive guard.
Puma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turtle's guard.
Johnny Puma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puma trying to control but Turtle is working from the bottom.
Puma is looking to work some ground and pound but Turtle has wrist control.
Turtle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puma is controlling him.
Mister Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turtle's head.
Turtle keeping moving, preventing Puma from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma throws a big elbow that misses.
Puma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puma throws an elbow that misses. Turtle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puma's guard. Nice move by Turtle!
Puma looking for a sweep. Not yet Puma, not yet.
Puma throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puma is on top in guard.
Puma stops Turtle from standing up.
Turtle keeping moving, preventing Puma from controlling successfully.
Puma lands a couple of elbows.
Puma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turtle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puma is working Turtle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turtle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnny Puma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puma throwing strikes from guard but Turtle blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mister Turtle.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turtle, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Turtle!
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energy
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RATING
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