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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Novak Strasur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Tuup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Novak Strasur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tuup!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuup forces Strasur back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strasur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strasur.
We've been hearing reports that Strasur has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Strasur has had enough of the clinch but Tuup keeps him there for the moment.
Tuup connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strasur's face.
It looks like Novak Strasur has been cut.
Strasur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strasur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strasur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strasur is trying to break the clinch but Tuup has him pressed against the cage.
Strasur is trying to break free.
Strasur has had enough of the clinch but Tuup keeps him there for the moment.
Tuup lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strasur tries to break free but Tuup pushes him back against the cage.
Tuup lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strasur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasur throws a head punch that misses.
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup blocking some punches.
Strasur being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuup blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuup blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strasur is trying to break the clinch but Tuup is controlling him.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strasur.
Strasur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strasur wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuup won't allow it.
Strasur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup tries to pull guard but Strasur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tuup drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strasur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Novak Strasur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Tuup.
Strasur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strasur takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasur lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strasur.
A knee to the head by Tuup.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage.
Strasur has had enough of the clinch but Tuup keeps him there for the moment.
Strasur tries to circle away but Tuup has him pinned against the cage.
Tuup ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tuup no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Strasur wants to get up but he can't break Tuup's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tuup pushes Strasur off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuup shoots in but Strasur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuup goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strasur prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Strasur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuup prevents Strasur from breaking the clinch.
Tuup is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuup blocks an uppercut.
Strasur misses with the head strike.
Tuup goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strasur prevents it.
Tuup's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($250 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tuup's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strasur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage, preventing Strasur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strasur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strasur misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Strasur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuup is working for takedown but Strasur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage, preventing Strasur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuup.
A frustrated look appears on Strasur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strasur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Novak Strasur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuup tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strasur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strasur tries to keep at a distance but Tuup has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tuup is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage, preventing Strasur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Tuup dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Novak Strasur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tuup doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Strasur counter with a right hand.
Tuup is looking to clinch.
Tuup looks to clinch
and Strasur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tuup gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strasur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strasur has a couple of punches blocked by Tuup.
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strasur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
Strasur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strasur is trying to push Tuup away but Tuup has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strasur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuup has him pressed against the cage.
Tuup pulls guard effortlessly.
Strasur gets to his feet. Tuup looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strasur gets tackled into the cage by Tuup. Tuup maintains the clinch.
Tuup is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
Tuup jumps guard but Strasur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Novak Strasur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Tuup.
Strasur wants to break free but Tuup has control.
Tuup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strasur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tuup wants to clinch
and Tuup takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuup clinches.
Tuup prevents Strasur from breaking the clinch.
Strasur working aggressively here.
Tuup lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strasur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuup is controlling him.
Strasur pushes Tuup off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tuup moves in looking to clinch but Strasur pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strasur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strasur misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strasur fails to land.
Strasur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuup connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strasur's face.
Strasur tries to break free but Tuup pushes him back against the cage.
Carl Tuup seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tuup keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strasur's efforts to push away.
Strasur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strasur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuup landing knees to the head.
Tuup turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tuup manages to end up in side control.
Tuup decides to stand back up. Tuup steps back and let's Strasur get back to his feet.
Tuup takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuup just leaning against Strasur, taking a breather.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage, preventing Strasur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuup scores with a shot to the side of Strasur's head.
Tuup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strasur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tuup has managed to clinch.
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup keeps control of Strasur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strasur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Tuup will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Novak Strasur'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!
Tuup shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strasur but Strasur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strasur gets tackled into the cage by Tuup. Tuup maintains the clinch.
Tuup will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strasur up against the cage.
Strasur tries to circle away but Tuup has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strasur scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tuup - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strasur is trying to break the clinch but Tuup has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strasur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Strasur tries to circle away but Tuup has him pinned against the cage.
Tuup keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strasur's efforts to push away.
Strasur has a couple of punches blocked by Tuup.
A short uppercut from Strasur.
Strasur misses with the head strike.
Strasur throws a head punch that misses.
Tuup has Strasur pressed against the cage.
Tuup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strasur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Novak Strasur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Tuup.
Tuup tries to clinch up but Strasur circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuup gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup pulls Strasur into guard.
Tuup kicks Strasur off and gets to his feet.
Tuup fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Strasur misses the target.
Tuup tries to clinch up.
Tuup shoots in for a takedown but Strasur shows good takedown defense.
Strasur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tuup moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but Strasur blocks it.
Tuup is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strasur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Strasur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuup.
Strasur is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuup has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuup.
Strasur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strasur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuup has him pressed against the cage.
Strasur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strasur is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
Tuup stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuup displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strasur up against the cage.
Strasur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carl Tuup is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tuup wants a takedown.
Strasur is trying to push Tuup away but Tuup has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strasur is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuup is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strasur is defending well.
Tuup turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tuup manages to end up in side control.
Strasur tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Strasur is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novak Strasur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Tuup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuup winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Tuup!
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