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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koya Turling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kema Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kema Kruger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koya Turling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kema Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turling tries to land a front kick but Kruger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kruger is controlling Turling's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turling is stalling in the full guard.
Kruger pulls Turling in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turling scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turling trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turling showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turling tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kruger is trying to defend but Turling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kruger wants to improve his position but Turling is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turling is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kruger!
Turling controlling his opponent.
Turling dominating with strikes here.
Kruger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kruger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turling looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turling controlling from the full mount.
Kruger can't escape the position.
Turling goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kruger is on top in guard.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruger prevents Turling from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turling working for a triangle but Kruger defends it easily.
Turling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruger is one step ahead there.
Turling can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kruger controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruger wants to stand but Turling is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koya Turling dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kruger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turling, pushing him back against the cage.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown but Turling shows good takedown defense.
Kruger tries to clinch up but Turling circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turling's waist but Turling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruger off to one side.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turling sprawls well. Turling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruger gets slowly back to his feet.
Koya Turling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kema Kruger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger swats away the attempt to clinch by Turling.
Kruger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koya Turling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turling bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turling tries to stand but Kruger is controlling his head.
Kruger is not content to let Turling control the position.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Kruger trying to remain calm as Turling controls from the top position.
Turling wants to stand but Kruger is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kruger to see if he's OK.
Turling works to advance to full mount. Kruger defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kruger tries to hold on but Turling pushes him away.
Kruger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kruger?
Turling looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Kruger wants to hold on but Turling pushes him away.
Turling controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turling looking to control but Kruger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turling jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kruger is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kruger and Turling has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kruger is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turling tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Turling stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koya Turling dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kruger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turling.
Kruger throws a head kick but Turling moves out of range.
Kruger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kruger tries to clinch there but Turling circles away.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Turling looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kruger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruger shoots in looking for a takedown but Turling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kruger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turling feinted with a counter takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turling.
Kruger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger pushes Turling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turling tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Kruger's face as Turling controls the position.
Turling tries to stand but Kruger is controlling his head.
Turling decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kruger darts in looking for a takedown but Turling gets double underhooks and turns Kruger into the cage.
Koya Turling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kema Kruger.
Turling misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turling drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turling is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turling trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Turling showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turling chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to control.
Turling postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kruger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turling, into his guard.
Kruger preventing the sweep.
Turling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turling tries to get out of the position.
Turling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turling seems keen to control Kruger's posture.
Kruger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turling keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Turling misses.
Kruger moves into the clinch successfully.
Turling pulls guard.
Turling trying to control the position.
Kema Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koya Turling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 Koya Turling.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turling, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koya Turling!
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hype
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