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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katurian Tupolski (ranked 673 p4p, 92 weight class) and Yuri Loel (ranked 2243 p4p, 263 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tupolski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. Loel has chosen Bush - Glycerine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
37 - 18 - 3 |
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
37 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Katurian Tupolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loel misses with a head kick.
Loel needs to keep his hands up - Tupolski had a free shot at his head there.
A lazy body kick from Tupolski
letting Loel counter with a right hand.
Loel misses the jab.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loel.
Tupolski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tupolski!
Tupolski misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tupolski misses.
Loel tries a head kick but it misses.
Tupolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tupolski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Loel.
A slow jab from Tupolski misses its intended target.
Loel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loel throws a jab when Tupolski was well out of range.
Tupolski scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. Loel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loel connects with a body shot that sends Tupolski's belly button to the back.
Tupolski throws a leg kick
and Loel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the liver by Tupolski. Beautiful body shot.
Loel lands with an overhand left.
Tupolski wants to clinch.
Loel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tupolski with a body shot.
Loel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tupolski finds it's way round the side to connect with Loel's head.
Loel scores with a nice head shot.
Loel throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loel manages to avoid it.
Loel throws a counter combo.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loel looks to land a left hand but Tupolski moved out of range nicely.
Loel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Loel.
Loel is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski throws out a powerful jab.
Tupolski misses with a low kick.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tupolski scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Loel.
Loel throws a big shot that misses.
Loel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tupolski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tupolski throws a body punch but Loel moves out of range.
Loel misses with an uppercut. Tupolski saw that one coming.
Tupolski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupolski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loel was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
Loel throws a series of punches but Tupolski avoids them all with ease.
Tupolski misses with a head kick.
Tupolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski misses with an uppercut. Loel saw that one coming.
Tupolski throws the kick towards the body but Loel avoids it.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loel was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
Loel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loel misses the shot to the body.
Loel throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski checks a leg kick.
Tupolski scores with a body shot.
Tupolski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Loel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Loel in the body.
Tupolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tupolski throws a jab when Loel was well out of range.
Tupolski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tupolski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tupolski jabs Loel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tupolski sizes up Loel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel looks to throw the jab but Tupolski is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loel throws a jab when Tupolski was well out of range.
Loel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Loel.
It looked like Tupolski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loel throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Tupolski slips a straight right by Loel.
Tupolski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loel misses with a straight left.
Loel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a body shot.
Loel digs a good body shot into Tupolski's ribs.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Loel.
Loel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tupolski to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupolski.
Loel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupolski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loel.
Tupolski connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Loel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tupolski throws a sloppy body shot
and Loel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loel thumps Tupolski with a low kick.
Loel throws a jab but it's blocked by Tupolski.
Loel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses
and Loel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loel moves out of range as Tupolski throws a body kick.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Tupolski wants to clinch
and Loel counters with a right hand to the body.
Tupolski connects with a body shot that sends Loel's belly button to the back.
Tupolski throws out a powerful jab.
Loel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tupolski - the referee stops the clock and Loel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tupolski. Loel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loel drops his hands momentarily and Tupolski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tupolski misses with a hook to the body
and Loel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Loel moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Loel.
Loel lands with a shot to the body.
Loel ducks right into an uppercut from Tupolski.
Loel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tupolski throws a low kick but Loel moves out of range easily.
Tupolski misses with the body kick
and Loel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tupolski connects with a leg kick. Loel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tupolski throws a lazy head kick
and Loel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loel just misses with a punch to the body.
Loel lands with a hook. Tupolski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuri Loel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski takes one to the side of the head.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Loel.
Tupolski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Loel coming out on top.
Tupolski wants to slow Loel down by chopping away at his legs.
Tupolski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loel misses with a body shot.
Loel misses with a series of wild punches.
Loel lands with a right that hurts Tupolski. Tupolski looks to clinch but Loel throws a short knee that drops Tupolski. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Yuri Loel!
Our winner, Yuri Loel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Katurian Tupolski spoke after the fight, saying 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.
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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
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