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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinya Asaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Turcotte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sinya Asaki's chin.
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sinya Asaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte tries to land a front kick but Asaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turcotte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turcotte shoots in for a takedown but Asaki shows good takedown defense.
Turcotte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turcotte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turcotte passes Asaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asaki wants to control but Turcotte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turcotte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turcotte tries to pass to full mount but Asaki defends it.
Turcotte slips a nice elbow through Asaki's hands, connecting with Asaki's forehead.
Asaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turcotte on the ground.
Turcotte wants to advance to full mount but Asaki doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Turcotte advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki punching from the bottom.
Asaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turcotte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turcotte's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turcotte manages to reverse the position and now he's in Asaki's guard. Nice work there by Turcotte.
Turcotte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turcotte passes Asaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Asaki is looking to stand up but Turcotte isn't so interested in that idea.
Turcotte trying to control but Asaki is working from the bottom.
Turcotte tries to free his leg and advance position but Asaki is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Asaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Asaki'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.
Turcotte is looking to advance position but Asaki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Asaki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turcotte's face.
Asaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Asaki landing shots from mount.
Asaki landing shots from mount.
Asaki lands a big shot there that rocks Turcotte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turcotte working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Asaki looking to finish Turcotte with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turcotte!
Asaki controlling his opponent.
Asaki with good strikes from the mount here!
Asaki controlling from mount.
Turcotte can't escape the position.
Asaki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turcotte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asaki is trying to control. Turcotte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turcotte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asaki prevents Turcotte from improving his position.
Asaki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Turcotte.
Turcotte works his way to full guard. Good work.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asaki looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turcotte throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinya Asaki 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.
Turcotte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asaki walks into a straight right hand from Turcotte.
Turcotte lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Turcotte lands but Asaki takes it in his stride.
Turcotte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Asaki!
Asaki tries to lock up and control but Turcotte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turcotte lands a big shot there that rocks Asaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Asaki is looking to get to half guard.
Turcotte won't let Asaki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Turcotte scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asaki?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte takes Asaki's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Asaki is in trouble.
Turcotte has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Asaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki is trying to break free.
Asaki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Turcotte has Asaki flattened out and is raining down punches.
Turcotte is breathing heavily.
Asaki tries to roll but Turcotte sticks to his back.
Asaki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Asaki won't enjoy being in this position. Turcotte looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Asaki is tapping - it's over boys! Turcotte picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Turcotte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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