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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xun Zemin (ranked 738 p4p, 97 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 1063 p4p, 135 weight class). Xun Zemin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teuvo Turunen's chin.
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172 cm
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166 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turunen catches Zemin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Turunen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zemin counters with a stiff right hand. Zemin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turunen doesn't seem bothered though. Turunen closes the distance but Zemin moves to the side and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut. Turunen looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely. Turunen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turunen lands with a nice body punch. Zemin throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range. Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. We've been told by Zemin's head coaches at The Foundry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Zemin avoids the head kick by Turunen.
Zemin slips a straight right by Turunen. Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen. Zemin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turunen. Turunen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zemin scores with a jab to the body. Zemin misses with a looping right. Turunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zemin with a body shot. Turunen connects with a single shot there. Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Zemin misses the shot to the body. Zemin misses with a straight left. Turunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zemin takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses. It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. An inside leg kick from Turunen misses. Zemin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zemin scrambles back to his feet. Turunen lands with a straight right. Zemin didn't see that one coming. Zemin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet. Turunen misses the shot to the body. Zemin looks to land a right hand but Turunen moved out of range. Zemin misses with a looping right. Zemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Zemin takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses. Turunen misses with an uppercut. The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Zemin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily. Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin. Turunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turunen lands with a cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Turunen is looking to clinch. Turunen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zemin scores with a decent looking hook. Turunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Turunen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Turunen misses with a two punch combination.
Zemin needs to keep his hands up - Turunen had a free shot at his head there. Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Zemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A nice inside leg kick there by Turunen. That's going to slow Zemin down. Turunen swinging wildly here.
Turunen scores with a jab to the body. Zemin moves into range and connects with a jab. Turunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turunen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zemin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turunen takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses. Turunen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zemin counters with a straight right hand. Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Turunen throws a hook but Zemin blocks it. Turunen scores with a punch to the head. A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet. An attempted straight right counter from Zemin misses the target. Good exchange - Turunen coming out on top. Turunen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Turunen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Zemin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Zemin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Turunen pushes him off. The crowd cheers as Turunen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zemin doesn't seem phased though. Zemin misses the jab. Zemin closes the distance and pushes Turunen back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! A right hand to the body from Turunen.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Turunen. Turunen blocking some punches.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin scores with a hook to the body. Zemin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turunen gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Turunen.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside. Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turunen scores with a shoulder strike. Turunen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin lands a right hand. Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turunen backwards. Turunen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside. Turunen takes a shot to the head. Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside. Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin tries to work over Turunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch on the inside from Turunen fails to land. Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turunen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zemin on the side of the head. Zemin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turunen throws a series of punches but Zemin moves out of range. Turunen avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Turunen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Zemin moves out of range as Turunen strikes. Turunen tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Zemin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zemin manages to avoid it. Zemin lands a head shot.
Turunen is rocked! Zemin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Turunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him? Turunen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zemin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Turunen misses with a low kick. Zemin throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range. Turunen moves in looking to clinch but Zemin pushes him off. Zemin misses with an uppercut. Turunen saw that one coming. Turunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zemin's calf. Turunen seems to have recovered his senses. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Zemin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Turunen misses with a wild body shot. Turunen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Zemin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turunen. Zemin thuds his right hand into Turunen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Turunen throws a big shot that misses. Jab from Zemin. Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Zemin. Turunen misses with a low kick. Turunen misses with a few strikes there.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen. Turunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Turunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Turunen misses with a straight left. A jab from Turunen misses. Zemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turunen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Zemin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turunen. Zemin connects with a nice looking jab.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen. Zemin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Turunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turunen moves out of range as Zemin strikes. Zemin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Turunen throws a shot from downtown. Zemin moves away and avoids it. Zemin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Turunen catches Zemin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Turunen cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head. Turunen cracks Zemin with an open hand slap. Turunen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zemin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Turunen misses with a wild body shot. Turunen thumps Zemin with a low kick. Zemin slips a jab and a cross from Turunen.
Turunen avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Zemin lands with a nice body punch. Zemin connects with a right hand. Turunen shakes it off. Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot. Zemin throws a big shot that misses. Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zemin misses the jab. Zemin misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zemin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily. A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target. Zemin throws a lazy right hand but Turunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away. Turunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Zemin slips the punch. A little feinted left hand from Zemin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Turunen staying out of range there. Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turunen pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Zemin misses with a body punch.
Zemin gets through Turunen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zemin presses Turunen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Turunen is breathing heavily. Turunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Turunen. Zemin scores with a shoulder strike. Zemin lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zemin digs a right hand underneath Turunen's ribcage. Turunen let out a lung full of air as it connected. Zemin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turunen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. A nice left hand lands by Turunen.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turunen backwards. Turunen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. Zemin digs a right hand into Turunen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turunen's gas tank. Zemin lands with a left to the head. A shot in the inside from Zemin. Zemin scores with a shoulder strike. Zemin lands a right hand. Zemin can't find room to land a body shot as Turunen controls the action.
Zemin gets through Turunen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zemin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Turunen to his knees! Zemin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xun Zemin!
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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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