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Event:
GKNY 65 Mencken V Tiddlywinks
Date: Apr 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Ozkul connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.#CL#
Ozkul drives through and clinches with Tua against the cage.
Ozkul throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua .
Ozkul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua avoids the body shot from Ozkul.
Tua throws a fast counter high kick but Ozkul manages to duck under it in time.
Ozkul looks to land a body kick but Tua moved away.
Ozkul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tua moves out of range as Ozkul throws a body kick.
Tua lands with a good body shot.
Tua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua lands with a hook. Ozkul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Gokhan Ozkul has been cut.
Ozkul slips a straight right by Tua .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozkul tries to score with a low kick but Tua moves his leg out of the way.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Ozkul ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Ozkul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Ozkul throws a low kick but Tua moves out of range easily.
Ozkul throws a body kick that misses
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD2#
Tua sends Ozkul crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tua is motioning to the referee to let Ozkul up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozkul half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tua .
Ozkul went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Ozkul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozkul moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua throws a series of punches but Ozkul moves out of range.
Tua lands with an uppercut that bounces Ozkul off the cage and back into range.#CUT2#
Gokhan Ozkul's cut is getting worse.
Ozkul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Ozkul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ozkul scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Tua scores with a shot to the side of Ozkul's head.
Ozkul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozkul throws a head punch that misses.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Ozkul has the dominant position.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ozkul loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Tua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozkul throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua 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.
Ozkul tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Ozkul.
Ozkul throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Ozkul misses the shot to the body.
Ozkul misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozkul.
Gokhan Ozkul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Ozkul does it's job there.
Tua slips a straight right by Ozkul.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozkul. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozkul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tua . #CL#
Ozkul pushes Tua up against the cage in a clinch.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ozkul fails to land. #T4#
Tua is trying to break free.
Ozkul misses with some punches.
Tua working aggressively here.
Ozkul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua 's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Ozkul misses
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozkul looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tua .
Ozkul misses with a low kick. #KD2#
Tua cracks Ozkul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ozkul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tua finish him?
#ROC2#
Ozkul is rocked!#CUT2#
Gokhan Ozkul's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozkul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ozkul throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Ozkul is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Ozkul misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gokhan Ozkul's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ozkul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozkul.
Tua throws out a counter right but Ozkul avoids it with no problem.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Ozkul moved out of range nicely.
Tua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ozkul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ozkul throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ozkul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Ozkul clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Tua .
A head punch on the inside from Ozkul fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua looking to slow down the pace here.
Tua lands a right hand.
Ozkul misses with the head strike.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ozkul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ozkul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1##KD2#
Tua drops Ozkul onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ozkul is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Ozkul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Jeez, Gokhan Ozkul's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ozkul blocks an elbow strike from Tua .
Ozkul swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Ozkul is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tua doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Ozkul crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Ozkul's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua !
A relieved looking David Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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