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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakumi Jabulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tayfun Turan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabulani comes to the cage accompanied by K'naan - Wavin´ flag. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakumi Jabulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayfun Turan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turan tries to clinch up but Jabulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Jabulani shoots in and gets a takedown into Turan's guard.
Turan controls Jabulani momentarily but Jabulani frees himself.
Jabulani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jabulani is aware though and is defending well.
Jabulani wants to control from the top but Turan keeps moving.
Jabulani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabulani looking to pass the guard.
Turan looking to control.
Turan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jabulani!
Jabulani is trying to reverse the position but instead Turan has taken his back - oops!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turan avoiding Jabulani 's attempts to control his hands.
Turan tries to get the hooks in deep but Jabulani pushed the leg off.
Jabulani rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jabulani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jabulani.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turan trying to control but Jabulani is working from the bottom.
Jabulani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabulani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turan passes into side control.
Jabulani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani regains half guard.
Jabulani is trying to get back to full guard.
Jabulani looking for a kimura from the bottom but Turan passes into side control!
Jabulani is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turan prevents Jabulani from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jabulani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turan is aware though and is defending well.
Jabulani is trying to hold Turan in close to prevent damage but Turan has managed to pass into half guard.
Jabulani wants to get back to full guard.
Turan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jabulani regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakumi Jabulani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jabulani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turan tries for a takedown but Jabulani circles away easily
and Jabulani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jabulani is pressing down on Turan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turan is holding on for now.
Jabulani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turan wants to control but Jabulani is keeping busy.
Jabulani wants to free his trapped foot but Turan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Turan trying to control but Jabulani postures up.
Jabulani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turan is just riding it out for now. Jabulani eventually gives up the hold.
Jabulani controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turan wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jabulani wants to free his trapped foot but Turan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turan is trying to control the position but Jabulani postures up.
Jabulani drops back looking for a leg! Turan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turan manages to kick Jabulani off! Jabulani jumps back into Turan's guard.
Jabulani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani connects with a couple of short punches.
Turan trying to keep a closed guard but Jabulani is proving a slippery customer.
Turan keeping moving, preventing Jabulani from controlling successfully.
Turan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabulani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jabulani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turan is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tayfun Turan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jabulani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turan wants to clinch
and Jabulani counters with a single leg into guard. Turan didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turan keeping moving, preventing Jabulani from controlling successfully.
Jabulani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jabulani looking to pass the guard.
Turan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turan keeping moving, preventing Jabulani from controlling successfully.
Jabulani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jabulani trying to control the position from guard on top but Turan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turan wants to sweep here but Jabulani controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jabulani pushes down on Turan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani is thwarting Turan's attempts to control the position.
Turan is trying to stand.
Jabulani wants to pass the guard but Turan is defending well.
Turan is looking to control Jabulani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turan avoid being mounted?
Jabulani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jabulani wants to free his trapped foot but Turan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zakumi Jabulani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabulani thows a huge punch but Turan dodges it nicely.
Jabulani is keen to just control but Turan is a slippery customer.
Turan trying to control from the bottom.
Jabulani performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakumi Jabulani dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turan clinches but Jabulani breaks the clinch
and Jabulani counters with a nice body kick.
Jabulani shoots in and bounces Turan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jabulani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turan is keeping the position for now.
Jabulani distracts Turan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turan controls Jabulani momentarily but Jabulani frees himself.
Jabulani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jabulani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turan looking to control.
Jabulani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jabulani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turan being controlled here, momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jabulani shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jabulani showed some decent athleticism there.
Turan tries to get to full guard but Jabulani has control of the leg.
Turan is refusing to be controlled, as Jabulani sits in half guard.
Jabulani works his way into full mount!
Jabulani is working for a guillotine from mount but Turan frees his head quite easily.
Tayfun Turan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabulani scoring with strikes but Turan is staying in there.
Jabulani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Turan wants to hold on but Jabulani pushes him away.
Turan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jabulani controlling his opponent.
Turan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jabulani landing punches.
Turan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jabulani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jabulani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turan looking for submissions off his back.
Turan is trying to control but can't.
Turan is trying to stand back up but Jabulani is controlling him
Jabulani controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Jabulani there.
Jabulani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jabulani wants to pass to mount but Turan is defending the position.
Jabulani seems to be working for a kimura but Turan defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zakumi Jabulani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turan pushes Jabulani off but Jabulani dives into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jabulani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jabulani is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turan is letting Jabulani control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zakumi Jabulani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jabulani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zakumi Jabulani!
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energy
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