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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renilio Gracie Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demir Kartal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renilio Gracie Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demir Kartal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kartal sprawls well. Kartal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie Slaughter shoots for a takedown but Kartal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie Slaughter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kartal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kartal trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie Slaughter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kartal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kartal throws a big right hand that misses.
Kartal distracts Gracie Slaughter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kartal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kartal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kartal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kartal trying to control but Gracie Slaughter is working from the bottom.
Kartal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kartal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie Slaughter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartal stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie Slaughter.
Gracie Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kartal.
Kartal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie Slaughter's head.
Gracie Slaughter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie Slaughter has momentary wrist control but Kartal slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kartal wants to control from the top but Gracie Slaughter keeps moving.
Gracie Slaughter looking for a guillotine here but Kartal defends easily.
Kartal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie Slaughter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie Slaughter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kartal preventing the sweep.
Kartal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kartal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie Slaughter looking for a guillotine here but Kartal defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kartal passes into half guard.
Kartal trying to mount his opponent but Gracie Slaughter defends it.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Kartal lands strikes from half guard.
Kartal working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kartal lands strikes from half guard.
Kartal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kartal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control from the bottom.
Kartal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kartal is looking for a kimura but Gracie Slaughter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kartal to get the leverage.
Kartal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie Slaughter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie Slaughter is rocked!
Kartal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Gracie Slaughter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kartal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie Slaughter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie Slaughter has hold of Kartal's hands but Kartal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie Slaughter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kartal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kartal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie Slaughter sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie Slaughter seems to have got his legs back now.
Kartal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kartal connects with a nice short shot to Gracie Slaughter's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartal is nestled in close to Gracie Slaughter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie Slaughter is looking to control Kartal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie Slaughter avoid being mounted?
Gracie Slaughter looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie Slaughter is looking to improve his position.
Kartal moves nicely into side control.
Kartal working the ground and pound.
Kartal is putting a hurting on Gracie Slaughter here, landing some big shots from side control.
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!
Kartal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Gracie Slaughter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kartal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kartal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kartal wants to control for a moment but Gracie Slaughter uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kartal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie Slaughter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kartal throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie Slaughter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kartal to the mat! Kartal manages to get full guard.
Gracie Slaughter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kartal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kartal landing some decent shots from guard.
Demir Kartal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie Slaughter trying to keep a closed guard but Kartal is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie Slaughter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kartal has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie Slaughter's legs - danger averted.
Gracie Slaughter keeping moving, preventing Kartal from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kartal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Slaughter is looking for a triangle but Kartal pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie Slaughter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kartal.
Kartal scoring with some ground and pound.
Kartal lands a couple of digs.
Gracie Slaughter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie Slaughter has momentary wrist control but Kartal slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kartal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kartal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kartal scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie Slaughter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kartal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kartal distracts Gracie Slaughter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie Slaughter keeping moving, preventing Kartal from controlling successfully.
Kartal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Slaughter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kartal's guard.
Kartal trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie Slaughter is proving a slippery customer.
Kartal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kartal forces his way into half guard.
Kartal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie Slaughter wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kartal lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kartal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie Slaughter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kartal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kartal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie Slaughter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kartal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie Slaughter's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartal is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie Slaughter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kartal drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gracie Slaughter! More shots from Kartal and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demir Kartal!
Demir Kartal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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