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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bigelow (ranked 4268 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Geno Turekken (ranked 408 p4p, 411 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Bigelow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geno Turekken!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turekken slips a jab from Bigelow.
Bigelow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turekken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigelow 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.
Turekken clinches with his opponent.
Turekken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turekken can't find room to land a body shot as Bigelow controls the action.
Bigelow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turekken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bigelow momentarily.
It looks like Ben Bigelow has been cut.
Bigelow misses with a double jab.
Turekken has closed the distance and engaged Bigelow in a clinch.
Bigelow is trying to break the clinch but Turekken is controlling him.
Turekken tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turekken gets through Bigelow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bigelow is breathing heavily.
Turekken manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turekken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigelow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turekken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigelow.
Bigelow moves to clinch but Turekken breaks away
enabling Turekken to counter with a crisp jab.
Bigelow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turekken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bigelow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Turekken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bigelow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turekken lands a nice shot to the body.
Bigelow misses with a series of wild punches.
Turekken moves into the clinch successfully.
Bigelow letting Turekken take a breather here.
Turekken pushes Bigelow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turekken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turekken pushes Bigelow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turekken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turekken stalling in the clinch.
Turekken breaks from the clinch.
Turekken sizes up Bigelow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Turekken there.
Ben Bigelow's cut is getting worse.
Bigelow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turekken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigelow gets tackled into the cage by Turekken. Turekken maintains the clinch.
Turekken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben Bigelow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turekken forces Bigelow back against the cage and clinches.
Turekken breaks the clinch.
Turekken jabs at Bigelow's body.
Turekken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turekken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turekken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bigelow backwards.
Turekken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Turekken finds it's way through Bigelow's defenses.
Bigelow takes one to the chin there.
Turekken has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Turekken.
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!
Turekken is working Bigelow over against the cage.
Turekken lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turekken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Turekken.
Bigelow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ben Bigelow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geno Turekken.
Come on Turekken - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turekken is trying to drag Bigelow to the mat but Bigelow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turekken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geno Turekken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bigelow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bigelow throws a combination that misses
and Bigelow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geno Turekken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turekken looks to land a right hand but Bigelow moved out of range.
Bigelow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turekken counters with a straight right hand.
Turekken scores with a hook to the body. Bigelow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bigelow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bigelow needs to keep his hands up - Turekken had a free shot at his head there.
Bigelow is rocked!
Turekken lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bigelow up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Turekken from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bigelow's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geno Turekken!
Geno Turekken decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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