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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Vasiliev (ranked 4813 p4p, 3069 weight class) and King Turn (ranked 531 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 9 - 0 |
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265
6 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Brawler
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Vasiliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, King Turn !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev clinches up against the cage.
Turn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Vasiliev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turn working aggressively here.
Turn can't get the takedown.
Turn misses with a knee to the head.
Vasiliev jumps guard and drags Turn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turn told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turn is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasiliev has wrist control.
Turn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiliev has momentary wrist control but Turn slips an elbow through the middle.
Turn trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Turn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turn with a nice head shot there.
Vasiliev keeping full guard, as Turn tries to pass.
Vasiliev is pulling down on Turn 's head. It's preventing any offense from Turn , at least for the moment.
Turn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasiliev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turn on the ground.
Turn throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasiliev wants to sweep here but Turn controlling him for the moment.
Turn drops back looking for a leg! Vasiliev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasiliev manages to kick Turn off! Turn jumps back into Vasiliev's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Turn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasiliev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Vasiliev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turn tries to keep at a distance but Vasiliev has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turn wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasiliev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vasiliev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turn gets tackled into the cage by Vasiliev. Vasiliev maintains the clinch.
Turn is working for takedown but Vasiliev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Timur Vasiliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
Vasiliev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Turn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Timur Vasiliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasiliev gets a clinch.
Vasiliev breaks from the clinch.
Vasiliev rushes Turn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasiliev jumps guard.
Turn stopping the sweep attempt from Vasiliev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turn .
Turn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasiliev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turn seems to be working for a kimura but Vasiliev defends the submission attempt.
Vasiliev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vasiliev tries to get out of the position.
Turn seems to be looking for submissions.
Turn trying to control from half guard but Vasiliev is working away.
Vasiliev is trying to maintain the position but Turn is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Turn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasiliev darts in and clinches Turn up against the cage.
Vasiliev jumps guard and drags Turn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Turn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turn trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Vasiliev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Turn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasiliev's head.
King Turn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turn passes Vasiliev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vasiliev is trying to maintain the position but Turn is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasiliev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasiliev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn .
Turn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vasiliev is looking to control Turn 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vasiliev avoid being mounted?
Turn wants to take a breather but Vasiliev is having none of it.
Turn throwing shots but Vasiliev is blocking nicely.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turn seems to be looking for submissions.
Turn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn seems to be looking for submissions.
Vasiliev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turn thows a huge punch but Vasiliev dodges it nicely.
Turn lands strikes from half guard.
Turn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turn is trying to work for a kimura but Vasiliev is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turn is looking to take a break and control but Vasiliev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turn lands a nice short elbow.
Vasiliev is trying to stand up here but Turn is controlling him well.
Vasiliev is refusing to be controlled, as Turn sits in half guard.
Turn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Turn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turn 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn throwing shots but Vasiliev is blocking nicely.
Vasiliev wants to get back to full guard.
Turn is keen to just control but Vasiliev is a slippery customer.
Turn 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.
Turn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vasiliev is just riding it out for now. Turn eventually gives up the hold.
Vasiliev is not content to let Turn control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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. Turn connects with a nice short shot to Vasiliev's temple.
Turn seems to be working for a kimura but Vasiliev defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Turn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Turn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasiliev pinned against the cage. Vasiliev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches.
Turn misses with a knee to the head.
Turn misses with a knee strike.
Vasiliev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasiliev tries to clinch but Turn moves out of range.
Vasiliev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasiliev gets underhooks to prevent Turn 's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasiliev closes the distance and pushes Turn back into the cage.
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turn fails with a takedown attempt.
Timur Vasiliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn looks to throw the jab but Vasiliev is out of range.
Vasiliev slips under a jab.
Vasiliev drives through and clinches with Turn against the cage.
Vasiliev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turn after a bit of a struggle.
Turn missing with knees to the body.
Vasiliev tries to score a body lock takedown but Turn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turn working aggressively here.
Vasiliev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turn smiles and moves away.
Vasiliev pushes Turn up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasiliev.
Turn misses with a knee to the head.
Vasiliev avoiding damage.
Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vasiliev's guard.
Vasiliev is pulling down on Turn 's head to control his posture.
Vasiliev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn lands a couple of digs.
Turn preventing the sweep.
Turn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vasiliev's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turn is trying to control. Vasiliev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turn is working for a kimura but Vasiliev is defending it quite comfortably.
Turn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasiliev sees it coming and defends easily.
King Turn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn trying to control from half guard but Vasiliev is working away.
Turn is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasiliev is refusing to be controlled, as Turn sits in half guard.
Vasiliev tries to roll over but Turn keeps him under control.
Vasiliev is staying active underneath Turn , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timur Vasiliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Turn .
I've got Turn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Turn !
King Turn 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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RATING
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