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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 224 p4p, 189 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 28 p4p, 23 weight class). Machado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Barrio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 9 - 0 |
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41 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erdogan misses with a low kick.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Erdogan's head.
A good leg kick by Machado.
Machado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Erdogan throwing a counter right hand but Machado manages to avoid it.
Erdogan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machado at a distance.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Erdogan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan works the jab nicely.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan rushes Machado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Machado.
Machado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
I was talking to Erdogan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Erdogan working aggressively here.
Erdogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Erdogan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Machado gets through Erdogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Machado.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erdogan misses with some punches.
Machado misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it misses.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Machado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Erdogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Erdogan's head.
Erdogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Erdogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Machado misses with some punches.
Erdogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Machado 's eye.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
A short uppercut from Erdogan.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Erdogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Erdogan scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erdogan misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Machado.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erdogans head.
A short right from Machado.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machado misses with a body punch.
Erdogan tries to work over Machado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
Erdogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erdogan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erdogan with a nice cross.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Erdogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Machado.
Erdogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Erdogan. That's going to slow Machado down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erdogan.
Erdogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machado delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanderson Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado swings widly with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.
Erdogan closes the distance and pushes Machado back into the cage.
Wanderson Machado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Erdogan.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Erdogan lands a body punch.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machado's defenses.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Machado works on Erdogan's body with a couple of short punches.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Machado.
Erdogan pushes Machado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Wanderson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machado works on Erdogan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erdogan.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
Erdogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Machado.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Machado.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machado tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erdogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machado's brow.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Erdogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan lands an uppercut.
Machado working aggressively here.
A short right from Erdogan.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Machado misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Erdogan's head.
Erdogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Machado.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike.
Machado tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Nice elbow from Erdogan.
Wanderson Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Erdogan's ribcage. Erdogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado avoids the elbow strike from Erdogan, against the cage.
Erdogan scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Erdogan!
An out of breath Mustafa Erdogan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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