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Event:
FC25 - Tournament 185
Date: May 05, 2025 |
#R1# Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A head kick misses from Turner. #CL2# Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD# Ibarra gets control of Turner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ibarra will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Turner wants to control from the top but Ibarra keeps moving. Turner wanted to stand there but Ibarra had control of the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ibarra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Turner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1##SUB# Ibarra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Turner tries to stand but Ibarra is controlling from the bottom. Turner being controlled here momentarily. Turner wants to control from the top but Ibarra keeps moving. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Turner looking to pass the guard. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Nice sprawl there from Turner as Ibarra shoots in. A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.#CL2# Turner forces Ibarra back against the cage and clinches. Ibarra wants to stall.
#BC# Ibarra breaks the clinch.
Turner lands a jab-cross combination. Turner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ibarra's waist but Ibarra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turner off to one side. #T3# Ibarra fails with a takedown attempt. Turner throws a leg kick and Ibarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2# Turner clinches up with Ibarra and pushes him back against the cage. Ibarra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ibarra tries to circle away but Turner has him pinned against the cage. Ibarra lands a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Beau Turner has been cut. Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ibarra smiles and moves away.
Ibarra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Ibarra persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Ibarra. That's going to take a lot out of him. Turner looks to land a body kick but Ibarra moved away. Ibarra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Turner fails with a takedown attempt. #T4# Ibarra throws a head kick that misses. Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ibarra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ibarra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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! Turner fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL# Ibarra clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage. Ibarra is working for takedown but Turner is calmly controlling the position for now. Turner has Ibarra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ibarra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Turner tries to throw a body punch but Ibarra avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage. Turner is trying to pull guard but Ibarra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ibarra keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ibarra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ibarra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beau Turner will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Beau Turner's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2# Ibarra shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but Ibarra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Turner wants to counter the offense by Ibarra and move into the clinch position. Turner looks for a takedown but Ibarra sprawls well.#CL2# Turner pushes Ibarra up against the cage in a clinch. Turner tries for a takedown but Ibarra manages to get underhooks.
#BC# Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ibarra is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing. Turner throws a head kick but Ibarra moves out of range.
Ibarra wants to clinch.#T1# Ibarra fails with a takedown attempt. Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibarra is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Ibarra circles away and we're back to standing. Ibarra appears to be looking for a big counter. Jon Ibarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Turner.#TD# Ibarra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Ibarra finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2# Turner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ibarra uses it to pass to side control.
Ibarra working away.#T2# Turner is looking for a sweep.#SU# Ibarra decides to stand back up. Ibarra steps back and let's Turner get back to his feet. Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ibarra is looking to counter with head kicks. Ibarra misses with a straight left. Turner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Horrible takedown attempt by Ibarra or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner, which made it look bad. A kick lands to the mid section there for Ibarra. Turner is breathing heavily. Ibarra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily. Ibarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away. Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibarra as he jumps to the side. Horrible takedown attempt by Ibarra or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner, which made it look bad. #T3# Ibarra misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Turner. Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibarra. Ibarra gets slowly back to his feet. Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ibarra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibarra avoids it really well and circles away.#T4# Ibarra dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Ibarra's head and hops out. Turner wants to counter the offense by Ibarra and move into the clinch position. Ibarra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Ibarra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Turner wants to counter the offense by Ibarra and move into the clinch position. Turner looks for a takedown but Ibarra sprawls well.#TD# Ibarra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Ibarra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ibarra not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Ibarra dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Beau Turner's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Good shot there by Ibarra.#TD# Ibarra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Ibarra finishes the takedown easily into guard. Turner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ibarra dives into side control.
#REVB# Jon Ibarra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Ibarra working the body and head with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB# Ibarra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1# Turner trying to remain calm as Ibarra controls from the top position. Ibarra seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turner for as long as he can get away with. Turner tries to bench press Ibarra off him but Ibarra keeps the position. #T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB# Ibarra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB# Ibarra looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Ibarra keeps moving and retains side control. Turner tries to control but Ibarra manages to take his back.#T3# Ibarra tries to get the hooks in deep but Turner pushed the leg off. Turner is trying to stand back up. Turner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Ibarra controls the action.#SUB# Ibarra is persistently looking for the submission but Turner is defending it well.
Ibarra is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ibarra gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ibarra gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ibarra apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#T4# Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Ibarra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around? Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibarra is out of range. Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice sprawl there from Ibarra as Turner shoots in. Ibarra stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet. Jon Ibarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Turner. Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Turner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Turner shoots in for a takedown but Ibarra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Ibarra is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Turner feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight! Jon Ibarra showed his dominance in that final round. I think Ibarra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Ibarra! |
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