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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maunu Tua (ranked 2647 p4p, 356 weight class) and Lauro Turturro (ranked 2835 p4p, 378 weight class). The key to victory for Maunu Tua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maunu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lauro Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua dives in and grabs Turturro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turturro pushes down on Tua's head and hops out.
Turturro scores with a takedown into Tua's guard.
Turturro stays in close to Tua's body and controls the position.
Turturro stands and throws Tua's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turturro trying to control the action but Tua is working from the bottom.
Turturro tries for a kimura but Tua is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro trying to control the position but Tua is working away.
Tua tries to bench press Turturro off him but Turturro keeps the position.
Tua is not content to let Turturro control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turturro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tua looks calm but he's in trouble here. Turturro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tua is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Turturro lets go of the hold and Tua can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lauro Turturro!
Lauro Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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