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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 333 p4p, 46 weight class) and Umberto Turturro (ranked 2163 p4p, 220 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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252 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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249 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Khadartsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro jabs Khadartsev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Khadartsev moved out of range.
Turturro clobbers Khadartsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turturro throws a jab when Khadartsev was well out of range.
Khadartsev scores with the left hand. Turturro knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
Khadartsev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khadartsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Khadartsev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Khadartsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro lands a jab to the nose.
Khadartsev slaps away a takedown attempt from Turturro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khadartsev slips under a jab.
Khadartsev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Khadartsev moves out of range of the strikes.
Khadartsev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Khadartsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadartsev takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Khadartsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Khadartsev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turturro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khadartsev counters with a shoot takedown. Turturro fights it but they end up in guard.
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadartsev wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
Khadartsev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khadartsev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khadartsev passes Turturro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Khadartsev has control of the leg.
Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Khadartsev is controlling well.
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That has opened up Umberto Turturro's cut even more.
Khadartsev seems to be working for a kimura but Turturro defends the submission attempt.
Turturro trying to hold on to Khadartsev's head to control him but Khadartsev postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khadartsev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The cut above Umberto Turturro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khadartsev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Umberto Turturro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Umberto Turturro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sasha Khadartsev!
A relieved looking Sasha Khadartsev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
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