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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 537 p4p, 16 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 3376 p4p, 83 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
32 - 16 - 2 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Turturro moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Turturro misses its target.
Chigg tries to score with a low kick but Turturro moves his leg out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Chigg moved out of range.
Chigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro misses with a hook.
Chigg scores with a shot to the body.
Turturro scores with a jab. Chigg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chigg tries a head kick but it misses.
Turturro throwing a counter right hand but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chigg wants to counter with a clinch but Turturro pushes him away.
Turturro sizes up Chigg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Turturro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg tries a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
Turturro moves out of range as Chigg throws a body kick.
Turturro is looking to counter punch.
Turturro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chigg in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Nice cross by Turturro.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turturro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turturro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chigg misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chigg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turturro misses with a left hand
and Chigg counters with a left to the body.
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Turturro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chigg throws out the jab.
Turturro lands a head shot.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chigg.
Turturro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turturro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chigg at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chigg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chigg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Turturro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chigg moves out of range of the strikes.
Chigg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turturro rather than just go for the knockout.
Chigg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turturro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chigg throws a head kick but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chigg throws a front kick aimed at Turturro's knee but Turturro avoids it well.
Chigg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Turturro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
Turturro swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Turturro scores with a punch to the head.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Chigg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chigg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turturro swings widly with a right hand
and Chigg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turturro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chigg's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro dominated that round.
That's time! Turturro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Chigg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Chigg.
Turturro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Turturro blocks the leg kick.
Turturro misses with a looping right.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Turturro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Chigg misses with a leg kick
and Chigg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turturro slips a straight right by Chigg.
Chigg lands with an uppercut that bounces Turturro off the ropes and back into range.
Chigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Chigg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turturro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chigg has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Turturro. That snapped Chigg's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Chigg ducks right into an uppercut from Turturro.
Chigg has closed the distance and engaged Turturro in a clinch.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg lands with a short shot to the head.
Turturro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Nice shot by Turturro.
Chigg throws a right hand that misses
and Turturro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg throws a body punch but Turturro moves out of range.
Chigg is still on wobbly legs! Can Turturro finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Chigg!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg misses with a body kick.
Chigg seems to have recovered his senses.
Turturro stuns Chigg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chigg tries to clinch but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Chigg throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Chigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chigg misses with a looping right.
Chigg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro throws a body punch but Chigg moves out of range.
Turturro works Chigg's body with a nice hook.
Chigg misses with a body shot.
A big left from Turturro misses.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chigg moves away from the strike by Turturro.
Chigg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Turturro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Chigg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chigg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turturro scores with a shot to the body.
Chigg thumps Turturro with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Turturro.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Chigg is out of range.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Turturro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chigg.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Chigg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro sets himself, and Chigg steps forward looking for the clinch! Turturro avoids it this time.
Chigg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turturro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Chigg throws a body punch but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro throws a shot to the body.
Chigg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chigg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Chigg misses with a shot to the body
and Turturro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chigg thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg throws a good cross that connects.
Turturro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Turturro takes a swing at Chigg's ribcage but misses.
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Chigg misses its intended target.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Chigg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro throws a hook but Chigg avoids it easily.
Chigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
A bone on bone clash there as Turturro blocks the leg kick.
Chigg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro scores with a decent looking hook.
Chigg throws a chopping leg kick but Turturro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chigg lands a body shot.
Chigg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro scores with a jab. Chigg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turturro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chigg throws a leg kick that misses.
Turturro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turturro connects with a jab.
Chigg missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chigg is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Chigg.
Chigg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chigg. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chigg takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Turturro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turturro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Turturro!
Lorenzo 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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