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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Turturro (ranked 910 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Hellas Pankratios (ranked 12 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umberto Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellas Pankratios!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pankratios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pankratios keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pankratios! But no joy.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pankratios connects with a nice looking jab.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pankratios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turturro walks into a straight right hand from Pankratios.
Pankratios cracks Turturro with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turturro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turturro scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Pankratios finds it's target.
Turturro shoots in but Pankratios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turturro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pankratios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pankratios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Pankratios.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pankratios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turturro tries to clinch up.
Pankratios tries to keep at a distance but Turturro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Turturro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Pankratios.
Pankratios looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pankratios's guard.
Pankratios keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Pankratios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro controlling from the top position.
Pankratios looking for a sweep. Not yet Pankratios, not yet.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Pankratios has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Pankratios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pankratios lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pankratios is nestled in close to Turturro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turturro taking some punishment here, with Pankratios in his half guard.
Pankratios trying to mount his opponent but Turturro defends it.
Pankratios trying to control from half guard but Turturro is working away.
Turturro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turturro.
Pankratios tries to free his leg and advance position but Turturro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pankratios wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turturro holds on and takes a little breather.
Turturro wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pankratios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Pankratios from controlling successfully.
Pankratios controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Pankratios from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pankratios works over Turturro with some ground and pound from guard.
Umberto Turturro's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turturro controlling Pankratios's posture.
Pankratios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pankratios looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pankratios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turturro.
Jab by Pankratios.
Umberto Turturro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pankratios shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turturro defends it nicely.
Pankratios takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hellas Pankratios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Turturro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Pankratios.
Pankratios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Turturro.
Pankratios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pankratios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pankratios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Turturro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pankratios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pankratios misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pankratios misses with some punches.
Pankratios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Pankratios swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro jumps guard but Pankratios turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pankratios misses with a punch on the inside.
Pankratios stalling against the cage.
Turturro manages to break the clinch.
Pankratios has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pankratios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Pankratios misses with a straight right.
Turturro tries to clinch but Pankratios is having none of it.
Turturro throws a one two combo.
Turturro ducks right into an uppercut from Pankratios.
Pankratios circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios lands a head shot.
Pankratios looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro takes the fight into the clinch.
Turturro breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Turturro.
Pankratios lands a jab to the nose.
Jeez, Umberto Turturro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pankratios swats away the attempt to clinch by Turturro.
Turturro wants to clinch up but Pankratios keeps it at a distance.
Pankratios might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Pankratios finds it's way through Turturro's defenses.
Turturro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pankratios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turturro misses with the combination.
Pankratios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Pankratios's shoulder, as Pankratios tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pankratios throws a big shot that misses.
Turturro clinches.
Turturro tries to break free but Pankratios pushes him back against the cage.
Pankratios can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Pankratios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
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 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hellas Pankratios!
Hellas Pankratios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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