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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 1617 p4p, 1729 weight class) and Mandla Ibubesi (ranked 216 p4p, 232 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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7 - 2 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mandla Ibubesi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibubesi ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcotte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibubesi has time to react.
Ibubesi clinches with his opponent.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Ibubesi.
Turcotte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibubesi tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte has a couple of punches blocked by Ibubesi.
A head punch on the inside from Ibubesi fails to land.
Turcotte pushes Ibubesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte is trying to push Ibubesi away but Ibubesi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turcotte is trying to break the clinch but Ibubesi is controlling him.
Turcotte prevents a body shot from Ibubesi.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibubesi prevents Turcotte from breaking the clinch.
Ibubesi scores with a shot to the side of Turcotte's head.
Ibubesi misses with the head strike.
Ibubesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibubesi working aggressively here.
Turcotte tries to break free but Ibubesi pushes him back against the cage.
Ibubesi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Ibubesi's shoulder, as Ibubesi tries to avoid the shot.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte connects with a single shot there.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibubesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turcotte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Ibubesi tries to get set, Turcotte tries to push him back and clinch up but Ibubesi manages to avoid the attempt.
Ibubesi gets a clinch.
Ibubesi misses with some punches.
Ibubesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibubesi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ibubesi ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Ibubesi has closed the distance and engaged Turcotte in a clinch.
Turcotte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibubesi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ibubesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Ibubesi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibubesi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
A right hand to the body from Turcotte.
Ibubesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibubesi trying to control the position but instead, Turcotte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibubesi into the cage.
Turcotte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibubesi.
Turcotte is trying to force a seperation but Ibubesi has the dominant position.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Ibubesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Ibubesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibubesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Ibubesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibubesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Ibubesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Turcotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibubesi slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibubesi throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ibubesi manages to circle out of the way.
Ibubesi has Turcotte up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turcotte.
Ibubesi lands a left hand.
Ibubesi has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Ibubesi avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Turcotte lands with a short shot to the head.
Turcotte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Ibubesi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Ibubesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibubesi clinches up with Turcotte and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibubesi.
Turcotte tries to break the clinch but Ibubesi is controlling the position.
Ibubesi lands with a left to the head.
Ibubesi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibubesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ibubesi has closed the distance and engaged Turcotte in a clinch.
Ibubesi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mandla Ibubesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte throws a hook but Ibubesi blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Ibubesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Ibubesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibubesi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turcotte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Turcotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turcotte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibubesi staying out of range there.
Ibubesi is looking to clinch.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibubesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibubesi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Turcotte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Turcotte is trying to push Ibubesi away but Ibubesi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ibubesi can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Ibubesi has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibubesi wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Ibubesi misses with an uppercut.
Ibubesi wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibubesi tries to clinch there but Turcotte circles away.
Ibubesi clinches.
Turcotte lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Turcotte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi has managed to clinch.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibubesi throws a head punch that misses.
Turcotte scores with a shoulder strike.
Turcotte lands a body punch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibubesi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibubesi struggles to land a body shot inside as Turcotte controls his hands.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibubesi on the side of the head.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibubesi tries to clinch but Turcotte is having none of it.
Ibubesi has Turcotte up against the cage in a clinch.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Turcotte lands a shoulder strike.
Turcotte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibubesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Turcotte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibubesi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ibubesi is rocked!
Turcotte drops Ibubesi with a big left hand! Ibubesi is injured, injured bad! Turcotte jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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