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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sani Boye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boye comes to the cage accompanied by Panetoz - Mama Africa. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sani Boye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtchin pushes Boye up against the cage in a clinch.
Boye looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Turtchin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtchin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boye working for a triangle but Turtchin defends it easily.
Turtchin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turtchin trying to control but Boye is working from the bottom.
Turtchin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boye looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turtchin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turtchin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turtchin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turtchin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turtchin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boye's head.
Turtchin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turtchin with a nice head shot there.
Turtchin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boye trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turtchin advances position into side control!
Boye is being controlled here.
Turtchin landing strikes.
Boye is being controlled here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Turtchin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turtchin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turtchin with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin lands a jab to Boye's midsection.
Boye walks into a jab.
Turtchin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turtchin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turtchin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtchin is looking to take a break and control but Boye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boye takes one to the side of the head.
Boye shoots and misses
and Turtchin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turtchin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turtchin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turtchin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin moves nicely into side control.
Turtchin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boye's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Turtchin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
An elbow from Turtchin crashes against the mat.
Boye avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Turtchin.
Turtchin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turtchin!
Turtchin misses with a low kick.
Boye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boye takes one to the chin there.
Turtchin cracks Boye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turtchin moves into the clinch.
Turtchin is working for takedown but Boye is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turtchin is trying to trip Boye. He has hold of a leg but Boye is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turtchin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turtchin trying to control but Boye is working from the bottom.
Turtchin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turtchin.
Turtchin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turtchin stays in close to Boye's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turtchin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Turtchin wants to control from the top but Boye keeps moving.
Turtchin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turtchin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodrigo Turtchin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Turtchin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turtchin closes the distance and clinches.
Turtchin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from Turtchin lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turtchin.
Boye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turtchin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turtchin jumps guard.
Turtchin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boye is aware though and is defending well.
Boye trying to control the position from guard on top but Turtchin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turtchin wants to sweep here but Boye controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turtchin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Turtchin is trying to keep Boye in close.
Turtchin striking off his back.
Turtchin is controlling Boye's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turtchin has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turtchin drags the fight down to the ground.
Turtchin trying to strike off his back.
Turtchin has his hands on Boye's head, controlling the position.
Turtchin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turtchin managing to control the position.
Turtchin looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin controlling the position.
Turtchin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Turtchin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boye is one step ahead there.
Turtchin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turtchin is trying to keep Boye in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Turtchin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turtchin moves into the clinch successfully.
Turtchin tightens his grip and picks Boye up, before dumping him to the ground. Boye manages to land in guard.
Boye keeping moving, preventing Turtchin from controlling successfully.
Boye has his foot on Turtchin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turtchin works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodrigo Turtchin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turtchin trying to control but Boye is working from the bottom.
Turtchin is stalling in the full guard.
Sani Boye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boye working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turtchin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turtchin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Turtchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turtchin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Turtchin!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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