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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Turochkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ivan Turochkin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Turochkin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Turochkin.
Mousasi dives in and scores a takedown into Turochkin's guard. Mousasi controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Turochkin wants to stand but Mousasi is controlling the position. Turochkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mousasi slips nicely into half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mousasi is nestled in close to Turochkin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Mousasi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Mousasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. 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! Mousasi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Turochkin wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mousasi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mousasi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Mousasi controlling the pace for now. Mousasi with the ground and pound from mount. Mousasi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Turochkin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mousasi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mousasi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Mousasi! Gegard Mousasi 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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