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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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222 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Pascal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascal swings for the body but Turilli moves out of range.
Pascal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pascal misses with a straight left.
Turilli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pascal.
Turilli blocks a jab.
Turilli dodges the punch combination from Pascal.
Turilli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turilli misses with a low kick as Pascal jumps back.
Turilli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pascal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pascal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pascal counters with a left to the body.
Turilli feints a jab promting Pascal to slip. Turilli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pascal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pascal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turilli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pascal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Pascal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turilli misses with a wild combination.
Pascal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pascal thows a body shot but no joy.
Turilli throws a combination that misses
and Pascal counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli tries to land a front kick but Pascal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turilli scores with a nice right hand.
Pascal slips a jab and a cross from Turilli.
Pascal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turilli counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like John Pascal has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pascal slips a jab and a cross from Turilli.
Danga de danga de dang - Turilli scores with a four punch combination!
Pascal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turilli misses with an uppercut
and Pascal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pascal wants to clinch up but Turilli keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli shoots in looking for a takedown but Pascal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turilli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turilli keeps the fight on the outside.
Pascal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turilli throws a series of punches but Pascal avoids them all with ease.
Pascal wants to clinch up but Turilli keeps it at a distance.
Turilli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Turilli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pascal tries to clinch up
and Turilli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Turilli.
Turilli looks to land a right hand but Pascal moved out of range.
Pascal throws a big shot that misses.
Pascal misses with a looping left.
Turilli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pascal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pascal takes a swing at Turilli's ribcage but misses.
Pascal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turilli.
Turilli slips a straight right by Pascal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luca Turilli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Pascal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice jab there from Turilli.
Luca Turilli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pascal leaves Turilli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pascal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pascal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Turilli.
Turilli misses with a combination
and Pascal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turilli avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pascal.
Pascal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Pascal misses.
Nice sprawl there from Pascal as Turilli shoots in.
Luca Turilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turilli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Pascal.
A slow jab from Pascal misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli avoids the body shot from Pascal.
Turilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pascal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turilli swinging wildly here.
Turilli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turilli throws a right hand that Pascal ducks under and follows up with a left that Pascal also avoids with ease.
Turilli throws a series of punches but Pascal moves out of range.
Pascal misses with a few strikes there.
Pascal looks to throw the jab but Turilli is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Turilli does no damage.
A punch combination from Pascal misses.
Turilli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pascal but Pascal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Pascal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Turilli.
Pascal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turilli.
Turilli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pascal sprawls well. Pascal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turilli gets slowly back to his feet.
Pascal throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turilli!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turilli misses with a two punch combination.
Turilli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pascal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turilli scrambles back to his feet.
Turilli throws the left hand but Pascal avoids the punch easily.
Pascal darts in trying to clinch
and Turilli counters with a series of strikes. Pascal will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pascal tries to clinch up but Turilli circles away and keeps his distance.
Turilli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Pascal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Pascal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Pascal.
A jab from Turilli misses.
A combination from Pascal does no damage.
Pascal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turilli misses with a few strikes there.
Pascal wants to clinch up but Turilli keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Turilli.
Pascal throws out a loose jab but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli shoots for a double leg takedown but Pascal sprawls well. He's pushed Turilli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pascal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pascal misses with a series of wild punches.
Pascal loads up on a big right hand but Turilli slips the punch.
Pascal throws a jab but it's blocked by Turilli.
Turilli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turilli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pascal tries to clinch but Turilli is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli misses with the combination.
Pascal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turilli.
Turilli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pascal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turilli somewhat.
John Pascal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Turilli.
Turilli ducks under a wild hook from Pascal.
Pascal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turilli looks to land a left hand but Pascal moved out of range nicely.
Turilli circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pascal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Pascal blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Pascal.
Turilli slips under a jab from Pascal.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pascal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli misses with a looping right.
Turilli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pascal tests Turilli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pascal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turilli.
Pascal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pascal throws an overhand right that lands on Turilli's shoulder, as Turilli tries to avoid the shot.
Pascal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pascal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pascal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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