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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacobbe Turturro (ranked 6799 p4p, 499 weight class) and Mickael Candie (ranked 5123 p4p, 446 weight class). Mickael Candie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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282 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacobbe Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickael Candie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turturro lands a nice short elbow.
Candie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Candie has hold of Turturro's hands but Turturro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Candie tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
Turturro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Turturro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turturro drops an elbow to the side of Candie's head.
Turturro content to control rather than advance.
Turturro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro working over Candie with some ground and pound. Candie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Candie is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turturro lands a nice short elbow.
Candie is still in real trouble! Can Turturro finish him?
Turturro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Candie!
Turturro lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Candie! Turturro sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Candie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Giacobbe Turturro!
Giacobbe Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Mickael Candie was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats, maybe I will have a second chance one day! '.
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RATING
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