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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 984 p4p, 137 weight class) and Giampaolo Turturro (ranked 485 p4p, 70 weight class). Giampaolo Turturro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
203 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giampaolo Turturro! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turturro wants to clinch. It looked like De Bois was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turturro. The fight stays on the outside here - Turturro looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Turturro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. De Bois pushes Turturro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch. Turturro tries to pull guard but De Bois holds him up against the cage and eventually Turturro drops back down to his feet.
Turturro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Bois smiles and moves away.
De Bois misses with a straight right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turturro wants to clinch. Turturro darts in trying to clinch and De Bois counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Bois throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it. Turturro clinches up with De Bois and pushes him back against the cage. Turturro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Bois just stands there and leans against the cage. Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giampaolo Turturro. Turturro is trying to pull guard but De Bois has him pressed against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from De Bois.
Turturro tries to pull guard but De Bois won't allow it.
De Bois lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. De Bois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Bois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. De Bois fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Turturro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Bois with a body punch. A glancing blow. Turturro looks winded! Turturro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. De Bois wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Bois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turturro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Turturro darts in trying to clinch letting De Bois counter with a right hand. Turturro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Bois connects with a crisp jab. De Bois misses the shot to the body. Turturro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. De Bois fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. De Bois changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Turturro is looking to clinch but De Bois is avoiding it.
Turturro avoids the body shot from De Bois.
Turturro tries to clinch but De Bois is having none of it. Turturro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Turturro fails in his attempt to clinch. De Bois is looking to wear down Turturro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Turturro tries to clinch and De Bois cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Bois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turturro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. De Bois lands a slapping body shot.
Giampaolo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Turturro tries to grapple but his opponent circles and De Bois counters with a right hand to the body. De Bois with a nice cross. De Bois dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Bois jabs at Turturro's body. De Bois lands a left and a right that sends Turturro crashing to the canvas! De Bois dives into mount looking to finish!
Turturro is rocked! BOOM! De Bois connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turturro is still in real trouble! Can De Bois finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Bois with good strikes from the mount here! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Turturro manages to regain half guard. Good work. De Bois takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. De Bois lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Turturro quite badly. Turturro pulls De Bois in close trying to recover. De Bois postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Turturro on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Turturro doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois! A relieved looking Jambe De Bois thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
68% |
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