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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuccio Turturro (ranked 531 p4p, 70 weight class) and Tomas McCall (ranked 1096 p4p, 143 weight class). Tomas McCall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuccio Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas McCall!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Turturro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turturro tries to counter with a takedown but McCall is quick to defend against it.
Tomas McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Turturro shoots in.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCall has Turturro up against the cage in a clinch.
McCall decides to pull guard.
McCall being controlled here, momentarily.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.
McCall working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCall is keeping the position for now.
McCall is adopting a defensive guard.
Turturro controlling from the top position.
Turturro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCall has his hands on Turturro's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCall gets a clinch.
McCall pulls Turturro into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro forces his way into half guard.
McCall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
McCall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCall being controlled here, momentarily.
Turturro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
McCall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turturro defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
McCall is looking for a triangle but Turturro pushes his legs off easily.
Turturro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
McCall looking for a guillotine here but Turturro defends easily.
Turturro sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McCall is not content to let Turturro control the position.
McCall is looking to reverse the position.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCall keeps working.
Turturro controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCall tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas McCall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turturro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCall tries to avoid it but Turturro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCall to the ground. McCall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turturro circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCall has managed to clinch.
Turturro jumps guard and drags McCall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McCall trying to control but Turturro is working from the bottom.
McCall stopping the sweep attempt from Turturro.
Turturro controls McCall momentarily but McCall frees himself.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
Turturro keeping full guard, as McCall tries to pass.
Turturro is looking for a triangle but McCall pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turturro's guard.
Turturro regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turturro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCall trying to control the position from guard on top but Turturro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall slips nicely into half guard.
McCall trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turturro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCall takes Turturro's back.
McCall looking for the choke from the back.
McCall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Turturro has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McCall doesn't have the hooks in and Turturro manages to turn into his guard.
McCall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turturro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turturro is one step ahead there.
Turturro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turturro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro stands and throws McCall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turturro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McCall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turturro seems to be working for a kimura but McCall defends the submission attempt.
Turturro wants to work for an arm triangle but McCall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turturro is keen to just control but McCall is a slippery customer.
McCall trying to control but Turturro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Turturro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McCall tries to lock up and control but Turturro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turturro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turturro avoids the attempt from McCall to control.
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 Tuccio Turturro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCall forces Turturro back against the cage and clinches.
Turturro has clasped his hands together around McCall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McCall is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turturro tries for a kimura but McCall is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McCall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but McCall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuccio Turturro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCall wants to control but Turturro postures up.
McCall tries to improve position but can't.
Turturro is trying to get an arm triangle but McCall is defending well.
Turturro trying to control the action but McCall is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCall struggling a bit here.
McCall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on McCall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCall is trying to get back to half guard.
McCall struggling a bit here.
Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall can't do much from the bottom here.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCall has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCall is looking to reverse the position.
Turturro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turturro is trying to get an arm triangle but McCall is defending well.
McCall is looking for a sweep.
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turturro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turturro taking a breather here.
McCall struggling a bit here.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but McCall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuccio Turturro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turturro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuccio Turturro!
Tuccio 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.
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