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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 407 p4p, 66 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 367 p4p, 53 weight class). Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Mahmoud's defenses.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Turner swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahmoud doesn't seem phased though.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Mahmoud's belly button to the back.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a leg kick.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Mahmoud lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Mahmoud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner breaks the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahmoud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahmoud prevents it.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Turner misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sameh Mahmoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Mahmoud is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahmoud throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Mahmoud only half commits.
Mahmoud throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Mahmoud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahmoud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner with the counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Mahmoud defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Mahmoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahmoud drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner tries to break free but Mahmoud pushes him back against the cage.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahmoud walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahmoud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahmoud needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahmoud pinned against the cage. Mahmoud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a hook
and Mahmoud counters with a good low kick that Turner was not able to check.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a straight right hand.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Mahmoud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner blocks a jab.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud misses with a straight right.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahmoud throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sameh Mahmoud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahmoud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Sameh Mahmoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner thuds a left hand into Mahmoud's body.
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner lands the left hand.
Mahmoud throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud misses with a kick to the body.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Mahmoud seems unphased.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahmoud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Mahmoud's head back.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner sizes up Mahmoud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a low kick, right behind Turner 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Mahmoud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmoud throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Mahmoud tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Mahmoud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahmoud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Turner catches Mahmoud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Turner looks to land a combination but Mahmoud avoids it well.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Mahmoud is out of range.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Mahmoud counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner walks into a straight right hand from Mahmoud.
Turner connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmoud throws a big counter combination but Turner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahmoud throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahmoud lands a jab to the nose.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahmoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Mahmoud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a right hand.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner walks into a stiff left hand from Mahmoud.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the head.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner connects with a right hand. Mahmoud shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud works the jab nicely.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Mahmoud finds it's target.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahmoud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahmoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Mahmoud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mahmoud drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Jab by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner thuds his right hand into Mahmoud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahmoud.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner misses with a hook.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahmouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMahmoud.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Mahmoud throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner with the counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Turner.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Mahmoud jabs at Turner's body.
Donk. Turner catches Mahmoud right on the button with a cross.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Mahmoud pushes him off.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Mahmoud throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Turner swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahmoud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Mahmoud's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Turner stuns Mahmoud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner moves forwards but Mahmoud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elgin Turner.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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