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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KC Turner (ranked 4824 p4p, 219 weight class) and Genou Badop (ranked 5210 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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169 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KC Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genou Badop !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Badop .
Badop slips a jab from Turner.
Badop tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turner defends well and Badop ends up having to push Turner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badop doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Badop throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Badop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely.
KC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genou Badop .
Turner dips to his left and cracks Badop with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badop at a distance.
Turner misses with a hook.
Badop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badop is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badop is defended easily by Turner.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badop .
Badop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badop tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Badop moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Badop stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Badop is just out of range.
Badop misses with a body kick.
Turner with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner cracks Badop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner sizes up Badop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Badop seems unphased.
No luck for Badop with that takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Badop slips the punch.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
Badop looks winded!
Badop ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Badop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Badop off and has taken his back!
Turner scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Badop hold on?
Turner lands strikes to the head.
Turner doesn't have the hooks in and Badop manages to turn into his guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Badop from controlling successfully.
Badop wants to stand but Turner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Badop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KC Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Badop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Badop somewhat.
Turner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Badop throws a big counter head kick but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Badop wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Badop dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Badop 's head and hops out.
Badop shoots in but no luck this time.
KC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genou Badop .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badop tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badop moves away.
Turner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner stops Badop from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Badop can do anything to dispel that myth.
Badop punching from the bottom.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Badop is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Badop tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Badop is breathing heavily.
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.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Badop is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badop wants to control but Turner passes into side.
Badop is looking for a sweep.
Turner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Badop down.
Badop taking punishment in the form of punches.
Turner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Badop on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands some shots froms side control.
Turner working the body and head with strikes.
Turner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Badop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turner throwing shots but Badop is blocking nicely.
Badop is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Badop 's temple.
Badop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Badop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Turner trying to control the position here.
Turner wants to stand and escape but Badop is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Badop trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badop content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badop wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KC Turner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Badop scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badop .
Badop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Turner kicks Badop off and gets to his feet.
Badop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badop avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner misses with a combination
and Badop counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner is trying to drag Badop to the mat but Badop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to take the fight to the mat but Badop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Badop jumps guard but Turner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turner up against the cage.
Badop drags the fight down to the ground.
Badop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badop looking to control.
Turner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badop 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up.
Turner is working Badop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Badop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Badop controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Badop is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Badop wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Badop has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Badop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badop 's head.
Badop trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badop misses with a head kick.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Genou Badop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a body punch
and Badop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badop fails with a takedown attempt.
KC Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genou Badop .
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Genou Badop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KC Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner tries to clinch but Badop moves out of range.
Badop throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
KC Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KC Turner!
Our winner, KC Turner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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