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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Randolph Turpin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randolph Turpin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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289 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turpin throws a lazy head kick
and Fathy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin misses with a hook. Fathy ducked under it nicely.
Fathy throws a right and a left that Turpin avoids nicely.
Fathy misses with a body kick.
Turpin walks into a left hand.
Turpin looks to land a combination. Fathy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Turpin tries to keep at a distance but Fathy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fathy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin connects with a knee to the head.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Fathy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fathy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Turpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turpin.
Fathy trying to control the position but instead, Turpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fathy into the cage.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin is looking to control Fathy's arms but Fathy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turpin has his back to the cage.
Turpin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fathy.
Fathy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Turpin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turpin letting Fathy take a breather here.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Fathy blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fathy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin avoiding damage as Fathy throws knees to the body.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fathy missing with knees to the body.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy slows down the pace here.
Fathy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Turpin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fathy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Turpin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Fathy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fathy throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Fathy throws a shot from downtown. Turpin moves away and avoids it.
Fathy throws a sloppy head kick and Turpin moves out of range easily.
Turpin throws a push kick but Fathy slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin scores with a decent looking hook.
Turpin throws a low kick but Fathy avoids it.
Fathy misses the shot to the body.
Turpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fathy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fathy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fathy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fathy just leaning against Turpin, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Fathy.
A bit of stalling here from Fathy.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turpin blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fathy's elbow.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Fathy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fathy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fathy avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fathy.
Fathy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Fathy.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fathy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fathy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fathy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Fathy slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Turpin blocks it.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fathy is defending well for now.
Turpin is trying to force a seperation but Fathy has the dominant position.
Turpin tries to stall but Fathy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fathy is pushing Turpin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turpin missing with knees to the body.
Turpin lands a left hand.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Fathy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fathy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sherif Fathy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy stalling the fight.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Fathy managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherif Fathy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turpin misses with the body kick
and Fathy counters with a thumping low kick.
Turpin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fathy closes the distance and pushes Turpin back into the cage.
Fathy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fathy avoiding damage.
Fathy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turpin closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Fathy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turpin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fathy slowing the pace effectively.
Turpin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fathy manages to break the clinch.
Fathy scores with a punch to the head.
Fathy moves into the clinch.
Turpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Turpin misses with a knee to the head.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Fathy blocks it.
Fathy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin letting Fathy take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Fathy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turpin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Turpin blocks with his arms.
Turpin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turpin wants to break free but Fathy has control.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Turpin is blocking nicely.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy lands a knee to the head.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fathy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turpin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turpin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Fathy landing knees to the head.
Turpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fathy obliges.
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Fathy is blocking nicely.
Fathy stalls.
Fathy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turpin's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherif Fathy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fathy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherif Fathy!
An out of breath Sherif Fathy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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