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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bavis has chosen When I'm Gone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bavis does no damage.
Bavis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bavis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Bavis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bavis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner tries to clinch but Bavis is having none of it.
A head kick by Bavis misses
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Bavis.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
Bavis misses with a combination
and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Bavis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turner just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner works on Bavis's body with a couple of short punches.
Bavis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner rushes Bavis and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Bavis looks gassed!
Turner just leaning against Bavis, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bavis or not.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner rushes Bavis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Bavis throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a three punch combo that has Bavis backing up. Bavis nods at Turner to acknowledge the strikes.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Bavis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Turner.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bavis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Bavis's ribcage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner stalks Bavis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bavis's face. Bavis staggers backwards, shaken.
Turner tries to clinch but Bavis moves out of range.
Bavis drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bavis throws a one two combo.
Turner looks to land a combination but Bavis avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner rushes Bavis and presses him up against the cage.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner wants to clinch.
A head kick by Bavis misses
and Turner counters with a solid body kick.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner scores with a push kick.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bavis circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bavis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bavis misses with a double jab
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Bavis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turner.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bavis backwards.
Turner with a knee to the head.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Turner successfully pulls guard.
Bavis wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner managing to control the position.
Bavis 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.
Mike Turner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bavis misses with a double jab
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Bavis blocks it.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bavis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
Bavis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bavis is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Bavis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Bavis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner moves into the clinch.
Bavis is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bavis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bavis lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner counters with a head kick. That will keep Bavis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bavis misses with a wild body shot.
Turner darts in and clinches Bavis up against the cage.
Turner stalling in the clinch.
Bavis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Turner.
Turner lands a nice knee to the body.
Bavis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bavis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Mike Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drandt Bavis.
Bavis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Turner.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Mike Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turner with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Bavis throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Bavis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Turner.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bavis smiles and moves away.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bavis swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Bavis misses with a combination
and Turner counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bavis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bavis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner tries to clinch but Bavis moves out of range.
Drandt Bavis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bavis.
A combination from Bavis does no damage.
Bavis misses with the combination.
Bavis throws a combination that misses
and Turner moves into the clinch.
Bavis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bavis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bavis misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bavis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bavis.
No joy there for Bavis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Bavis misses with a combination
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bavis misses with a combination
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Bavis misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a big head kick but Bavis shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Turner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bavis throws a combination that misses
and Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Bavis gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Bavis's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Turner has Bavis pressed against the cage.
Bavis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turner smiles and moves away.
Bavis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bavis can do to turn this around?
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Bavis pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bavis misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Bavis misses.
Bavis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bavis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bavis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bavis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Bavis has wrist control.
Bavis keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Bavis wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Bavis keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bavis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Bavis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bavis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bavis.
Bavis is just content to waste time from the top position. Turner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping full guard, as Bavis tries to pass.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drandt Bavis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bavis is looking to improve his position.
Turner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bavis is looking to improve his position.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Bavis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Turner seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bavis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bavis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bavis throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Bavis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Turner!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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