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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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289 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
Turpin wants to clinch but Bollanos slips to the side
and Bollanos counters with a straight right hand.
Bollanos works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Bollanos throws the left hand but Turpin avoids the punch easily.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bollanos at a distance.
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!
Turpin thumps Bollanos with a low kick.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin thumps Bollanos with a low kick.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bollanos is breathing heavily.
Turpin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bollanos. Bollanos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin keeps Bollanos at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin throws a body kick that misses.
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
Turpin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turpin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turpin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bollanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turpin throws a push kick but Bollanos slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turpin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turpin is looking to chop away at Bollanos's legs.
Turpin pushes Bollanos away with a front kick.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin connects with a high kick.
Turpin throws a head kick but Bollanos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bollanos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turpin cracks the inside of Bollanos's front leg.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin lands with a slapping head kick.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Bollanos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Turpin has closed the distance and engaged Bollanos in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Turpin.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bollanos is defending well for now.
Turpin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bollanos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bollanos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turpin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turpin.
Turpin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bollanos, pushing him back against the cage.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randolph Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turpin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bollanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bollanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin throws a head kick but Bollanos moves out of range.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bollanos.
Turpin tries a low kick but Bollanos avoids it.
Bollanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turpin.
Bollanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turpin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bollanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses.
Turpin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin delivers a nice body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turpin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bollanos.
Turpin rushes Bollanos and presses him up against the cage.
Bollanos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Roberto Gomez Bollanos has been cut.
Turpin taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Turpin.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bollanos.
Turpin avoiding damage.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin stuns Bollanos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin has closed the distance and engaged Bollanos in a clinch.
Turpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turpin breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Bollanos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bollanos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bollanos tries to move into range but Turpin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turpin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bollanos checks a leg kick.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bollanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bollanos needs to keep his hands up - Turpin had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turpin instigates a clinch.
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.
Turpin is struggling to control the position.
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
That's time! Bollanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turpin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin moves into the clinch.
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.
Bollanos scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turpin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turpin duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin clinches up against the cage.
Turpin stalls.
Bollanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bollanos avoids it.
Turpin lands a good knee to the midsection. Bollanos won't want to take too many of those.
Turpin blocks an uppercut.
Turpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bollanos.
Turpin breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Turpin - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bollanos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bollanos's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Turpin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
Turpin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bollanos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turpin. Turpin obviously looking to wear him down.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Turpin thuds his shin into the meat of Bollanos's side.
Turpin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bollanos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a head kick!
Turpin closes the distance and pushes Bollanos back into the cage.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the head but Bollanos blocks with his arms.
Bollanos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turpin can't find room to land a body shot as Bollanos controls the action.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Bollanos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bollanos has a couple of punches blocked by Turpin.
Bollanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bollanos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollanos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpin landing knees to the body.
Turpin lands a nice knee to the body.
Turpin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turpin controlling the action here for a moment.
Turpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bollanos's face.
Turpin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Turpin.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin working Bollanos over with knees to the body.
Turpin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bollanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turpin is looking to slow Bollanos down with leg kicks.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bollanos.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Bollanos avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpin. That's going to slow Bollanos down.
Bollanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bollanos's head backwards.
Bollanos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bollanos is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Bollanos misses.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turpin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick from Turpin.
Bollanos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turpin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bollanos.
Turpin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turpin is looking to slow Bollanos down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Bollanos - just one landing.
Turpin lands with a cross.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin lands with a nice body kick.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
Turpin is looking to clinch.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bollanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Turpin.
Bollanos lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
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!
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Bollanos misses with a looping right.
Bollanos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Bollanos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin tries to clinch there but Bollanos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gomez Bollanos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin clinches.
Turpin missing with knees to the body.
Turpin is trying to force a seperation but Bollanos has the dominant position.
Bollanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Bollanos.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bollanos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Turpin tenderised Bollanos's leg. Bollanos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bollanos's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Turpin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos 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.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bollanos takes a step back to recover.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bollanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turpin motions for Bollanos to come forward. Turpin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bollanos checks it well.
Bollanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick as Bollanos jumps back.
Bollanos scores with a nice head shot.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turpin wants to land a leg kick but Bollanos is out of range.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bollanos.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bollanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos tests Turpin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bollanos checks it well.
Bollanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randolph Turpin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bollanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bollanos takes a step back to recover.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Bollanos's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Turpin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
Turpin connects with a high kick.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin throws the left hand but Bollanos avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bollanos manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Turpin does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bollanos misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Turpin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turpin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 42:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin is the new heavyweight champion!
Randolph Turpin 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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