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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Ship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Turner is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 cm
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psycho Ship ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ship avoids it really well and circles away. Ship shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ship . And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Ship pushes his down on his head and steps out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psycho Ship . That's going to take a lot out of him. Ship shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense. Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ship defends it well. Turner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ship is landing a low percentage of strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ship lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ship throws a hook but Turner blocks it. Ship gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turner to score an easy takedown into full guard. Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner postures up in Ship 's guard and throws a big left but Ship blocks it. Turner preventing the sweep. Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Turner with a flurry of punches that miss. Turner lands a couple of elbows. Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Ship . Turner lands a couple of elbows. Turner sitting in guard here, content to control. Turner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Turner thows a huge punch but Ship dodges it nicely.
Ship wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Ship wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Ship has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A telegraphed right hand from Ship misses the target. And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Ship pushes his down on his head and steps out. Ship throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily. Ship misses with a wild body shot. Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Ship misses with a body shot.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Ship pushes his down on his head and steps out. Ship throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it. Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ship defends it well. Ship slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ship scores with a punch to the head. Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner moves out of range as Ship strikes. Ship fails with a takedown attempt. Ship keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ship . Ship shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely. Turner with the counter takedown but Ship avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turner slips a jab from Ship . Ship dives in and scores a takedown into Turner's guard. Ship has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Turner pulls Ship in close to his closed guard and prevents Ship from doing any damage or advancing position. Ship wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
Turner lands a couple of elbows. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. 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 Psycho Ship will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ship is trying to defend but Turner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Turner is trying to control. Ship wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Turner working Ship over with strikes. Ship regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Turner. Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turner cracks Ship with a solid left hand. Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner throws a big elbow that misses. Ship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Turner wants to control from the top but Ship keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Ship shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ship gets slowly back to his feet. Ship looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ship slaps away a takedown attempt from Turner, before circling back to the center of the mat. Ship throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ship stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ship wants it to stay on the feet. Ship drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turner sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ship tries to avoid it but Turner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ship to the ground. Ship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Psycho Ship has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Turner. Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Ship misses with a hook. Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ship leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Ship is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Ship has a takedown stuffed. Turner loads up on a big right hand but Ship slips the punch. Turner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Ship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turner defends well and Ship ends up having to push Turner into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ship fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it. Ship throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Turner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Ship keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully. Ship on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ship tries to get out of the position. Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Ship . Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ship 's head. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Turner trying to control but Ship is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Turner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ship counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Turner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Turner is looking to control Ship 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted? Turner controlling the position well. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Psycho Ship will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ship tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ship somewhat. Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Turner tries to sprawl but Ship drives through with a takedown into half guard. Ship throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely. Ship thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Ship tries to pass to full mount but Turner defends it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ship is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner desperately trying to maintain half guard. Ship missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ship wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy. Turner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ship 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ship 's back! Ship is trying to remain composed but Turner is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Turner trying to control momentarily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Turner.
It looks like Psycho Ship has been cut. Turner lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ship 's head. Turner is landing with strikes from the back.
Psycho Ship 's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ship rolls, trying to escape but Turner keeps control of the position.
Turner connects with a big shot to the side of Ship 's head.
Psycho Ship 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Turner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ship could be in trouble here!
Jeez, Psycho Ship 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Psycho Ship 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Turner! A relieved looking Bobby Turner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Psycho Ship was interviewed post fight and said 'THE SHIP WILL BE BACK TO DOMINATE ALL '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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