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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Turpin blocks the leg kick.
Bowdrie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowdrie clobbers Turpin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turpin swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Turpin misses with an uppercut.
Bowdrie looks to land a left hand but Turpin moved out of range nicely.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Turpin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Bowdrie misses.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Turpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowdrie keeps Turpin at a distance using the push kick.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Bowdrie ducks down to avoid it.
As Turpin tries to get set, Bowdrie tries to push him back and clinch up but Turpin manages to avoid the attempt.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turpin tries to move into range but Bowdrie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Bowdrie misses.
Turpin throws out a leg kick but Bowdrie moves out of range and Turpin only half commits.
Bowdrie feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Turpin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowdrie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bowdrie digs a good body shot into Turpin's ribs.
Bowdrie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bowdrie lands a nice hook to Turpin's body. Turpin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowdrie scores with a nice body kick.
Turpin moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowdrie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowdrie moves out of range of the body kick.
Bowdrie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turpin is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a right and a left that Turpin avoids nicely.
Bowdrie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turpin.
Turpin throws out a leg kick but Bowdrie moves out of range and Turpin only half commits.
Bowdrie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Turpin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turpin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bowdrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bowdrie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turpin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Turpin lands a body shot.
Bowdrie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turpin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
Bowdrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
As Turpin tries to get set, Bowdrie tries to push him back and clinch up but Turpin manages to avoid the attempt.
Bowdrie scores with a hook to the body. Turpin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Bowdrie finds it's target.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowdrie has Turpin up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turpin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turpin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin slowing the pace effectively.
Turpin misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin is trying to push Bowdrie away but Bowdrie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turpins head.
Turpin working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turpin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bowdrie is keeping busy.
Bowdrie misses with a body punch.
Turpin misses with some punches.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowdrie.
Turpin gets through Bowdrie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowdrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turpin misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turpin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Turpin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bowdrie moves in looking to clinch but Turpin pushes him off.
Bowdrie lands a front kick.
Turpin thuds his shin into the meat of Bowdrie's side.
Bowdrie tries a head kick but it misses.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turpin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turpin throws an overhand right that lands on Bowdrie's shoulder, as Bowdrie tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Turpin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bowdrie on the side of the head.
Turpin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Turpin.
Bowdrie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowdrie should have avoided that one.
Bowdrie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Turpin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowdrie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bowdrie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowdrie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turpin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
A cross from Turpin lands.
Bowdrie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowdrie works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Bowdrie closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowdrie misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Turpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turpin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turpin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bowdrie at a distance.
Turpin takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turpin, as that shot connected.
Turpin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bowdrie counters with a two punch combo.
Turpin scores with a hook.
Turpin lands a jab to Bowdrie's midsection.
Bowdrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turpin circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Bowdrie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowdrie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turpin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bowdrie.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
Bowdrie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turpin if he has to take too many more of those.
Turpin is breathing heavily.
Bowdrie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turpin. Turpin obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Bowdrie lands but Turpin takes it in his stride.
Bowdrie misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Turpin to counter with a crisp jab.
Turpin lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowdrie's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin cracks Bowdrie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turpin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
Turpin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowdrie throws a combination. Turpin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chick Bowdrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowdrie staying out of range there.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turpin moves out of range of the strikes.
Turpin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turpin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turpin 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 looks to throw the jab but Bowdrie is out of range.
Bowdrie gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin trying to land knees to the body.
Bowdrie misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowdrie.
Turpin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowdrie misses with the combination.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Bowdrie drops his hands momentarily and Turpin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowdrie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turpin's head.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Turpin misses with a leg kick
and Bowdrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turpin misses with a looping right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turpin. Bowdrie shrugs it off though.
Bowdrie swinging wildly here.
Turpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie cracks the inside of Turpin's front leg.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Bowdrie throws a good cross that connects.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that Bowdrie sees coming a mile off.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Turpin.
Turpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turpin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bowdrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Turpin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turpin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turpin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turpin tries to score with a low kick but Bowdrie moves his leg out of the way.
Bowdrie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turpin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bowdrie checks a low kick from Turpin.
Bowdrie wants to clinch.
Turpin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turpin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turpin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowdrie misses with a hook. Turpin ducked under it nicely.
Turpin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turpin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bowdrie's head.
Turpin throws a lazy body kick
and Bowdrie counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowdrie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turpin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowdrie slips a straight right by Turpin.
Bowdrie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowdrie tries to clinch up but Turpin circles away and keeps his distance.
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
A jab from Turpin misses.
Bowdrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowdrie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowdrie is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Bowdrie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
Bowdrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turpin lands a jab to Bowdrie's midsection.
Bowdrie checks a low kick from Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Turpin stuns Bowdrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin ducks right into an uppercut from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowdrie scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Bowdrie does it's job there.
Turpin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turpin lands a slapping body shot.
Bowdrie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turpin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turpin has time to react.
Turpin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turpin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chick Bowdrie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Bowdrie tenderised Turpin's leg. Turpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Bowdrie moved out of range nicely.
Turpin connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bowdrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowdrie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turpin back to the cage. Bowdrie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turpin tries to land a leg kick but Bowdrie saw it coming and moves away.
Bowdrie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Bowdrie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turpin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Turpin does no damage.
Bowdrie is looking to chop away at Turpin's legs.
Turpin feints a counter leg kick.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bowdrie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a body shot
and Bowdrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowdrie avoids the head kick by Turpin.
Bowdrie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bowdrie fails to land.
Turpin blocking some punches.
Turpin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowdrie throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin feints a counter leg kick.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowdrie connects with a single shot there.
Bowdrie takes one on the button.
Turpin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bowdrie finds it's way round the side to connect with Turpin's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Turpin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowdrie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin misses with a right hand
and Bowdrie counters with a nice body shot.
Bowdrie tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Turpin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
Turpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick as Turpin jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowdrie misses the target.
Turpin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin loads up on a big right hand but Bowdrie slips the punch.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowdrie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turpin throws a low kick but Bowdrie avoids it.
Bowdrie closes the distance and clinches.
Turpin looking to slow down the pace here.
Bowdrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bowdrie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turpin avoiding damage.
Turpin is pushing Bowdrie 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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowdrie gets through Turpin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowdrie is trying to stall.
Bowdrie misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bowdrie gets an underhook and turns Turpin into the cage.
Bowdrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowdrie lands an uppercut.
Bowdrie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turpin's elbow.
Turpin stalling the fight.
Bowdrie throws a head punch that misses.
Turpin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin punishes Bowdrie's body with a nice straight punch.
Turpin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowdrie jabs at Turpin's body.
Turpin tries a low kick but Bowdrie avoids it.
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!
Bowdrie pushes Turpin away with a front kick.
Turpin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bowdrie wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie had his way with Randolph Turpin in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bowdrie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bowdrie moves in looking to clinch but Turpin pushes him off.
And Turpin responds with a good body kick, but Bowdrie manages to step out the way in time.
Bowdrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
Bowdrie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Bowdrie's belly button to the back.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Bowdrie avoids it.
Bowdrie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowdrie was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Bowdrie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Bowdrie blocks it.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowdrie avoids it.
Turpin has Bowdrie pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turpin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Bowdrie.
A knee to the head by Turpin.
Bowdrie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Bowdrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowdrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowdrie avoids the damage to the body.
Bowdrie blocking some punches.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
Turpin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turpin throws a head punch that misses.
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Turpin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Turpin cracks Bowdrie with a nice body shot.
Turpin is trying to stall.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowdrie's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin digs a right hand underneath Bowdrie's ribcage. Bowdrie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowdrie blocks a head kick by Turpin.
Bowdrie missing with a left hand there. Turpin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowdrie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turpin.
Turpin moves forwards but Bowdrie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
Turpin throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randolph Turpin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowdrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turpin momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Bowdrie saw that one coming.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bowdrie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie tries to land a body kick
and Turpin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turpin takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Bowdrie connects with a body shot that sends Turpin's belly button to the back.
Bowdrie throws a head kick that Turpin semi-blocks.
Turpin lands a slapping body shot.
Bowdrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin lands a jab to the head.
Chick Bowdrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bowdrie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turpin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turpin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowdrie scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin lands a leg kick that knocks Bowdrie off balance momentarily.
Turpin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bowdrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin dodges the punch combination from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the side of Turpin's head but Turpin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turpin slips a straight right by Bowdrie.
Turpin blocks a jab.
Turpin defending well as Bowdrie loads up on a big left hand.
Bowdrie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turpin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowdrie was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Bowdrie tries to clinch but Turpin moves away
and Turpin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowdrie's knee momentarily.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randolph Turpin.
Well Bowdrie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie retains his heavyweight title!
Randolph Turpin was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck it, that was my best, and it was shit. Congrats to the man. Time to retire my old ass.'.
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