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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calm Like A Bomb's chin.
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242 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
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196 cm
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257 lbs
24 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A Bomb manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from A Bomb.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to A Bomb's calf.
Turpin throws a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
A Bomb's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on A Bomb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turpin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from A Bomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Turpin's head.
A Bomb misses with a straight left.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Bomb.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
A Bomb looks to land a left hand but Turpin moved out of range nicely.
Turpin throws out a leg kick but A Bomb moves out of range and Turpin only half commits.
A Bomb replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turpin blocks it well.
A Bomb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
Turpin ducks right into an uppercut from A Bomb.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin tries a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
A Bomb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
A Bomb lands a two punch combo.
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
A Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Turpin throws a leg kick that misses.
A Bomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of A Bomb's head.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turpin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb misses with a body shot.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Bomb moves away.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Bomb. That one must have hurt.
A Bomb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but A Bomb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a leg kick
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from A Bomb.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turpin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin defending well as A Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin avoids it easily.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - A Bomb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from A Bomb finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
A Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
A Bomb thuds his shin into the meat of Turpin's side.
A Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
A telegraphed right hand from A Bomb misses the target.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turpin.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin lands a leg kick that knocks A Bomb off balance momentarily.
Turpin scores with a kick to the body.
A Bomb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
Turpin is looking to slow A Bomb down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a low kick, looking for Turpin's leg but Turpin calmly moves out of range.
Turpin fires out a quick counter leg kick but A Bomb just manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Turpin slams his shin into A Bomb's torso.
A jab lands there for A Bomb.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
A Bomb looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin slips under a jab from A Bomb.
A Bomb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
A Bomb checks a low kick from Turpin.
A Bomb counters with a body kick.
A Bomb works the jab nicely.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turpin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin avoids a kick to the body.
A Bomb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin lands with a shot to the body.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calm Like A Bomb will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A Bomb misses with a head kick.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
A Bomb lands a body shot.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a sloppy body shot
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from A Bomb.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turpin slips a jab from A Bomb.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turpin slips a jab and a cross from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
A Bomb lands an overhand right.
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A Bomb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turpin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb misses with a body kick.
Turpin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A Bomb scores with a body shot.
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A Bomb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turpin blocks a low kick nicely.
Turpin misses with a leg kick
and A Bomb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A Bomb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turpin is looking to wear down A Bomb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turpin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turpin moves away from the strike by A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin pushes A Bomb away with a front kick.
Turpin throws a shot to the body.
A Bomb is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from A Bomb! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
A Bomb throws out a leg kick but Turpin moves out of range and A Bomb only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a body kick that misses.
A Bomb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turpin counters with a nice body kick.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but A Bomb moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from A Bomb misses.
Turpin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
A Bomb throws a looping overhand right but Turpin ducks down to avoid it.
Turpin is looking to slow A Bomb down with leg kicks.
Turpin scores with a spinning back kick!
Turpin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
A Bomb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turpin tries a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb scores with a spinning back kick!
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
Turpin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as A Bomb checks a leg kick.
A Bomb checks a leg kick nicely.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A Bomb cracks Turpin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. A Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from A Bomb misses.
A jab from A Bomb misses.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
A Bomb scores with a nice head shot.
A Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Turpin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by A Bomb.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A Bomb thows a leg kick but Turpin checks it
and Turpin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Turpin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A Bomb throws a nice inside leg kick.
A Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin tries to land a leg kick but A Bomb saw it coming and moves away.
A Bomb throws a sloppy head kick
and Turpin counters with an outside leg kick.
Turpin thuds a left hand into A Bomb's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin lands a jab to A Bomb's midsection.
A Bomb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Turpin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Turpin scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turpin scores with a shot to the body.
Turpin lands a head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from A Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says A Bomb. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A Bomb misses with a two punch combination.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
Turpin feints and then cracks A Bomb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow A Bomb down.
A Bomb throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turpin. Turpin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A Bomb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A Bomb lands with a shot to the body.
Turpin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb lands a jab to the head.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses A Bomb's sensitive parts.
A Bomb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Turpin avoids it.
A Bomb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Turpin looks for the body kick but A Bomb saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Turpin lands an impressive looking overhand right. A Bomb doesn't seem phased though.
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 A Bomb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from A Bomb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A Bomb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from A Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says A Bomb. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turpin scores with a hook to the body. A Bomb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turpin defending well as A Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
A Bomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses A Bomb's sensitive parts.
Turpin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb looks to throw the jab but Turpin is out of range.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
You can see that A Bomb has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A Bomb loads up on a big right hand but Turpin slips the punch.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
A Bomb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from A Bomb misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turpin!
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Turpin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Turpin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
Turpin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turpin scores with a head kick. A Bomb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Turpin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A Bomb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
Turpin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps A Bomb's head backwards.
Turpin missing with a left hand there. A Bomb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from A Bomb.
Turpin thumps A Bomb with a low kick.
A Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin wants to land a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
Turpin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turpin.
A Bomb feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A Bomb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turpin is able to avoid easily.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin slips under a jab.
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
A Bomb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from A Bomb.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
A Bomb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turpin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Randolph Turpin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Turpin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a push kick but A Bomb slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Turpin.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turpin blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
Turpin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and A Bomb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A Bomb throws a poor cross that misses
and Turpin counters with a good low kick that A Bomb was not able to check.
Turpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Turpin.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A Bomb throws out the jab.
Turpin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
Turpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Turpin catches A Bomb right on the button with a cross.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin needs to keep his hands up - A Bomb had a free shot at his head there.
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Turpin.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
A Bomb stuns Turpin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb thinks about the counter body kick.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
A Bomb checks a low kick from Turpin.
A Bomb steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract A Bomb.
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A Bomb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A Bomb misses with a body kick.
That kick from A Bomb tenderised Turpin's leg. Turpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A Bomb looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A Bomb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turpin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A Bomb throws out the jab.
Turpin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for A Bomb.
Turpin looks for the body kick but A Bomb saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin lands a jab.
A Bomb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turpin checks a low kick from A Bomb.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and A Bomb counters with a nice kick to the body.
A Bomb tests Turpin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Bomb, right into the meat.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body
and Turpin counters with an inside leg kick.
Turpin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A Bomb throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb blocks a head kick by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A Bomb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A Bomb slips a jab from Turpin.
A Bomb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A Bomb with a jab.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turpin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Turpin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed A Bomb momentarily.
A Bomb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turpin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Randolph Turpin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Turpin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A Bomb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A Bomb throws a lazy right hand but Turpin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turpin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A Bomb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A Bomb connects with a body shot that sends Turpin's belly button to the back.
A Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Good shot there by A Bomb.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Turpin checks a low kick from A Bomb.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Bomb. That one must have hurt.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Turpin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts A Bomb, as that shot connected.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
And Turpin counters with a quick kick to the body but A Bomb blocks it.
A Bomb dips to his left and cracks Turpin with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Turpin.
A Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Turpin's front leg but catches the back leg as Turpin tries to avoid it.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Bomb. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin lets loose with a powerful body kick. A Bomb will feel that in the morning.
Turpin lands a jab to the head.
A Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin avoids it easily.
A Bomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turpin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from A Bomb misses
and Turpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calm Like A Bomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from A Bomb misses
and Turpin counters with a leg kick.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Turpin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Turpin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Turpin.
A Bomb is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A Bomb works the jab nicely.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
Turpin throws a nice looking combination but A Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turpin is out of range and A Bomb settles back down.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Turpin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpin lands with a shot to the body.
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits A Bombs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from A Bomb.
A solid body kick from Turpin.
Turpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A Bomb 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.
A swing and a miss from A Bomb.
Turpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin blocks it.
Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Turpin swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
Turpin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turpin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turpin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on A Bomb. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but A Bomb moved away.
A Bomb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turpin throws a leg kick which misses A Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as A Bomb tries to avoid it.
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Turpin avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for A Bomb.
Turpin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from A Bomb.
Both fighters circling a little - A Bomb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Bomb. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb checks it.
A Bomb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
And A Bomb responds with a good body kick, but Turpin manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin digs a good hook to A Bomb's body.
Randolph Turpin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randolph Turpin.
Well Turpin 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin retains his super heavyweight title!
Randolph Turpin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks for taking the fight. Bomb you will be the uber champ one day my son.'.
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