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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Boon Nam Chaiyachue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaiyachue's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Traditional Muay Thai Music (Sarama) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Turner's choice of entrance music: wu-tang clan - da mystery of chessboxin'. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elgin Turner enters the ring!
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boon Nam Chaiyachue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaiyachue feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Chaiyachue takes one to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turner throws a jab when Chaiyachue was well out of range.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaiyachue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaiyachue's hands.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner throws out a counter right but Chaiyachue avoids it with no problem.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaiyachue. Chaiyachue obviously looking to wear him down.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Chaiyachue drives through and clinches with Turner against the ropes.
Chaiyachue dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaiyachue controls his hands.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the head.
Come on Chaiyachue - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chaiyachue keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner tries to work over Chaiyachue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Chaiyachue.
Turner stalling against the ropes.
Chaiyachue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner 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.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaiyachue moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Chaiyachue thumps Turner with a low kick.
Chaiyachue has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaiyachue doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Chaiyachue is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Chaiyachue throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Chaiyachue only half commits.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaiyachue counters with a nice leg kick.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chaiyachue is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Chaiyachue slips a jab from Turner.
Chaiyachue wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Chaiyachue is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner digs a good body shot into Chaiyachue's ribs.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chaiyachue is out of range.
Chaiyachue fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turner just manages to avoid it.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Chaiyachue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaiyachue motions for Turner to come forward. Chaiyachue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaiyachue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Chaiyachue moves his leg out of the way.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaiyachue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaiyachue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner checks a low kick from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaiyachue is looking to counter the offense by Turner and move into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaiyachue throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner takes a swing at Chaiyachue's ribcage but misses.
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaiyachue has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Turner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chaiyachue seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turner can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Chaiyachue controls the action.
Chaiyachue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaiyachue misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaiyachue's sensitive parts.
Turner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Chaiyachue off the ropes and back into range.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chaiyachue on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Chaiyachue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaiyachue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaiyachue tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the ropes.
Turner is trying to push Chaiyachue away but Chaiyachue has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chaiyachue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Chaiyachue avoids it by throwing Turner back against the ropes.
Chaiyachue blocks a body shot from Turner.
Chaiyachue is looking to control Turner's arms but Turner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaiyachue has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Chaiyachue trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaiyachue into the ropes.
Chaiyachue trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaiyachue into the ropes.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaiyachue tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chaiyachue avoids the body shot from Turner.
Chaiyachue is looking to counter with head kicks.
Chaiyachue is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Chaiyachue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner jabs at Chaiyachue's body.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaiyachue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
Chaiyachue moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner wants to break free but Chaiyachue has control.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chaiyachue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaiyachue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Chaiyachue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaiyachue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chaiyachue.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaiyachue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chaiyachue has time to react.
Turner cracks Chaiyachue with a good jab.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chaiyachue throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaiyachue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaiyachue tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaiyachue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaiyachue on the side of the head.
Chaiyachue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaiyachue fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Turner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaiyachue moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaiyachue feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Chaiyachue moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner scores with a jab.
Turner scores with a big combo that sends Chaiyachue crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Chaiyachue flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Turner jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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