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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 53 p4p, 9 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 102 p4p, 15 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner lands a right hand.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Warror controls his hands.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Turner has hold of one of Warror's legs. Warror is fighting the takedown attempt but Turner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Turner stays in close to Warror's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner is pushing down on Warror's leg trying to pass to half guard. Warror is fighting to maintain full guard but Turner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Turner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Turner seems content to control.
Turner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Warror blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner wants to control but Warror is keeping him busy.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Warror felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Warror defends it.
Turner is trying to control. Warror wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner thows a huge punch but Warror dodges it nicely.
Turner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Warror for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Turner checks a low kick from Warror.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner scores with a jab.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror keeps Turner at a distance using the push kick.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Warror flicks out a counter leg kick but Turner steps away.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Turner lands.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warror flicks out a counter leg kick but Turner steps away.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Warror defends well and Turner ends up having to push Warror into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Warror throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner misses with a hook. Warror ducked under it nicely.
Paul Warror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warror takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Warror lands a front kick.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Warror throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Warror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner blocks a leg kick.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Warror is quick to defend against it.
Turner swings for the body but Warror moves out of range.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Warror misses with a kick to the body
and Turner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turner.
Warror is trying to keep Turner in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turner blocks a jab.
Warror takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warror misses with a wild combination.
Warror lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warror.
Turner rushes Warror and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Warror fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Warror doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Warror scores with a hook to the body. Turner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turner has managed to clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
A right hand to the body from Warror.
Elgin Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warror misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Turner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warror or not.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Warror tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warror blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
Warror throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror misses with a punch to the body.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warror presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
Turner tries for a takedown but Warror manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elgin Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warror working aggressively here.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Turner is working Warror over against the cage.
Warror lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Warror regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner cracks Warror with a solid left hand.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Elgin Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Warror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Warror will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Warror throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror checks a leg kick.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Warror counters with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Warror tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.
Turner prevents a body shot from Warror.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warror misses with a punch to the body.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warror can do to turn this around?
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Warror blocks a body shot from Turner.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
Warror scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turner prevents a body shot from Warror.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Warror.
Warror lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner goes for a takedown attempt but Warror pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror dips to his left and cracks Turner with an uppercut!
Warror lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warror counters with a left and a right that stings Turner.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Turner digs a good body shot into Warror's ribs.
Warror fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turner will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Warror misses with a hook.
Warror lands with a nice body punch.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Warror lands with a short shot to the head.
Warror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turner or not.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Warror throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Warror lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Warror.
I think Warror has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
Paul Warror seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Elgin Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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energy
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hype
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