PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 117 p4p, 13 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 183 p4p, 27 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turner
vs
Mahmoud

176 cm
31
155 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

180 cm
39
163 lbs
41 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Mahmoud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turner slips under a jab.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Mahmoud moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Mahmoud does no damage.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick as Turner jumps back.
Turner with a jab.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Mahmoud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahmoud takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Mahmoud has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Mahmoud saw that one coming.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner moves away from the strike by Mahmoud.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner throws a low kick but Mahmoud moves out of range easily.
Mahmoud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Mahmoud saw that one coming.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud wants to slow Turner down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Turner misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Mahmoud throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Mahmoud stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahmoud loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
It seemed like Mahmoud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Mahmoud tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Mahmoud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Mahmoud.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner checks a low kick from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turner's head.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Turner misses with a hook.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Mahmoud throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud connects with a looping right hand.
Turner throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Mahmoud.
Turner attempts a counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it well and moves away.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud misses with a body kick.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Sameh Mahmoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud delivers a nice body kick.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud scores with a body shot.
Mahmoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.

Turner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mahmoud did well to prevent Turner getting side control.

Mahmoud pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
Mahmoud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahmoud scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mahmoud misses with a straight left.
Mahmoud missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sameh Mahmoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahmoud throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Mahmoud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner backing away here, and Mahmoud unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mahmoud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmoud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner blocks a head kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Turner tries a low kick but Mahmoud avoids it.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
Turner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws a chopping leg kick but Mahmoud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahmoud. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
As Turner backs off Mahmoud throws a huge counter combo but Turner manages to avoid it all.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the head.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmoud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lunges at Mahmoud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahmoud's hand.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner throws a hook but Mahmoud blocks it.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud misses with a straight right.
Mahmoud missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mahmoud.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud flicks out a counter leg kick but Turner steps away.
Mahmoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner catches Mahmoud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Mahmoud misses the target.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Mahmoud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahmoud misses the target.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Turner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Mahmoud connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner throws a hook but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Mahmoud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahmoud.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Mahmoud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahmoud lands a body shot.
Mahmoud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
Turner scores with a jab. Mahmoud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahmoud misses with a double jab.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahmoud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mahmoud.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahmoud in his tracks.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
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.

Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
Mahmoud takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mahmoud. Mahmoud obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahmoud connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud thumps Turner with a low kick.
Mahmoud is looking to clinch.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Mahmoud walks into a left hand.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Mahmoud is quick to defend against it.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Mahmoud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahmoud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turner's sensitive parts.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner blocks a leg kick.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mahmoud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner catches Mahmoud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahmoud throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Mahmoud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahmoud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahmoud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Turner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mahmoud misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahmoud misses the target.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahmoud drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahmoud moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner blocks a jab.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner avoids the head kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner lands a jab to Mahmoud's midsection.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mahmoud misses the shot to the body.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner misses the jab.
Mahmoud 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.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Mahmoud misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mahmoud.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Turner.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Mahmoud is quick to defend against it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turner.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahmoud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mahmoud misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Mahmoud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Mahmoud.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Jab by Turner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner tries to work over Mahmoud's front leg with a kick but Mahmoud checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner feints and then cracks Mahmoud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahmoud down.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahmoud on the side of the head.
Turner swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahmoud walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Turner misses.
Mahmoud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner checks a low kick from Mahmoud.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mahmoud's hands.
Mahmoud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Mahmoud feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahmoud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahmoud throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Mahmoud does it's job there.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahmoud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Turner throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Mahmoud scores with a decent looking hook.
Mahmoud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Mahmoud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahmoud on the side of the head.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Turner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahmoud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahmoud scores with a leg kick.
Mahmoud misses the shot to the body.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mahmoud 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.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner takes one on the button.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner checks a low kick from Mahmoud.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Turner cracks Mahmoud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elgin Turner had his way with Sameh Mahmoud in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Turner throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
Mahmoud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner throws a hook but Mahmoud avoids it easily.

Mahmoud moves into range and clinches up with Turner.

Turner breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mahmoud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Mahmoud counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner lands a nice hook to Mahmoud's body. Mahmoud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Mahmoud misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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!
Mahmoud misses with a straight left.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahmoud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch combination from Mahmoud misses.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahmoud misses with a double jab.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Turner misses with a low kick as Mahmoud jumps back.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahmoud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Turner.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Mahmoud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahmoud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahmoud scrambles back to his feet.
Turner thuds his right hand into Mahmoud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahmoud misses with a straight left.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner moves out of range as Mahmoud strikes.
A lazy left from Mahmoud finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner slips under a jab.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Mahmoud misses the jab.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mahmoud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Mahmoud misses the jab.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Sameh Mahmoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahmoud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahmoud sprawls and moves away.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.

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 Elgin Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.