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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowdrie throws a big counter combination but Turpin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Turpin takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowdrie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowdrie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowdrie lands a head kick!
Turpin is looking to chop away at Bowdrie's legs.
Turpin has closed the distance and engaged Bowdrie in a clinch.
Turpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turpin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowdrie fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowdrie.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Bowdrie.
Turpin working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick from Bowdrie.
A nice side step and Turpin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin misses with an uppercut.
Bowdrie is looking to clinch.
Bowdrie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turpin.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin lands with an overhand left.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turpin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
Bowdrie tries to bum rush Turpin with a series of wild strikes but Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that Bowdrie sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Bowdrie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowdrie checks it well.
Bowdrie blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Bowdrie misses its target.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turpin on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
Good shot there by Bowdrie.
Crunch! Bowdrie slams his shin into Turpin's torso.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Bowdrie.
Turpin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bowdrie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bowdrie misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Bowdrie dips to his left and cracks Turpin with an uppercut!
Bowdrie looks to land a combination but Turpin avoids it well.
Bowdrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
A quick step to the side and Bowdrie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Bowdrie blocks the leg kick.
Turpin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bowdrie throws a hook but Turpin blocks it.
Bowdrie connects with a solid leg kick.
Turpin stuns Bowdrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
A jab lands there for Turpin.
Bowdrie scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowdrie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turpin at a distance.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bowdrie!
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie tries to clinch up but Turpin circles away and keeps his distance.
Turpin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turpin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowdrie controls his hands.
Bowdrie lands a body shot.
Turpin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turpin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowdrie won't allow it.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowdrie's elbow.
Bowdrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turpin.
Turpin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowdrie backwards.
A short left from Turpin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowdrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chick Bowdrie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bowdrie.
Turpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowdrie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turpin's head.
Bowdrie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Bowdrie finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
Bowdrie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turpin counters with a body kick.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Turpin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowdrie throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Bowdrie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turpin.
Bowdrie tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turpin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowdrie. That's going to slow Turpin down.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Turpin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowdrie is looking to wear down Turpin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws the left hand but Bowdrie avoids the punch easily.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Bowdrie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowdrie.
Turpin misses with a jab to the body
and Bowdrie counters with a straight right hand.
Bowdrie misses with a straight left.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowdrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
Turpin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowdrie doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Bowdrie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the body from Bowdrie misses
and Turpin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin slips a straight right by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Bowdrie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin takes a swing at Bowdrie's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowdrie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
Bowdrie misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turpin wants to clinch up but Bowdrie keeps it at a distance.
Bowdrie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turpin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bowdrie avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Chick Bowdrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie slips a straight right by Turpin.
That kick from Bowdrie tenderised Turpin's leg. Turpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turpin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bowdrie tries to score with a low kick but Turpin moves his leg out of the way.
Turpin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bowdrie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turpin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bowdrie if he has to take too many more of those.
Turpin feints and then cracks Bowdrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowdrie down.
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
Turpin scores with a spinning back kick!
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Chick Bowdrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Bowdrie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bowdrie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turpin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowdrie blocks the body kick.
Turpin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turpin looks for the body kick but Bowdrie saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bowdrie just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bowdrie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowdrie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turpin. That did some damage!
Turpin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
Turpin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
Turpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chick Bowdrie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowdrie tries to clinch there but Turpin circles away.
Turpin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowdrie avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Bowdrie lands a nice uppercut.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Bowdrie.
Turpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowdrie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowdrie blocks a body shot from Turpin.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but Bowdrie blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
Bowdrie misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie prevents a body shot from Turpin.
Bowdrie jumps guard but Turpin stands there with Bowdrie around his waist. Bowdrie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowdrie misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turpin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
Bowdrie avoids a kick to the body.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Turpin tried to score with a low kick but Bowdrie checks it.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Turpin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bowdrie will feel that in the morning.
Bowdrie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Turpin strikes.
A punch combination from Bowdrie misses.
Turpin gets a clinch.
Turpin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowdrie.
Turpin crunches a lovely knee into Bowdrie's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowdrie throws a front kick aimed at Turpin's knee but Turpin avoids it well.
Turpin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turpin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bowdrie.
Turpin dips to his left and cracks Bowdrie with an uppercut!
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Bowdrie avoids it.
Turpin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bowdrie misses with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie checks a leg kick.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick
and Turpin counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Turpin tries to land a front kick but Bowdrie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowdrie throws a big shot that misses.
Bowdrie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowdrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turpin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turpin throws a leg kick that misses.
Turpin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Turpin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Turpin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turpin wants to counter the offense by Bowdrie and move into the clinch position.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Bowdrie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowdrie digs a good hook to Turpin's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie lands a body shot.
Bowdrie scores with a shot to the body.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowdrie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turpin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randolph Turpin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chick Bowdrie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bowdrie moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
Bowdrie throws a big shot that misses.
Turpin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bowdrie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Bowdrie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowdrie connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowdrie misses with a lunging right hand
and Turpin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot by Bowdrie.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Bowdrie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Turpin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bowdrie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turpin lands an overhand right.
Turpin throws a low kick but Bowdrie avoids it.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowdrie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowdrie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowdrie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowdrie.
Turpin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bowdrie steps away.
Bowdrie gets tackled into the cage by Turpin. Turpin maintains the clinch.
Turpin tries a body shot but Bowdrie blocks it.
Turpin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.
Turpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turpin looking to throw knees to the head but Bowdrie is blocking nicely.
Randolph Turpin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turpin manages to break the clinch.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turpin connects with a right hand. Bowdrie shakes it off.
Bowdrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turpin. That did some damage!
Turpin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bowdrie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowdrie misses with a wild combination.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
Turpin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowdrie lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowdrie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Turpin.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowdrie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowdrie tries to score with a low kick but Turpin moves his leg out of the way.
Bowdrie checks a leg kick.
It looked like Bowdrie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turpin.
Bowdrie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turpin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Turpin misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowdrie as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
Bowdrie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowdrie.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Bowdrie lands a slapping body shot.
Bowdrie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie tries to score with a low kick but Turpin moves his leg out of the way.
Turpin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowdrie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowdrie. That's going to slow Turpin down.
Bowdrie throws a low kick but Turpin moves out of range easily.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Chick Bowdrie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chick Bowdrie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bowdrie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turpin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bowdrie.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bowdrie. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpin. That's going to slow Bowdrie down.
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
And Turpin responds with a good body kick, but Bowdrie manages to step out the way in time.
Bowdrie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bowdrie can pounce on him.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
Turpin scores with a hook.
Bowdrie moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Bowdrie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Turpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowdrie scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowdrie lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
Turpin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowdrie scores with a leg kick.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turpin.
Bowdrie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowdrie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie stuns Turpin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turpin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turpin connects with a high kick.
Turpin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turpin connects with a body shot.
Turpin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowdrie's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bowdrie punishes Turpin's body with a nice straight punch.
Turpin throws a body punch but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie misses with a double jab.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bowdrie at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bowdrie throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheers as Turpin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowdrie doesn't seem phased though.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie jabs at Turpin's body.
Turpin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bowdrie counters with a straight right hand.
Bowdrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turpin momentarily.
Turpin gets tackled into the cage by Bowdrie. Bowdrie maintains the clinch.
Bowdrie jumps into guard, dragging Turpin to the mat.
Bowdrie wants to hit a switch here but Turpin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bowdrie there!
Turpin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bowdrie because Turpin loaded up on that one.
Bowdrie is squirming around, avoiding Turpin's attempts to control the action.
Bowdrie is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Turpin not doing much here.
Bowdrie trying to hold on to Turpin's head to control him but Turpin postures up.
Bowdrie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turpin.
Turpin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turpin is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowdrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turpin is taking a breather. Bowdrie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chick Bowdrie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowdrie 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie retains his heavyweight title!
In defeat, Randolph Turpin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck it, that was my best, and it was shit. Congrats to the man. Time to retire my old ass.'.
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