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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruin St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Ben Turner. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruin St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges cracks Turner with a good jab.
St. Georges throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Turner.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
St. Georges scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. St. Georges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bruin St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Turner throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges checks the leg kick.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Turner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turner slips a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
St. Georges is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner misses with a hook.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Turner.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Turner misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
Turner defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Georges tries to clinch up.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
St. Georges throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turner slips a jab from St. Georges.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
It looks like Bruin St. Georges has been cut.
Turner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruin St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruin St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner motions for St. Georges to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocks a jab.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
Turner cracks St. Georges with a good jab.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. St. Georges will feel that in the morning.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
St. Georges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Bruin St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Turner.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Georges slips a jab from Turner.
St. Georges will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
Turner defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Turner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges misses the body punch
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges jabs Turner right on the nose. Turner blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands with a cross.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruin St. Georges's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from St. Georges. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Turner throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges slowing the pace effectively.
St. Georges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocking some punches.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
Turner fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
St. Georges looking to stall.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St. Georges if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Turner tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a body kick that stops St. Georges in his tracks momentarily.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Turner slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Turner cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
St. Georges lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner scores with a spinning back kick!
Turner wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Turner scores with a push kick.
St. Georges blocks a head kick by Turner.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
St. Georges rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
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