PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stenger
vs
Turtle

186 cm
21
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
189 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Turtle!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Turtle coming out on top.
Turtle misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Stenger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stenger checks a leg kick.
Stenger misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Stenger misses.
Stenger throws a push kick but Turtle slaps the foot to one side.
Turtle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turtle misses with a looping left.
Turtle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Turtle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stenger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stenger misses with the body kick
and Turtle counters with a straight right hand.
Turtle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Turtle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turtle.
Stenger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turtle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turtle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turtle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenger throws out the jab.
Turtle misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Turtle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with an uppercut. Turtle saw that one coming.
Turtle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turtle manages to avoid it.
Turtle lands with a hook. Stenger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turtle looks to land a right hand but Stenger moved out of range.
Turtle 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.
Turtle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turtle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turtle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turtle throws a low kick, looking for Stenger's leg but Stenger calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Stenger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stenger blocks a low kick nicely.
Stenger tries to counter by clinching up but Turtle breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Turtle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stenger.

Stenger rushes Turtle and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenger effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Turtle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stenger throws an overhand right that lands on Turtle's shoulder, as Turtle tries to avoid the shot.
Mister Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle scores with a punch to the head.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turtle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
Stenger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turtle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turtle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenger staying out of range there.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turtle throws a jab when Stenger was well out of range.
Stenger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turtle throws a leg kick

and Stenger counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lands a good knee to the midsection. Turtle won't want to take too many of those.
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Stenger is blocking nicely.
Stenger pushes Turtle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turtle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenger prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Turtle back against the cage.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turtle misses with an elbow over the top.
Stenger lands a nice uppercut.

Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenger throws a series of punches but Turtle avoids them all with ease.
Turtle misses with a low kick.

Turtle gets tackled into the cage by Stenger. Stenger maintains the clinch.
Stenger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Stenger manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenger misses with a body kick.
Stenger takes a swing at Turtle's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Stenger.
Stenger is looking to counter the offense by Turtle and move into the clinch.
Nice shot by Turtle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle throws a head kick that misses.
Turtle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stenger is looking to wear down Turtle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters circling a little - Stenger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turtle throws a leg kick but Stenger checks it.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turtle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turtle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Stenger.
Turtle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turtle works over Stenger's head and body with a nice combination.
Stenger checks the leg kick.
Stenger sizes up Turtle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stenger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenger misses with a wild combination.
Stenger throws a poor cross that misses
and Turtle counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger 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.

Turtle gets tackled into the cage by Stenger. Stenger maintains the clinch.
Turtle misses with an elbow strike.
Stenger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turtle's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenger.
Stenger lands a body punch.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger landing knees to the body.
Turtle throws an elbow but it misses.
Stenger is trying to drag Turtle to the mat but Turtle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Turtle.
A knee to the head by Stenger.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenger is leaning against Turtle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turtle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turtle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turtle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Stenger darts in and clinches Turtle up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stenger.
Stenger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turtle backwards.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turtle can do to turn this around?
Stenger lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turtle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turtle stops a takedown attempt from Stenger.
Turtle misses with a body punch.
Stenger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turtle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stenger lands a hook that snaps the head of Turtle backwards.
Stenger connects with a knee to 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!
Stenger lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stenger.
Stenger lands a nice knee to the body.

Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Turtle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turtle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stenger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turtle scrambles back to his feet.

Stenger gets a clinch.

Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turtle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Turtle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stenger throws a body kick that misses
and Turtle counters with a straight right hand.
Stenger throws a head kick but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle slips a jab from Stenger.
The fighters circling - Turtle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenger. Turtle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turtle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turtle.
A low kick from Stenger misses
and Stenger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turtle feints and then cracks Stenger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenger down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lands with a straight right. Turtle didn't see that one coming.
Turtle misses with a double jab.
Stenger tries to clinch up but Turtle circles away and keeps his distance.
Stenger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turtle throws a jab when Stenger was well out of range.
Stenger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turtle just manages to avoid it.
Stenger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turtle's sensitive parts.
Turtle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stenger is out of range and Turtle settles back down.
Stenger tries to counter by clinching up but Turtle breaks away and moves out of range.
Turtle misses with a double jab

and Stenger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stenger.
Turtle takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mister Turtle has been cut.
Stenger scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenger lands a shot to the body.
Turtle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenger's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stenger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenger.

Stenger breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Stenger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Turtle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stenger misses with a low kick.

Stenger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenger lands a hook that snaps the head of Turtle backwards.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Stenger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turtle gets underhooks to prevent Stenger's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aksel Stenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Stenger blocks it.
Stenger crunches a lovely knee into Turtle's ribcage.
Stenger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turtle backwards.

Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Stenger. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Stenger.
Stenger misses the jab.
Turtle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenger.
Turtle tries a quick counter leg kick but Stenger is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mister Turtle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stenger misses with a hook. Turtle ducked under it nicely.
Turtle is looking to chop away at Stenger's legs.
A jab from Stenger misses.
Stenger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turtle 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.
Stenger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stenger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turtle is able to avoid easily.
Stenger tries to land a front kick but Turtle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stenger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turtle misses with an uppercut.
Turtle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle tried to score with a low kick but Stenger checks it.
Stenger throwing a counter right hand but Turtle manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turtle.
Stenger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stenger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turtle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turtle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stenger. Stenger obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger checks a low kick from Turtle.

Stenger clinches up with Turtle and pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turtle's face.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
Aksel Stenger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stenger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turtle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turtle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stenger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turtle backwards.
Stenger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stenger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turtle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turtle looks to land a combination but Stenger avoids it well.
Turtle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenger backing away here, and Turtle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stenger misses with a body shot.
Turtle unleashes a big counter combination but Stenger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stenger blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle throws a leg kick which misses Stenger's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenger tries to avoid it.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenger scores with a jab. Turtle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stenger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turtle blocks a low kick nicely.
Turtle throws a leg kick but Stenger moved away.
It looked like Stenger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turtle.
Stenger slips under a jab.
Stenger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stenger throws a jab when Turtle was well out of range.
No joy there for Stenger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turtle thumps Stenger with a low kick.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger looks to throw the jab but Turtle is out of range.
Turtle misses with a low kick.
Stenger misses the jab.
Turtle connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stenger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stenger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenger. That's going to slow Turtle down.
Stenger takes a swing at Turtle's ribcage but misses.

Stenger rushes Turtle and presses him up against the cage.
Stenger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stenger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stenger lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Stenger.
Stenger lands a knee to the head.
Turtle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenger's elbow.
Stenger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Come on Stenger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turtle misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle misses with a body punch.

Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turtle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turtle misses with an uppercut.
Turtle slips under a jab from Stenger.
Turtle throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.
Turtle connects with a looping right hand.
Turtle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stenger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turtle is out of range and Stenger settles back down.
Stenger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turtle lands a jab to the head.
Turtle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stenger misses with a body shot
and Turtle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turtle manages to avoid it.
Stenger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turtle.
Stenger misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Turtle'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.

Stenger misses with a body kick.
Turtle avoids the head kick by Stenger.
Turtle misses with a leg kick.
Stenger throws a head kick but Turtle moves out of range.
Stenger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turtle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stenger misses with a left hand
and Turtle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turtle throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Turtle throws a lazy uppercut

and Stenger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stenger.
Stenger pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stenger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stenger is leaning against Turtle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turtle throws an elbow that misses.
Stenger blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle throws an elbow but it misses.
Turtle misses with a knee strike.
Turtle takes a shot to the head.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.
Stenger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turtle is trying to break free.

Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turtle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Stenger misses.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtle lands a jab to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stenger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turtle misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenger.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenger landing knees to the head.
Turtle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turtle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stenger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stenger scores with a shot to the side of Turtle's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenger.
Stenger with a knee to the head.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.

Stenger lands a takedown into guard.

Turtle is looking for a triangle but Stenger pushes his legs off easily.
Stenger trying to control the position from guard on top but Turtle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenger throws a big right hand that misses.
Stenger is working Turtle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stenger is looking to work some ground and pound but Turtle has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turtle is on top in guard.

Turtle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stenger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turtle has managed to get both his arms back between Stenger's legs - danger averted.
Turtle is looking to work some ground and pound but Stenger has wrist control.
Turtle stays in close to Stenger's body and controls the position.
Stenger wants to sweep but no luck.
Turtle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turtle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turtle trying to control but Stenger is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger controls Turtle momentarily but Turtle frees himself.
Stenger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Turtle is trying to control the position but Stenger postures up.
Turtle pulls Stenger in close to prevent any damage.
Turtle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stenger throwing strikes from guard but Turtle blocks nicely.
Stenger stopping the sweep attempt from Turtle.
Turtle wants to improve his position but instead Stenger has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger had his way with Mister Turtle in that round.
The cut man is working on Mister Turtle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Turtle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stenger.
Stenger throws a good cross that connects.
Turtle misses with a head kick.
Stenger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turtle.
Stenger looks for the body kick but Turtle saw that one coming.
Turtle lands with an overhand left.
Turtle misses with a double jab.
Stenger connects with a body shot that sends Turtle's belly button to the back.
Stenger connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Turtle.
Stenger blocks a head kick by Turtle.
A low kick from Turtle misses
and Stenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenger swings for the body but Turtle moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger keeps Turtle at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenger. Turtle does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stenger throws a jab when Turtle was well out of range.
Stenger moves out of range of the leg kick from Turtle.
Turtle misses with a lunging right hand

and Stenger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Stenger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stenger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stenger pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turtle takes a shot to the head.
Turtle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger goes for a takedown attempt but Turtle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turtle blocks the body kick.
Stenger missing with a left hand there. Turtle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turtle blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Stenger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stenger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Turtle.
A little jabbing left from Turtle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turtle connects with the punch.
Turtle moves out of range as Stenger throws a body kick.
Turtle connects with a leg kick. Stenger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Turtle.
Stenger dips to his left and cracks Turtle with an uppercut!
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turtle moves away.
Stenger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turtle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mister Turtle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenger throws a shot from downtown. Turtle moves away and avoids it.
Turtle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stenger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turtle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stenger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turtle misses with a straight left.
Turtle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stenger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stenger on the side of the head.
Stenger is looking to slow Turtle down with leg kicks.
Turtle works the jab nicely.
Turtle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stenger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stenger swings for the body but Turtle moves out of range.
Stenger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stenger 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stenger.
A punch lands to the side of Stenger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turtle checks the leg kick.
Turtle moves away from the strike by Stenger.

Stenger forces Turtle back against the cage and clinches.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stenger lands a knee to the head.
Turtle takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenger is struggling to control the position.
Aksel Stenger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turtle misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stenger lands a knee to the head.
Turtle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.

Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Stenger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turtle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stenger.
Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turtle in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
Aksel Stenger retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Aksel Stenger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.