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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 5313 p4p, 3221 weight class) and Jesse Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Turner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Neich.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neich tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner is looking for the big counter here.
Neich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Turner misses with a body shot
and Neich counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neich.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neich misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Lester Neich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Neich's belly button to the back.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turner is rocked!
Neich misses with a two punch combination.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Neich finish him?
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Neich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Neich misses.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Neich.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Neich misses.
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner looks winded!
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Neich had a free shot at his head there.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Neich misses with a two punch combination.
Turner misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner drives through with a takedown into Neich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Neich wants to sweep but no luck.
Neich wants to improve his position but instead Turner has moved into half guard.
Neich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Neich controlling the position well.
Neich is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neich avoid being mounted?
Neich is holding on to half guard well.
Neich is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neich avoid being mounted?
Turner decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neich misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Neich misses.
Neich throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neich misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turner duly obliges.
Turner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Neich misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
Turner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neich is able to avoid easily.
Turner lands a nice hook to Neich's body. Neich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a series of punches but Neich moves out of range.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neich misses with a series of wild punches.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neich with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner jabs Neich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich misses with a two punch combination.
Turner throws a counter combo.
Turner takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Neich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neich throws a combination that misses
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Neich backs away looking to recover.
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Turner.
Neich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesse Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neich throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner scores with the left hand. Neich knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Neich. Those never looked like landing.
Turner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neich misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Neich misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner throws a counter combo.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neich on the side of the head.
Neich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. Neich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neich throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Neich swinging wildly here.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neich rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four 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!
Neich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neich throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Neich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Neich throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Neich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner scores with a jab.
No joy there for Neich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Neich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner stalks Neich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Neich's face. Neich staggers backwards, shaken.
Lester Neich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neich looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Turner unleashes a big counter combination but Neich bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neich swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Neich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Neich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neich misses with a jab to the body
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Neich throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Neich swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Neich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neich trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Neich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neich wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Neich is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neich is looking to escape.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neich wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neich misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice combination there by Neich.
Turner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Neich. Those never looked like landing.
Turner misses with a double jab
and Neich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Neich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Neich misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neich thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Turner!
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