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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momoko Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Momoko Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Turner.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Yamaguchi's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Yamaguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi takes the fight into the clinch.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Momoko Yamaguchi has been cut.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
Turner tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Turner misses with an elbow over the top.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamaguchi throws an elbow but misses.
Yamaguchi blocks an elbow strike.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamaguchi as Turner tries to tie him up.
Yamaguchi misses with a knee to the head.
Yamaguchi throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner stalling.
Yamaguchi lands a knee to the body.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi effectively controlling the action here.
Turner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamaguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamaguchi or not.
Turner wants to break free but Yamaguchi has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi missing with knees to the body.
Yamaguchi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Turner has been cut.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi lands a nice knee to the body.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Yamaguchi, against the cage.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Yamaguchi letting Turner take a breather here.
Yamaguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a knee to the head.
Yamaguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamaguchi avoids the damage to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with a knee to the head.
Yamaguchi is looking to control Turner's arms but Turner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamaguchi has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamaguchi.
Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Turner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamaguchi looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws a solid leg kick but Turner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamaguchi rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi connects with a knee to the head.
Yamaguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Yamaguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner stalling in the clinch.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamaguchi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Turner digs a right hand into Yamaguchi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamaguchi's gas tank.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Yamaguchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Yamaguchi connects with a right hand. Turner shakes it off.
A low kick from Yamaguchi is predictable there
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamaguchi thinking.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a low kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
Yamaguchi is breathing heavily.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi cracks Turner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaguchi. That did some damage!
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Turner.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Yamaguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamaguchi throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Yamaguchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a low kick as Yamaguchi jumps back.
Yamaguchi misses with the body kick
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamaguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamaguchi throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Turner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Yamaguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yamaguchi will feel that in the morning.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner misses with the combination.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with the body kick
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Turner catches Yamaguchi right on the button with a cross.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
Turner with a hook.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Turner.
Turner looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Turner lands a jab to Yamaguchi's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Turner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamaguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamaguchi moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi avoids the head kick by Turner.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Yamaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Turner scores with a body shot.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Turner cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamaguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaguchi takes one to the chin there.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner jabs Yamaguchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Turner clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turner throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Yamaguchi only half commits.
Yamaguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Yamaguchi takes one to the chin there.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Turner cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi walks into a jab.
A jab from Turner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Turner 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.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Turner swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Turner takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Turner.
Yamaguchi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Turner blocks the low kick.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Yamaguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Turner stuns Yamaguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner scores with a jab. Yamaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamaguchi keeps Turner at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Yamaguchi gets a clinch.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamaguchi avoids the damage to the body.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Yamaguchi, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner stalling the fight.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Yamaguchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner avoiding damage as Yamaguchi throws knees to the body.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Turner tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner leaning against his opponent.
Turner prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
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 John Turner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamaguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamaguchi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner has Yamaguchi pressed against the cage.
Yamaguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yamaguchi up against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner avoids a kick to the body.
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yamaguchi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
A cross from Turner lands.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamaguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Yamaguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner lands a nice hook to Yamaguchi's body. Yamaguchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamaguchi.
Turner cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Momoko Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamaguchi's head.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamaguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaguchi lands with a straight right. Turner didn't see that one coming.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Turner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for John Turner!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for John Turner!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for John Turner!
John Turner wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking John Turner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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