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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uzochi Hermes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Uzochi Hermes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzochi Hermes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermes is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Hermes misses with the combination.
Hermes moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hermes misses with a few strikes there.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hermes throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uzochi Hermes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermes.
Hermes is looking to clinch.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermes.
Hermes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Hermes throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermes closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turner tries to sprawl but Hermes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hermes is keen to just control but Turner is a slippery customer.
Turner is trying is best to control the position here.
Turner gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner controlling Hermes's posture.
Hermes tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to sweep here but Hermes controlling him for the moment.
Hermes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner pulls Hermes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hermes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Hermes's defenses.
Hermes misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermes tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hermes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermes doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hermes wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turner throws a low kick but Hermes avoids it.
Hermes misses with a hook.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Hermes checks it.
Hermes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner throws a wild body kick that Hermes sees coming a mile off.
Hermes looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Hermes blocks a head kick by Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Hermes moves away and avoids it.
Hermes misses with a double jab.
Hermes misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a low kick, right behind Hermes 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzochi Hermes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermes is breathing heavily.
Hermes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermes manages to avoid it.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner throws a series of punches but Hermes moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Hermes blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Turner misses.
Hermes 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Turner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hermes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Hermes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner avoids the body shot from Hermes.
Hermes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermes missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermes misses with the combination.
Hermes blocks a jab.
Hermes moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner motions for Hermes to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hermes tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hermes tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hermes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hermes shoots and misses
and Turner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hermes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a high kick!
Hermes misses with a takedown
and Turner counters with a body kick.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner throws a wild body kick that Hermes sees coming a mile off.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hermes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzochi Hermes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermes blocks a jab.
Hermes misses the shot to the body.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermes misses with a wild combination.
Turner looks to land a body kick but Hermes moved away.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermes was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Hermes moves out of range easily.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Hermes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermes misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Hermes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner gets caught flat footed, as Hermes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermes is one step ahead there.
Hermes looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermes is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hermes advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Hermes shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Hermes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Hermes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Hermes moves out of range easily.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hermes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermes moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
Hermes misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermes 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.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Hermes moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Hermes throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Hermes.
Hermes misses with the combination.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a series of punches but Hermes avoids them all with ease.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Hermes tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermes blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Hermes 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.
Hermes has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzochi Hermes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermes throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Hermes 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermes moves away.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermes checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Hermes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hermes tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermes was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner swings for the body but Hermes moves out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermes is just out of range.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermes manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermes fails with the takedown
and Turner counters with a head kick.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Hermes checks it.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermes.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Hermes saw it coming and moves away.
Hermes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Uzochi Hermes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Turner!
After the big win, Steve Turner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tidal Wave Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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