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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 162 p4p, 107 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 22 p4p, 17 weight class). Roderick Turnbull will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau throws a right hand that misses
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turnbull throws a push kick but Trudeau slaps the foot to one side.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trudeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the body.
Turnbull clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
Trudeau is trying to push Turnbull away but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Trudeau blocking some punches.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Trudeau needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Trudeau misses.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
A lazy left from Turnbull finds it's target.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau walks into a straight right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a sloppy right hand. Trudeau should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turnbull - that will leave a mark!
Turnbull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turnbull lands with an uppercut that bounces Trudeau off the cage and back into range.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two 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!
Trudeau misses with a double jab.
Turnbull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trudeau.
Turnbull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Turnbull, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull thuds a left hand into Trudeau's body.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trudeau at a distance.
Turnbull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turnbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trudeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turnbull is looking to clinch.
Trudeau is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull lands a leg kick that knocks Trudeau off balance momentarily.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Trudeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trudeau motions for Turnbull to come forward. Trudeau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a jab.
Trudeau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Trudeau misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau ducks right into an uppercut from Turnbull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull darts in and clinches Trudeau up against the cage.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turnbull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trudeau momentarily.
Turnbull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trudeau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a good hook to Trudeau's body.
Trudeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turnbull swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Trudeau counter with a right hand.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnbull with the inside leg kick.
Turnbull cracks Trudeau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trudeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Trudeau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turnbull thuds a left hand into Trudeau's body.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Trudeau moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Trudeau moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
Trudeau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turnbull's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trudeau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turnbull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turnbull has Trudeau pressed against the cage, preventing Trudeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull lands with a cross.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Trudeau saw that one coming.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trudeau's head.
Turnbull throws a jab when Trudeau was well out of range.
Trudeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trudeau misses with a leg kick
and Turnbull counters with a solid body kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Turnbull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trudeau under the eye.
Trudeau throws a low kick but Turnbull avoids it.
Trudeau connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull scores with the left hand. Trudeau knows he should have avoided that one.
Turnbull clobbers Trudeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trudeau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turnbull wants to clinch up but Trudeau keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turnbull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turnbull misses with a right hand
and Trudeau counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull is looking to slow Trudeau down with leg kicks.
Trudeau misses with a combination
and Turnbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Trudeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trudeau scrambles back to his feet.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trudeau's sensitive parts.
Turnbull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trudeau if he has to take too many more of those.
Turnbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trudeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Trudeau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Trudeau is looking to counter punch.
Trudeau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trudeau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turnbull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turnbull scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull with a hook.
Turnbull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Trudeau misses with a low kick.
Trudeau throws a series of punches but Turnbull avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Trudeau.
Turnbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnbull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turnbull lands a nice looking body kick.
Turnbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trudeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turnbull sizes up Trudeau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trudeau at a distance.
Trudeau loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws the kick towards the body but Trudeau avoids it.
Turnbull is looking to score with low kicks.
Trudeau is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of Trudeau's head but Trudeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Turnbull looks to move away, Trudeau throws a big counter combo but Turnbull just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Turnbull lands with a right hand.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Trudeau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Turnbull lands a jab to the head.
Turnbull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trudeau walks into a jab.
Turnbull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trudeau misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Turnbull.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Trudeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull checks a low kick from Trudeau.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Turnbull does it's job there.
Turnbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trudeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Trudeau moved out of range.
Trudeau takes one to the side of the head.
Turnbull keeps Trudeau at a distance using the push kick.
Turnbull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turnbull. That's going to slow Trudeau down.
Trudeau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trudeau takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Trudeau does it's job there.
Turnbull dips to his left and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut!
Turnbull moves in looking to clinch but Trudeau pushes him off.
Turnbull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trudeau momentarily.
Trudeau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trudeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trudeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turnbull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trudeau on the side of the head.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trudeau's head.
Turnbull moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trudeau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turnbull has him pressed against the cage.
Turnbull presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trudeau tries to break free but Turnbull pushes him back against the cage.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Trudeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trudeau needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.
Turnbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Trudeau's head.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Trudeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnbull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trudeau is out of range and Turnbull settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnbull 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
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energy
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