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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magni Turisas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turisas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Manowar - Gods Of War. Magni Turisas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magni Turisas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will McRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turisas throws a right hand that McRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that McRoberts also avoids with ease.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turisas swats away the attempt to clinch by McRoberts.
McRoberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Turisas swats away the attempt to clinch by McRoberts.
Turisas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turisas works over McRoberts's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Will McRoberts has been cut.
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turisas.
McRoberts moves in looking to clinch but Turisas pushes him off.
McRoberts tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turisas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McRoberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Turisas leaves McRoberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McRoberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turisas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Turisas.
Will McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turisas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turisas.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turisas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Turisas stuffs the takedown attempt from McRoberts. McRoberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas works over McRoberts's head and body with a nice combination.
Turisas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turisas throws a front kick that sends McRoberts stumbling back into the cage.
McRoberts looks gassed!
Turisas throws a series of strikes that have McRoberts backpedaling.
McRoberts is looking to clinch but Turisas is avoiding it.
Turisas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRoberts moves in looking to clinch but Turisas pushes him off.
Turisas checks a low kick from McRoberts.
Turisas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice combo by Turisas! Oh, that's hurt him - McRoberts falls to the canvas and Turisas follows him into side control.
McRoberts is rocked!
Turisas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McRoberts is still in real trouble! Can Turisas finish him?
Turisas is looking to take a break and control but McRoberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McRoberts seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
Turisas stands up.
Turisas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McRoberts forces Turisas back against the cage and clinches.
McRoberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turisas breaks the clinch.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRoberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turisas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turisas.
That has opened up Will McRoberts's cut even more.
Turisas swats away the attempt to clinch by McRoberts.
Turisas scores with a one two! McRoberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McRoberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turisas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McRoberts.
Magni Turisas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will McRoberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas scores with a nice strike.
McRoberts tries to clinch up.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRoberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRoberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turisas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas moves away from the strike by McRoberts.
The fight stays on the outside here - McRoberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McRoberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turisas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McRoberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turisas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turisas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McRoberts's hands.
Turisas lands a two punch combo.
McRoberts dodges the punch combination from Turisas.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Turisas cracks McRoberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turisas tries to bum rush McRoberts with a series of wild strikes but McRoberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turisas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turisas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turisas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McRoberts tries to clinch but Turisas is having none of it.
McRoberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
McRoberts is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turisas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McRoberts.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRoberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turisas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turisas ducks under a wild hook from McRoberts.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turisas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turisas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Turisas.
McRoberts misses with a takedown attempt - Turisas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Turisas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will McRoberts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turisas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McRoberts can do to turn this around?
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McRoberts.
McRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRoberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Turisas throws a series of punches but McRoberts avoids them all with ease.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McRoberts tries to clinch but Turisas moves out of range.
McRoberts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turisas was covering up waiting for the punch and McRoberts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Turisas keeps moving.
McRoberts won't allow Turisas to get back to his feet.
Turisas pushes McRoberts off and gets back to his feet.
Turisas stalks McRoberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McRoberts's face. McRoberts staggers backwards, shaken.
The cut above Will McRoberts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McRoberts is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
McRoberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McRoberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turisas avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Turisas.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRoberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Magni Turisas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turisas looks to land a combination but McRoberts avoids it well.
Turisas misses with the combination.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
McRoberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turisas looks to land a combination. McRoberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turisas lands a jab-cross combination.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas throws a series of punches but McRoberts moves out of range.
McRoberts throws a big shot that misses.
McRoberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turisas.
McRoberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRoberts tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Turisas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turisas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McRoberts tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
Turisas swats away the attempt to clinch by McRoberts.
Turisas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magni Turisas is winning the standup battle so far.
McRoberts lands with a cross.
Turisas fails to land with a series of punches.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Turisas. No joy for McRoberts on that attempt.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turisas scores with a three punch combo!
McRoberts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turisas looks to land a combination but McRoberts avoids it well.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turisas keeps the fight on the outside.
Turisas throws a right and a left that McRoberts avoids nicely.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
Turisas swinging wildly here.
Turisas throws a right and a left that McRoberts avoids nicely.
Turisas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turisas throws a right hand that McRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that McRoberts also avoids with ease.
Turisas swats away the attempt to clinch by McRoberts.
A left and a right from Turisas both land. Nice combination.
McRoberts connects with a looping right hand.
Turisas scores with a three punch combo!
McRoberts tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas throws a series of strikes that have McRoberts backpedaling.
McRoberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turisas can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Turisas.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McRoberts.
Magni Turisas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will McRoberts.
The fight stays on the outside here - McRoberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turisas misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Turisas both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turisas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turisas.
Turisas misses with a few strikes there.
Turisas lands a two punch combo.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turisas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Turisas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will McRoberts'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!
Danga de danga de dang - Turisas scores with a four punch combination!
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turisas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
McRoberts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turisas throws a series of punches but McRoberts moves out of range.
A left and a right from Turisas both land. Nice combination.
Will McRoberts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McRoberts wants to clinch.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McRoberts tries for a takedown but Turisas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turisas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McRoberts is looking to clinch.
Turisas misses with a wild combination.
McRoberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turisas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McRoberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRoberts is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
McRoberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turisas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turisas.
Magni Turisas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turisas throws a left that rocks McRoberts and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Turisas dives into side control, looking to finish! Can McRoberts regain composure!
Turisas in side control, throwing shots but McRoberts defends.
Turisas cracks McRoberts with a big right hand but McRoberts just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McRoberts is trying to control Turisas's posture but Turisas avoids it.
Turisas working the body and head with strikes.
Turisas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Turisas decides to stand up, so the ref orders McRoberts to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas throws a series of punches but McRoberts avoids them all with ease.
McRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turisas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turisas swinging wildly here.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turisas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turisas.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Will McRoberts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Magni Turisas!
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