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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 249 p4p, 127 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 36 p4p, 18 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. On his way into the cage it seems that James Darren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Darren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Darren is looking to counter with head kicks.
Darren misses with a looping left.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
It looked like Darren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darren misses with a double jab.
Darren blocks the body kick.
Darren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Turnbull lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren misses with a body shot.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to land a body kick
and Darren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turnbull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull misses with a kick to the body
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren is looking to clinch.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turnbull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darren closes the distance and clinches.
Turnbull is leaning against Darren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darren tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren blocking some punches.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Darren working aggressively here.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Darren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocking some punches.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Darren working aggressively here.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turnbull can turn it around.
Darren lands a body punch.
Turnbull tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
A short right from Darren.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Turnbull tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Darren gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren is looking to counter the offense by Turnbull and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Darren.
Darren moves in looking to clinch but Turnbull pushes him off.
Turnbull cracks Darren with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull is looking to clinch but Darren is avoiding it.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turnbull lunges at Darren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darren's hand.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Turnbull coming out on top.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
A shot to the liver by Turnbull. Beautiful body shot.
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Darren throws a right hand that Turnbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnbull also avoids with ease.
Turnbull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darren will feel that in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Darren's belly button to the back.
Turnbull lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darren.
Darren 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.
Turnbull tries to bum rush Darren with a series of wild strikes but Darren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turnbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Darren saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Darren misses the target.
Darren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnbull's hands.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull misses with a right hand
and Darren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darren cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Turnbull looks to clinch
and Darren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turnbull crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darren - the referee stops the clock and Turnbull gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darren. Turnbull manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Darren moved away.
A jab from Turnbull does it's job there.
Turnbull lands with a hook. Darren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darren misses with a hook.
Turnbull appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darren wants to clinch up but Turnbull keeps it at a distance.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darren tries to clinch up.
Darren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Darren counters with a stiff right hand.
Darren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turnbull throws a hook but Darren avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull throws a fast counter high kick but Darren manages to duck under it in time.
Turnbull swings widly with a right hand
and Darren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darren.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Darren tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darren digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Turnbull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s 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.
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!
Darren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darren throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Darren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Turnbull there.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Darren tries to clinch there but Turnbull circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren clinches up against the cage.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren lands an elbow just above Turnbull 's eye.
Darren prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Darren lands with a right to the head.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Turnbull is working Darren over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turnbull's defenses.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Turnbull as the two fighters clinch.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren is leaning against Turnbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Turnbull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turnbull takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turnbull's defenses.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roderick Turnbull.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
James Darren was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a loser!'.
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energy
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hype
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