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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rovan Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovan Turner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rovan Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal scores with a punch to the head.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Masvidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Masvidal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner instigates a clinch.
Turner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masvidal managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masvidal blocks the elbow strike.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jorge Masvidal has been cut.
Turner stalling against the cage.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Turner has the dominant position.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner lands a good knee to the midsection. Masvidal won't want to take too many of those.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Turner.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masvidal's face.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Turner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turner has Masvidal pushed against the cage.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner throws an elbow that misses.
Masvidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Turner lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Masvidal uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turner wants to stand up but Masvidal is controlling him.
Masvidal drops back looking for a leg! Turner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turner manages to kick Masvidal off! Masvidal jumps back into Turner's guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
Turner wants to stand but Masvidal is controlling the position.
Masvidal tries to stand but Turner is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masvidal wants to get back to full guard.
Turner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Masvidal!
Turner cracks Masvidal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Masvidal is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Masvidal is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Masvidal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turner working for a submission but Masvidal is keeping him at bay.
Masvidal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masvidal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masvidal shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rovan Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal's cut.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turner tries to clinch but Masvidal is having none of it.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Masvidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rovan Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masvidal connects with a right hand. Turner shakes it off.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner tries to clinch but Masvidal moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masvidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Masvidal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Masvidal pushes him off.
Turner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch there but Masvidal circles away.
Turner moves to clinch but Masvidal breaks away
and Masvidal counters with a two punch combo.
Turner is rocked!
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masvidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Masvidal blocks an elbow strike.
Turner keeps control of Masvidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Rovan Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turner.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
Turner jumps into guard, dragging Masvidal to the mat.
Turner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A combination from Masvidal does no damage.
Turner has Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jorge Masvidal's cut even more.
Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Masvidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Jorge Masvidal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masvidal's brow.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Masvidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masvidal wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rovan Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner tries to clinch there but Masvidal circles away.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Masvidal pushes him off.
Masvidal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masvidal can do to turn this around?
Masvidal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Masvidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masvidal lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner tries to clinch there but Masvidal circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Masvidal avoids the damage to the body.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masvidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Masvidal scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Masvidal. Those never looked like landing.
Masvidal throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masvidal misses with a low kick.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rovan Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masvidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rovan Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Masvidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masvidal lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masvidal lands a glancing blow to the side of Turner's head.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masvidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner tries to clinch but Masvidal moves out of range.
Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masvidal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masvidal.
Turner wants to clinch up but Masvidal keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner tries to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a nice body shot.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Masvidal avoids the head kick by Turner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Masvidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masvidal keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Masvidal missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Masvidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner wants to clinch up but Masvidal keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Masvidal does no damage.
A big right from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner tries to clinch there but Masvidal circles away.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Masvidal both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal lands a nice shot that snaps Turner's head back.
Jorge Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Masvidal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Rovan Turner!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Rovan Turner!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Rovan Turner!
Rovan Turner wins by unanimous decision!
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