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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Turkinen (ranked 889 p4p, 94 weight class) and Tobias Marshall (ranked 2295 p4p, 220 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turkinen stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turkinen lands a jab to the head.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Turkinen.
Marshall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkinen.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Turkinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turkinen lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaako Turkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Turkinen's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen sizes up Marshall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Marshall misses.
A big right from Turkinen misses.
Turkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marshall swings for the body but Turkinen moves out of range.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
Turkinen ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Turkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.
Turkinen swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall lands a right hook to the body.
Turkinen thuds a left hand into Marshall's body.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Turkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkinen.
Tobias Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turkinen works Marshall's body with a nice hook.
Marshall cracks Turkinen with a good jab.
Turkinen lands a jab to Marshall's midsection.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkinen manages to avoid it.
Marshall's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marshall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turkinen misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Turkinen slips the punch.
Marshall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turkinen rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Turkinen.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Turkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Turkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkinen misses with a double jab
and Turkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkinen.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkinen.
Turkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Turkinen missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turkinen with a body shot.
Turkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Marshall throws a jab when Turkinen was well out of range.
It looked like Turkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turkinen misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turkinen. Turkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Turkinen moved out of range nicely.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Turkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marshall scores with a shot to the body.
Turkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkinen has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Turkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
A nice side step and Marshall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaako Turkinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turkinen with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Turkinen misses with a body punch
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkinen looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Turkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Marshall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marshall digs a good hook to Turkinen's body.
Turkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Turkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Turkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turkinen takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall with a nice cross.
Turkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Marshall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Marshall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Turkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turkinen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Turkinen misses
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall throws a body punch but Turkinen moves out of range.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Turkinen.
Turkinen loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Turkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Turkinen counter with a right hand.
Turkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turkinen.
Turkinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marshall lands a jab to the nose.
Turkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkinen.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Turkinen.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkinen is just out of range.
Turkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Turkinen misses with a looping left.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Turkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut.
Turkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall slips under a jab from Turkinen.
Marshall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jaako Turkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tobias Marshall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Turkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Turkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marshall! But no joy.
Marshall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turkinen avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Turkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Marshall misses the body punch
and Turkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Marshall takes a swing at Turkinen's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Turkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Turkinen didn't see that one coming.
Marshall misses with a hook to the body
and Turkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turkinen clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkinen misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkinen misses the target.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkinen.
Marshall takes a swing at Turkinen's ribcage but misses.
Marshall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Turkinen misses its intended target.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen throws a one two combo.
Turkinen misses with an uppercut
and Turkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marshall sprawls well. Marshall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turkinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Marshall digs a good body shot into Turkinen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshall at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Turkinen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Turkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
Marshall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turkinen catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turkinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
Turkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turkinen misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marshall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turkinen throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkinen throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turkinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Turkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turkinen thinking.
Turkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Turkinen's belly button to the back.
Turkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
Turkinen ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshall 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tobias Marshall!
A victorious Tobias Marshall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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