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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 402 p4p, 41 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 914 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but John checks it.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
John connects with the punch.
John has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
John throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turnbull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
John cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Turnbull takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull walks into a stiff left hand from John.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
Turnbull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John walks into a straight right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a high kick!
Turnbull throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turnbull takes a step back to recover.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Turnbull seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Turnbull throws a low kick but John avoids it.
Scott John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turnbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turnbull throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turnbull.
That kick from John tenderised Turnbull's leg. Turnbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
Turnbull is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John lunges at Turnbull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turnbull's hand.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from John.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
Turnbull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from Turnbull lands.
John lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Turnbull misses
and John counters with a good low kick that Turnbull was not able to check.
Turnbull swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Both fighters circling a little - John finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Turnbull counters with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Turnbull blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnbull throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - John coming out on top.
Turnbull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull moves out of range as John strikes.
John throws a leg kick which misses Turnbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Turnbull tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott John dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John misses with an uppercut
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from John.
Turnbull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from John.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turnbull in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
John throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Turnbull might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, John has got the better of the exchanges.
Donk. John catches Turnbull right on the button with a cross.
John wants to clinch up but Turnbull keeps it at a distance.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Turnbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John works Turnbull's body with a nice hook.
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!
John throws a right hand that misses
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turnbull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks a jab.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turnbull slips a straight right by John.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Turnbull shrugs it off though.
John takes the fight into the clinch.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
John pushes Turnbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting John here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turnbull avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
John crunches a lovely knee into Turnbull's ribcage.
Turnbull is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John lands a nice uppercut.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Colin Turnbull has been cut.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turnbull has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turnbull can turn it around.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
Turnbull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from John.
Turnbull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow just above Turnbull 's eye.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
John lands an elbow that stopped Turnbull in his tracks for a moment.
John lands an elbow inside that Turnbull shrugs off.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Turnbull is rocked!
John lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John lands an elbow just above Turnbull 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John lands an elbow inside that Turnbull shrugs off.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turnbull can do to turn this around?
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turnbull in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Turnbull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turnbull takes a step back to recover.
Turnbull seems to have recovered his senses.
John lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
Turnbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turnbull throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John connects with a leg kick. Turnbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for John.
Turnbull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
Turnbull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John wants to clinch.
John scores with a nice strike.
John motions for Turnbull to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Scott John is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for John.
John throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John instigates a clinch.
Turnbull takes an elbow to the forehead.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from John.
Turnbull is rocked!
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Colin Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
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!
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull seems to have recovered his senses.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turnbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John working Turnbull over with knees to the body.
Turnbull takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turnbull is defending well for now.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turnbull's face.
That has opened up Colin Turnbull's cut even more.
Turnbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from John.
John lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Turnbull to his knees! John keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
An out of breath Scott John thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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