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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1046 p4p, 121 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 456 p4p, 64 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turnbull pushes Barnkvist away with a front kick.
Barnkvist connects with the punch.
Barnkvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Turnbull is having none of it.
Turnbull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turnbull scores with a nice strike.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnkvist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Barnkvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turnbull stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Barnkvist.
Turnbull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull looking for a sweep. Not yet Turnbull, not yet.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Turnbull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turnbull trying to control but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
Turnbull controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull won't allow Barnkvist to sweep him here.
Barnkvist is working hard here to advance position.
Barnkvist controls Turnbull momentarily but Turnbull frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnkvist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turnbull's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turnbull is on top in guard.
Barnkvist keeping moving, preventing Turnbull from controlling successfully.
Barnkvist working a defensive guard but Turnbull manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barnkvist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turnbull tries to advance to mount but Barnkvist denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turnbull wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Barnkvist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnkvist tries to improve position but can't.
Barnkvist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnkvist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turnbull's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turnbull's back!
Turnbull is trapped and Barnkvist is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Barnkvist throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Barnkvist punishes Turnbull with strikes from the back mount.
Can Turnbull hold on?! Barnkvist is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Turnbull wants to escape the position.
Barnkvist missing with punches from the back.
Turnbull trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist keeps control of the position as Turnbull tries to break free.
Barnkvist throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Barnkvist is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Barnkvist dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnkvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnkvist.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Turnbull lands an overhand right.
Barnkvist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnkvist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnbull misses with a kick to the body.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnkvist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turnbull throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist closes the distance and pushes Turnbull back into the cage.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Barnkvist trying to control the position but instead, Turnbull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnkvist into the cage.
Barnkvist is trying to drag Turnbull to the mat but Turnbull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Barnkvist avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Turnbull is leaning against Barnkvist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnkvist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turnbull is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnkvist wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown but Turnbull manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Turnbull stops a takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Barnkvist goes for a takedown attempt but Turnbull pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turnbull digs a good body shot into Barnkvist's ribs.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Barnkvist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Turnbull is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Turnbull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnkvist doesn't seem phased though.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Turnbull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnkvist's calf.
Barnkvist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turnbull lands a lovely overhand right.
Turnbull gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnkvist to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barnkvist won't allow Turnbull to sweep him here.
Barnkvist throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Barnkvist slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnkvist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnkvist throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnkvist wants to control from the top but Turnbull keeps moving.
Peter Barnkvist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turnbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnkvist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnkvist misses the target.
Barnkvist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnkvist will feel that in the morning.
Barnkvist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turnbull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab by Turnbull.
Turnbull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnkvist's calf.
Barnkvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Turnbull sprawls well. He's pushed Barnkvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turnbull throws a front kick that sends Barnkvist stumbling back into the cage.
Turnbull thuds a left hand into Barnkvist's body.
Turnbull instigates a clinch.
Barnkvist blocks an uppercut.
Barnkvist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnkvist wants the takedown. Turnbull is fighting it off but Barnkvist persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Turnbull's guard against the cage.
Barnkvist looking to sit in guard and control but Turnbull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist keeping moving, preventing Turnbull from controlling successfully.
Barnkvist wants to sweep here but Turnbull controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnkvist is on top in guard.
Turnbull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Turnbull blocks nicely.
Barnkvist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turnbull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turnbull looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnkvist trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Turnbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnkvist looking to pass the guard.
Barnkvist is working Turnbull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turnbull wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnkvist works over Turnbull with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnkvist won't allow Turnbull to sweep him here.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turnbull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnkvist is able to avoid easily.
Turnbull defending well as Barnkvist loads up on a big left hand.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Turnbull is having none of it.
Barnkvist lands a glancing blow to the side of Turnbull's head.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnkvist.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnbull as he connects with a hook.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Barnkvist moved away.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnkvist.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turnbull tries to land a leg kick but Barnkvist saw it coming and moves away.
Barnkvist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnkvist moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnkvist throwing a counter right hand but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turnbull thumps Barnkvist with a low kick.
Barnkvist looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Turnbull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turnbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnkvist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turnbull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
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