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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 239 p4p, 34 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 295 p4p, 43 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow. Reilly lands a body punch. Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Turnbull's head. Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly. Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Reilly. Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside. Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle. Reilly misses with some punches.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch. Turnbull blocks an elbow strike. Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull. Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges. Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly lands an uppercut. Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly. Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head. Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Reilly. Turnbull lands a left hand.
Reilly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Turnbull seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reilly can turn it around. Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Reilly. Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside. Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
Reilly is leaning against Turnbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Turnbull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Turnbull throws a head punch that misses. Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected. Reilly lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Reilly. Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut. Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turnbull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Reilly lands a right hand. Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short left from Reilly. Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head. Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull. A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reilly throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly. Turnbull misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly. Turnbull lands with a left to the head. Reilly lands a body punch. Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Turnbull avoids the damage to the body. A short uppercut from Turnbull. Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head. Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not. A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. Reilly tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reilly closes the distance and clinches. Turnbull working aggressively here.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it. Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow. Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull scores with a nice hook to the head. Turnbull lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull. Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside. Reilly throws a head punch that misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull. Reilly lands an elbow inside. Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Reilly works on Turnbull's body with a couple of short punches. Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch. Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Reilly lands with a right to the head. Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. Turnbull avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses. Reilly lands with a short shot to the head. Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow. Turnbull lands a left hand.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head. Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head. Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull. Reilly blocking some punches.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turnbull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. Turnbull blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage. Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reilly missing with knees to the body.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A short uppercut from Reilly. Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Turnbull is working Reilly over against the cage. Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Reilly. Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch. Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses. Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull. Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull. With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses. Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly. Turnbull avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly. Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turnbull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turnbull or not. Reilly lands a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly pushes Turnbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes. Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull. Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch. Reilly darts in trying to clinch and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Reilly throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range. Turnbull misses with a wild body shot. Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Reilly. Turnbull throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off. Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull. Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it. A jab from Turnbull misses. Reilly has Turnbull up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside. Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head. Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside. Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land. Turnbull is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head. Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head. Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turnbull tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Turnbull lands a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turnbull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. Reilly lands a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull. A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land. Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull takes a shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly. Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reilly lands with a right to the head. Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut. Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Turnbull.
Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top. Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull. Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it. Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Turnbull working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull is working Reilly over against the cage. Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short left from Reilly. Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body. Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly. Reilly gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow. Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike. Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Turnbull takes a shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roderick Turnbull did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull. Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
As Turnbull backs off Reilly throws a huge counter combo but Turnbull manages to avoid it all. Turnbull is looking to wear down Reilly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull works the jab nicely. Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull. Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reilly's head backwards. Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turnbull, pushing him back against the cage. Turnbull lands a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly. Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle. Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short uppercut from Turnbull. Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly. Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head. Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull. Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. Nice body punch from Turnbull. Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull scores with a nice hook to the head. Reilly prevents a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Turnbull. Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it. Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly takes a shot to the head. Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut. Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges. Reilly is leaning against Turnbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it. Good body shot from Turnbull.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly. Reilly misses with an elbow over the top. Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Turnbull pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head. Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. Turnbull tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. 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! Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly 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. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull. A hook to the body from Reilly.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow. Turnbull misses with some punches.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected. Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Turnbull lands a right hand. Turnbull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Turnbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly. Roderick Turnbull is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Reilly misses. Reilly stalks Turnbull and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turnbull's face. Turnbull staggers backwards, shaken. The fighters circle momentarily. Turnbull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly. Turnbull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly tries to clinch but Turnbull moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turnbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters by clinching up. Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it. Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Turnbull blocks an elbow strike. A short left from Reilly. Turnbull blocks an elbow strike. Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly. Turnbull avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch. Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside. Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it. Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike. Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike. Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land. Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull. Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage. Turnbull throws a head punch that misses. Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull. Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside. Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Turnbull's head. Turnbull tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turnbull throws a head punch that misses. Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch. Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reilly tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly presses Turnbull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Reilly takes a shot to the head. Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Turnbull's head. Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle. Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards. Reilly missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly 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 fight! Frank Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Turnbull 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:49 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roderick Turnbull! Roderick Turnbull retains his welterweight title!
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