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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jordan (ranked 3648 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Turner Trujillo (ranked 237 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jordan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beguiled- Smashing Pumpkins. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm 25 152 1 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 150 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Determined |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Jordan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turner Trujillo! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jordan misses with a looping left. Josh Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jordan lands the left hand. Jordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Trujillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles letting Jordan counter with a right hand. Jordan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Trujillo moves away from the strike by Jordan. Trujillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Jordan with a jab. Trujillo tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range. Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jordan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jordan connects with a body shot. Jordan lands a body shot.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jordan throws out a powerful jab. Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo. Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away. Trujillo looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well. Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Trujillo's shoulder, as Trujillo tries to avoid the shot. Trujillo shoots in but no luck this time. A little feinted left hand from Jordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Trujillo fails with the takedown and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Josh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turner Trujillo. Jordan lands an overhand right. Jordan throws a combination. Trujillo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch. Trujillo tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away. Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trujillo shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jordan connects with a body shot. Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jordan connects with a jab. Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Trujillo drives through with a takedown into guard. Jordan kicks Trujillo off and gets to his feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Trujillo. Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nice uppercut lands for Jordan. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trujillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan sets himself, and Trujillo steps forward looking for the clinch! Jordan avoids it this time. Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jordan getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Josh Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket. Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Jordan. Jordan takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses. Trujillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Trujillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Jordan. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand! Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan. Jordan scores with a jab to the head.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side. Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trujillo doesn't seem bothered though. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jordan lands with a straight right. Trujillo didn't see that one coming. Trujillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trujillo is rocked! Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jordan dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan. Trujillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him? Jordan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Trujillo moves into the clinch. Trujillo seems to have recovered his senses. Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around? Trujillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Trujillo closes the distance and clinches. Trujillo controlling the action here for a moment.
Trujillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trujillo momentarily.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan. Trujillo takes one to the chin there. Jab by Jordan. Trujillo slips a jab from Jordan. Jordan connects with a looping right hand.
Josh Jordan is winning the standup battle so far. Nice defenses there by Trujillo. Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo. Trujillo moves out of range as Jordan strikes. Trujillo looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Despite the aggression on Trujillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
Trujillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jordan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Jordan there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trujillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jordan to the ground. Trujillo is now in Jordan's guard. Jordan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Trujillo is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage. Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Trujillo has the dominant position. Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
Josh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turner Trujillo. Trujillo has Jordan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jordan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jordan connects with a crisp jab. Jordan scores with a jab. Trujillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards. Trujillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trujillo somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Trujillo walks into a left hand. Jordan connects with a single shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jordan throws a body shot but no joy. Trujillo looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well. Jordan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Jordan thuds his right hand into Trujillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Jordan looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range. Trujillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away. It looked like Jordan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trujillo. Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jordan dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Trujillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Trujillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut. Jordan connects with a body shot. Nice jab there from Jordan. Nice uppercut there from Jordan. Jordan drops Trujillo with a beautiful combination! Trujillo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jordan is looking for the KO! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan cracks Trujillo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Trujillo falls to his knees and Jordan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Jordan! Josh Jordan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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