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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CJ Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. CJ Turner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Turner lands.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
CJ Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Morgan.
Turner closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turner lands a right hand.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Turner has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner is looking to escape.
Turner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan is stalling here. Turner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morgan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turner throws an elbow but Morgan slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morgan wants to stand up but Turner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Turner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control from the bottom.
Turner is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Turner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
CJ Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Morgan.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turner lands the left hand.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan shoots and misses
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Turner lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Henry Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turner with a hook.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Turner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turner.
Turner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turner trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turner connects with a decent elbow.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turner is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turner seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turner postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan fails with the takedown
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
A cross from Turner lands.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
CJ Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Morgan.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
Turner scores with a hook.
Turner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Turner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Turner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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