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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux comes into the arena with The Prince blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: No Easy Way Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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141 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux moves into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Boudreaux is controlling him.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Boudreaux won't allow it.
Boudreaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Boudreaux gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morgan regains guard.
Boudreaux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Boudreaux is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morgan.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boudreaux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Boudreaux has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudreaux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Boudreaux prevents Morgan from improving his position.
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.
Boudreaux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boudreaux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Boudreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boudreaux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maritn Boudreaux just wasn't active enough.
Boudreaux feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boudreaux postures up.
Boudreaux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Boudreaux from standing up.
Morgan controls Boudreaux momentarily but Boudreaux frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boudreaux 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritn Boudreaux has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Morgan keeps Boudreaux at a distance using the push kick.
Boudreaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudreaux circles away.
Morgan tries to bum rush Boudreaux with a series of wild strikes but Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudreaux sprawls well. He's pushed Morgan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boudreaux.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan blocks a head kick by Boudreaux.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maritn Boudreaux dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Boudreaux off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morgan pushes down on Boudreaux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morgan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boudreaux!
Morgan trying to control but Boudreaux is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boudreaux is now in Morgan's guard. A big mistake from Morgan there, giving up the dominant position!
Boudreaux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boudreaux preventing the sweep.
Boudreaux wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boudreaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maritn Boudreaux just wasn't active enough.
Boudreaux lands with a right hand.
It looks like Henry Morgan has been cut.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Boudreaux pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boudreaux prevents it.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boudreaux lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Boudreaux is retaining full guard.
Boudreaux wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Boudreaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boudreaux decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Boudreaux controlling him for the moment.
Boudreaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maritn Boudreaux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maritn Boudreaux.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan lunges at Boudreaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreaux's hand.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
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 Maritn Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boudreaux sprawls well. Boudreaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Boudreaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Boudreaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boudreaux counters with a head kick. That will keep Morgan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Boudreaux lands a high kick!
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boudreaux's sensitive parts.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Boudreaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boudreaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. Boudreaux didn't expect that.
Morgan has gone for a leg lock! Boudreaux slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morgan's guard.
Boudreaux stands and steps away. Morgan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boudreaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Maritn Boudreaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Boudreaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a crisp right that sends Morgan to the canvas! Boudreaux follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maritn Boudreaux!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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