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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones wants to clinch
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Turner is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Turner lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Turner jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turner is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Jones throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Turner is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jones tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Jones looks to move away, Turner throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Turner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones lands a body shot.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner decides to pull guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Turner passes into half guard.
Turner uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nathan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones checks a low kick from Turner.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Jones tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Jones prevents a body shot from Turner.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Turner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones is rocked!
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner knocks out Jones with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Turner before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Turner picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elgin Turner!
In his post fight interview, Elgin Turner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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