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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Grey (ranked 1037 p4p, 124 weight class) and Geroge Turner (ranked 2325 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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171 cm
25
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Grey! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geroge Turner! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Turner passes Grey's left leg - he's now in half guard. Turner stops Grey from getting back to his feet.
Grey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground. Turner passes the guard and advances to mount! Turner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grey manages to avoid the submission attempt. Grey is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Grey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Turner happy to just control the position for now. Turner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Grey is trying to control Turner's posture but Turner avoids it. Turner trying to control the action but Grey is working from the bottom. Grey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Turner trying to control the action but Grey is working from the bottom. Grey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
 The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well. Grey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grey tries to get out of the position. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Turner advances nicely into full mount.
Grey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Turner. Grey is bucking up trying to escape but Turner cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Turner tries to control but Grey wriggling away. Grey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Turner. Turner avoids the attempt from Grey to control.
Turner swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Geroge Turner! Geroge Turner is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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