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Death Squad 162:Morgan vs Koko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Essss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Essss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birdman Lugz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugz has closed the distance and engaged Essss in a clinch.
Essss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lugz wants a takedown but no success here.
Essss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Essss breaks the clinch.
Essss takes a swing at Lugz's ribcage but misses.
Essss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Essss misses with a body shot.
Essss sets himself, and Lugz steps forward looking for the clinch! Essss avoids it this time.
Lugz clinches.
Essss looking to throw knees to the head but Lugz is blocking nicely.
Essss cracks Lugz with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Essss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Essss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Essss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Essss pulls guard effortlessly.
Lugz stopping the sweep attempt from Essss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugz distracts Essss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Essss has Lugz pulled in close to control his posture.
Lugz trying to move into half guard but instead Essss has managed to sweep!
Essss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Essss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lugz is keeping the position for now.
Essss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Essss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Essss advances to half guard.
Essss trying to control the action but Lugz is working from the bottom.
Essss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Essss throwing shots but Lugz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Essss is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Essss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Essss clinches up against the cage.
Essss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lugz has him pressed against the cage.
Essss jumps guard and drags Lugz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lugz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lugz preventing the sweep.
Lugz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Essss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essss wants to get back to his feet but Lugz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lugz trying to control but Essss is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Essss holds on and takes a little breather.
Essss wants to stand up but Lugz is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Essss trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Essss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Essss moves into the clinch.
Essss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lugz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Essss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lugz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Essss clinches with his opponent.
Lugz tries for a takedown but Essss manages to get underhooks.
Essss wants a takedown but no success here.
Essss taking a breather.
Essss throws an elbow that misses.
Essss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lugz can do to turn this around?
Lugz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Essss after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Essss.
Essss gets underhooks to prevent Lugz's takedown attempt.
Ken Essss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Birdman Lugz.
Essss trying to land knees to the body.
Essss tries to pull guard but Lugz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Essss wants to take the fight to the mat but Lugz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lugz prevents Essss from breaking the clinch.
Essss trying to control the position but instead, Lugz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Essss into the cage.
Lugz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lugz managing to block the knees to the body from Essss.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Essss wants to get back to striking at distance but Lugz won't allow it.
Essss goes for a takedown attempt but Lugz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Essss moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Essss can't find room to land a body shot as Lugz controls the action.
Essss taking a breather.
Essss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Essss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lugz is defending well.
Lugz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lugz is pressed up against the cage. Essss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lugz down to the mat. Lugz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lugz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Essss defends it nicely.
Lugz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Essss, pushing him back against the cage.
Lugz is working for takedown but Essss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Essss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lugz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Essss moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Essss darts in and clinches Lugz up against the cage.
Lugz pulls guard.
Essss trying to control the position from guard on top but Lugz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Essss content to stall in guard here.
Essss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Essss with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lugz keeping moving, preventing Essss from controlling successfully.
Essss wants to stand but Lugz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Essss throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Essss throws a right and a left that Lugz avoids nicely.
Lugz clinches.
Lugz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Essss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Essss stops a takedown attempt from Lugz.
Essss has Lugz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lugz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Essss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Essss forces Lugz back against the cage and clinches.
Essss taking a breather.
Essss can't break the clinch.
Essss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lugz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lugz prevents the takedown attempt.
Essss wants to break free but Lugz has control.
Essss jumps guard but Lugz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Essss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Essss tries to break the clinch but Lugz is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Essss fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lugz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Essss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Essss looking for a takedown.
Essss gets underhooks to prevent Lugz's takedown attempt.
Ken Essss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Essss decides to pull guard.
Lugz wants to control from the top but Essss keeps moving.
Lugz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lugz is fighting to break Essss's control of his arms but Essss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lugz won't allow Essss to sweep him here.
Essss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Essss pulls Lugz in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Essss is trying to keep Lugz in close.
Essss wants to stand up but Lugz is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Essss looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Essss breaks from the clinch.
Essss clinches up against the cage.
Lugz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Essss's efforts to push away.
Lugz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Essss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lugz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugz has Essss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Essss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lugz is looking for a takedown.
Essss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Essss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lugz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Essss looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Essss looks to throw a body kick
and Lugz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Essss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Essss stuffs the takedown.
Lugz clinches up with Essss and pushes him back against the cage.
Essss throws an elbow but it misses.
Essss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Essss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Essss tries a body shot but Lugz blocks it.
Ken Essss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essss stalling against the cage.
Essss trying to land knees to the body.
Essss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lugz blocks it with crossed arms.
Essss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lugz's elbow.
Lugz has Essss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Essss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Essss tries to circle away but Lugz has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Essss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lugz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Essss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Birdman Lugz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Essss jabs at Lugz's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Essss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Essss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Essss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter's entrance music is Pink Fong. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dexter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa with a poor takedown
and Dexter counters with a left and a right that stings Balboa.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Dexter looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dexter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Balboa looks to move away, Dexter throws a big counter combo bu Balboa just gets out of the way.
Dexter shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dexter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Balboa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Balboa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dexter wants to control but Balboa postures up.
Dexter regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter actively working from the bottom here.
Balboa wants to stand up but Dexter is controlling the position.
Balboa is looking for a kimura here.
Dexter trying to hold on to Balboa's head to control him but Balboa postures up.
Dexter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balboa pulls his head out easily.
Balboa controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dexter manages to get to full guard.
Balboa is looking to work some ground and pound but Dexter has wrist control.
Dexter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Balboa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dexter is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dexter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balboa defends it easily.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dexter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a big right hand that misses.
Dexter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dexter is on top in guard.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dexter is controlling him.
Balboa can't keep his opponent in guard - Dexter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is looking for a kimura here.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Dexter is controlling him
Dexter is working for a kimura but Balboa is defending it quite comfortably.
Balboa is trying to maintain the position but Dexter is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dylan Dexter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa darts in and clinches Dexter up against the cage.
Balboa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dexter can't fight it off and eventually Balboa manages to take the fight to the floor. Dexter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dexter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balboa pushes Dexter off looking to stand but Dexter dives back in and keeps control.
Dexter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balboa is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa punching from the bottom.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Dexter is controlling him
Dexter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balboa has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to roll over but Dexter keeps him under control.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Dylan Dexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dexter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dexter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dexter 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dexter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balboa sees it coming and defends easily.
Dexter prevents Balboa from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter blocks a low kick nicely.
Balboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dexter keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Dexter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balboa defends it easily.
Balboa tries to stand but Dexter is controlling from the bottom.
Dexter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balboa defends well.
Dexter being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter pushes a forearm under Balboa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Balboa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Dexter!
After winning the bout, Dylan Dexter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes to the cage accompanied by Octopus's garden. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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143 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Mercurious!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Star. Those never looked like landing.
Mercurious moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercurious buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercurious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercurious keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Star backing away here, and Mercurious unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Star misses with a takedown attempt - Mercurious sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercurious takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercurious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurious thuds his shin into the meat of Star's side.
Mercurious tries to bum rush Star with a series of wild strikes but Star uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious throws a nice inside leg kick.
Star misses with a kick to the body
and Mercurious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercurious lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Star tries to clinch there but Mercurious circles away.
Mercurious moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Star blocks a head kick by Mercurious.
Star throws a big counter combination but Mercurious scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercurious lands a head shot.
Mercurious connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercurious lands a head shot.
Star clinches with his opponent.
Mercurious blocks an elbow strike.
Star looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercurious can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Star has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star looking to throw knees to the head but Mercurious is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Star.
Star creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mercurious lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Star throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercurious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocky Mercurious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Star lands with a good body shot.
Mercurious keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Mercurious on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Star throws a head kick that misses.
Star takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star moves away from the strike by Mercurious.
Star clinches.
Star is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercurious is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star throws an elbow that misses.
Star manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mercurious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Star tries a head kick but it misses.
Star fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercurious checks it well.
Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercurious moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercurious.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Star.
An elbow from Star crashes against the mat.
Star tries to score with some ground and pound. Mercurious controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Star wants to control but Mercurious is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star misses with the ground and pound.
Star wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mercurious, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Star crashes against the mat.
Star working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Star misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Star looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mercurious is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Star.
Mercurious taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mercurious managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Star.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bingo Star will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Star misses with a head kick.
Star takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bingo Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Mercurious pushes him off.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercurious appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Star on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercurious. Mercurious obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Star scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Star misses
and Mercurious counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercurious scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Star moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercurious walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Star checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Star pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Mercurious misses with a few strikes there.
Star is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercurious throws a solid leg kick but Star takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercurious.
Star closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mercurious's guard.
Star throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star looking to sit in guard and control but Mercurious gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Star throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Star working a defensive guard but Mercurious manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Star is looking for a sweep.
Mercurious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Star. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercurious working away.
Star is looking for a sweep.
Star is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercurious working away.
Star is looking to regain half guard here but Mercurious keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Star's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Star manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mercurious's best efforts.
Star is looking for a sweep. Mercurious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mercurious wants to pass the guard but Star is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mercurious stops Star from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Star throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star throws a combination that misses
and Mercurious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Star thinking.
Star throws a front kick aimed at Mercurious's knee but Mercurious avoids it well.
Mercurious thuds a left hand into Star's body.
Mercurious looks for the body kick but Star saw that one coming.
Star looks to throw a body kick
and Mercurious counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercurious swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Mercurious scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercurious moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercurious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Star takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Star has managed to clinch.
Mercurious blocks an elbow strike from Star.
Mercurious breaks from the clinch.
Star slips a jab and a cross from Mercurious.
Star appears to be looking for a big counter.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Star backs off Mercurious throws a huge counter combo but Star manages to avoid it all.
Mercurious blocks a head kick by Star.
Star backing away here, and Mercurious unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercurious counters with a one-two to the body.
Star avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercurious throws a predictable looking body shot
and Star moves into the clinch.
Star looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercurious is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Star can't get the takedown.
Mercurious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Star throws an elbow but misses.
Star tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercurious avoids the damage to the body.
Star lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercurious won't want to take too many of those.
Mercurious has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Star seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mercurious can turn it around.
Star is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mercurious pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bingo Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercurious on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercurious dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mercurious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star misses with a head kick.
Star misses with a body kick.
Star has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Star there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rocky Mercurious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurious connects with a right hand. Star shakes it off.
Star closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mercurious looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mercurious controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mercurious is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercurious wants to sweep but Star has passed to side control!
Star misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Star cracks Mercurious with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Star with the ground and pound but Mercurious regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Star throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Star wants to free his trapped foot but Mercurious is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Star seems content to control.
Mercurious gets back to full guard.
Mercurious working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Star stops Mercurious from standing up.
Star with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Star throwing strikes from guard but Mercurious blocks nicely.
Star has gone for a leg lock! Mercurious slips out almost immediately though and dives into Star's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star is trying to control the position but Mercurious postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Mercurious.
I think Mercurious has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurious!
Rocky Mercurious decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Invictus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steve Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Invictus's chin.
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185 lbs
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31
190 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Invictus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson drives through and clinches with Invictus against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Invictus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Watson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Invictus controls the action.
Invictus throws a head punch that misses.
Watson looking to stall.
Invictus missing with knees to the body.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Invictus controls his hands.
Watson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Invictus regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to control from the top but Invictus keeps moving.
Watson pushes down on Invictus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Invictus is keeping him busy.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Invictus looks winded!
Invictus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watson trying to control but Invictus is having none of it.
Watson goes for an armbar but Invictus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Invictus.
Invictus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson managing to control the position.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invictus is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Invictus manages to get himself to full guard.
Invictus can't keep his opponent in guard - Watson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Invictus is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Invictus is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Watson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Invictus sees it coming and defends easily.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson works on Invictus's body with a couple of short punches.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson tries a body shot but Invictus blocks it.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Invictus looking to stall.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Invictus can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Invictus is breathing heavily.
Watson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Invictus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Invictus defends it well.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steve Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson has control of Invictus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Invictus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Invictus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Watson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Invictus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Watson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take his opponent's back but Invictus doesn't allow it.
Invictus can't escape the position.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Invictus is looking to escape.
Watson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Invictus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson working for a submission but Invictus is keeping him at bay.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
Watson wants to control the pace but Invictus is squirming around nicely.
Watson looking for a guillotine from mount but Invictus is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson looking for a guillotine from mount but Invictus is having none of it.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Invictus turns into him and now he's in Watson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Watson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Invictus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Invictus blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson is trying to drag Invictus to the mat but Invictus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Invictus controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries a body shot but Invictus blocks it.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Invictus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Invictus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Watson is looking for a choke. Invictus gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Invictus manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Invictus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Invictus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson pulls Invictus in close to his closed guard and prevents Invictus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Invictus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson pulls Invictus in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson wants to control from the top but Invictus keeps moving.
Watson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Invictus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Invictus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Invictus!
Steve Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Invictus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Watson sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Invictus is very close to passing his half guard.
Watson gets full guard.
Watson 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.
Watson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but Invictus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lance Invictus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Watson!
A very excited looking Steve Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has chosen Steve McQueen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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37
125 lbs
40 - 20 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Hua.
A combination from Hua does no damage.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Mendes cracks a nice hook into Hua's ribs.
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Hua throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mendes there.
Hua tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
A jab from Mendes finds it's way through Hua's defenses.
Mendes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hua. Hua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes works over Hua's head and body with a nice combination.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendes is defending well for now.
Hua swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hua throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hua has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendes avoids it.
Hua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mendes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hua swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendes prevents it.
Mendes looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendes breaks the clinch.
Mendes works Hua's body with a nice hook.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hua works the jab nicely.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes scores with a punch to the head.
Hua looks to clinch
and Mendes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua rushes Mendes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hua or not.
Hua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mendes.
Mendes manages to break the clinch.
Hua misses with a series of wild punches.
Hua throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hua tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Mendes coming out on top.
Mendes tests Hua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hua works Mendes's body with a nice hook.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes digs a good hook to Hua's body.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes checks the leg kick.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Hua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendes lunges at Hua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hua's hand.
Mendes darts in and clinches Hua up against the cage.
Hua lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Hua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hua can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
Hua stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendes lands a hook that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hua is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendes gets an underhook and turns Hua into the cage.
A body shot lands from Mendes.
Hua tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Hua scores with a shot to the side of Mendes's head.
Mendes lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hua.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Hua tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hua throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendes avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Mendes 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.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Hua.
Hua throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mendes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Hua closes the distance and clinches.
Hua tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendes as Hua tries to tie him up.
Mendes stalling.
Hua misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mendes breaks the clinch.
Chad Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes clobbers Hua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiao Hua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes scores with a jab. Hua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Mendes.
Mendes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendes lands a nice hook to Hua's body. Hua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendes gets a clinch.
Hua trying to control the position but instead, Mendes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hua into the cage.
Mendes stops a takedown attempt from Hua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendes has Hua pushed against the cage.
Mendes lands a shot to the body.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua cracks Mendes with a nice body shot.
Hua lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua prevents a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes blocking some punches.
Mendes being controlled against the cage.
Mendes works on Hua's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hua.
A short body shot lands from Mendes as the two fighters clinch.
Hua tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
Hua slowing the pace effectively.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hua tries to land a knee to the head but Mendes blocks with his arms.
Mendes stalling in the clinch but Hua improves position.
Mendes throws a head punch that misses.
Hua prevents a body shot from Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Mendes.
Hua wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xiao Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch but Hua keeps him there for the moment.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Hua.
Hua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes stalling in the clinch but Hua improves position.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Mendes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mendes being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to break free.
Hua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Hua.
Hua tries to land a knee to the head but Mendes blocks with his arms.
Hua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hua defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes catches Hua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hua throws a combination that misses
and Mendes counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Mendes. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hua backs up against the cage.
Mendes with a hook.
Mendes lands a head shot.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hua throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hua tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hua misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Mendes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hua tries to clinch up.
Mendes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hua's calf.
Hua throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Hua tries to clinch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.
Mendes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendes connects with a looping right hand.
Hua is rocked!
Mendes cracks Hua on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hua falls backwards against the cage. Mendes follows up with more strikes that drop Hua to his knees. Mendes keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Mendes!
After the big win, Chad Mendes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apio Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor has chosen how i could just kill a man as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apio Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okafor at a distance.
Diaz with a hook.
Okafor thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Okafor off the cage and back into range.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Okafor as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okafor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Okafor keeps him there for the moment.
Okafor prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Okafor has control.
Okafor landing knees to the body.
Diaz gets control of Okafor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Okafor wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Okafor 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.
Diaz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Okafor is defending well. Diaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Okafor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koko feints a counter leg kick.
Koko lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Koko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koko slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Andrew Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Koko circles away easily
and Koko counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with a left to the body.
Koko defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Koko scores with a nice head shot.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Morgan.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan sizes up Koko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Koko avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koko, right into the meat.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Koko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
Koko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koko.
Morgan tries to move into range but Koko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koko scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
Koko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a shot to the body.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Koko moves out of range.
Koko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koko. That's going to slow Morgan down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koko.
Koko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Koko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koko counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan tries to bum rush Koko with a series of wild strikes but Koko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Morgan has been working on his balance at English Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Koko.
Morgan misses with a hook. Koko ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Koko scores with a four punch combination!
Koko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Morgan backing away here, and Koko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko counters with a thumping low kick.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Koko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Koko has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koko avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan backing away here, and Koko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Michael Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koko scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
A combination from Koko does no damage.
Morgan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Koko.
Koko cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Morgan with a hook.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
As Morgan backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Morgan manages to avoid it all.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koko staying out of range there.
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Koko.
Koko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Koko moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Koko.
Koko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koko, right into the meat.
Koko stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koko.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Koko has double underhooks.
Koko lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Koko.
Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Koko's head back.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Morgan misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koko! But no joy.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Koko avoids them all with ease.
Koko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koko.
Morgan throws the left hand but Koko avoids the punch easily.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Koko misses.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Koko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Koko counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koko was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Koko.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Koko's shoulder, as Koko tries to avoid the shot.
Koko throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Koko scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Koko is out of range.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Koko avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koko under the eye.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koko punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Koko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koko slips a jab from Morgan.
Koko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko blocks a jab.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koko circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koko lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Koko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan misses with a hook. Koko ducked under it nicely.
Koko feints a counter leg kick.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koko.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Koko to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Koko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
Koko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko really 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.
Koko thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Koko moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Koko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko staying out of range there.
Morgan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Koko's head but Koko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morgan blocks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Koko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koko tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koko cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Koko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Koko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Koko circles away easily
and Koko counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Koko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koko throws a counter combo.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morgan with a body shot.
Koko lands a two punch combo.
Koko is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Koko stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koko defends well and Morgan ends up having to push Koko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Koko lands a two punch combo.
Koko sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Koko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Koko thows a body kick. Morgan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koko dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morgan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Koko digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Koko digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Koko counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Koko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Koko lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koko slips a straight right by Morgan.
Koko staying out of range there.
Koko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Koko misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Koko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Koko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koko as he jumps to the side.
Koko lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Koko won't allow it.
Koko lands a nice uppercut.
Koko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koko misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan fails with the takedown
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Koko's ribs.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Koko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Koko lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Koko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Koko throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Koko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko slips a jab from Morgan.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Andrew Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koko lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new middleweight champion!
Michael Koko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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