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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derick Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derick Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
It looks like Derick Morgan has been cut.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morgan takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Morgan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morgan if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morgan.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tao keeps Morgan at a distance using the push kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Morgan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Tao lands but Morgan takes it in his stride.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao pushes Morgan away with a front kick.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao lands a front kick.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morgan takes a step back to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Morgan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Tao scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Tao lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Derick Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tao! Morgan is out on his feet! Tao rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Morgan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Morgan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Tao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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