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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bas Beats. Scott Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rasputin lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it misses.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rasputin.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rasputin under the eye.
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Rasputin down! Morgan is looking to finish but Rasputin is intelligently defending himself.
Rasputin is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Rasputin won't let him.
Rasputin is still in real trouble! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan won't allow Rasputin to get back to his feet.
Morgan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rasputin is proving hard to escape from.
Rasputin seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan won't allow Rasputin to get back to his feet.
Rasputin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morgan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasputin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Rasputin! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan wanted to stand there but Rasputin had control of the position.
Rasputin kicks Morgan off and gets to his feet.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Rasputin looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Morgan and Rasputin goes tumbling to the canvas! Morgan follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Rasputin defends it.
Rasputin is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Rasputin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Rasputin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Rasputin goes down! Can Morgan finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rasputin pushes Morgan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rasputin. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Rasputin tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan works Rasputin's body with a nice hook.
A head kick by Rasputin misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan catches Rasputin napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Rasputin to the canvas!
Rasputin wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Morgan drops Rasputin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rasputin! Morgan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Morgan!
Scott Morgan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Scott Morgan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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