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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maike Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Psychosocial by Slipknot. Mitch has chosen C'mon ! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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234 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Riley Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maike Mitch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Riley Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
No joy there for Mitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan tries to score with a low kick but Mitch moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitch.
Nice body kick there by Mitch.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Riley Morgan has been cut.
Mitch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Mitch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitch trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan works his way into side control.
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.
Morgan trying to control the action but Mitch is working from the bottom.
Mitch is trying to improve his position.
Morgan is staying tight to Mitch's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mitch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitch which made him look bad.
Mitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mitch looks gassed!
The strikes coming from Morgan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morgan stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitch's head.
Morgan slows the pace down in half guard.
Mitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitch is trying to control but can't.
Mitch is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitch which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Mitch counters with a one-two to the body.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Mitch avoids them all with ease.
Morgan throws the left hand but Mitch avoids the punch easily.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Mitch checks the leg kick.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitch as he jumps to the side.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Mitch avoids it well.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Mitch counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Mitch moves out of range.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morgan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitch?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitch wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mitch because Morgan loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Mitch really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mitch is working to get back to half guard.
Mitch wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitch tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riley Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitch tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitch blocks the body kick.
Morgan scores with a takedown into Mitch's guard.
Mitch has his hands on Morgan's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Mitch won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan thows a big elbow that misses.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Mitch won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitch holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mitch wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Mitch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitch counters with a head kick.
Maike Mitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morgan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan postures up in Mitch's guard and throws a big left but Mitch blocks it.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitch pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitch wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Mitch has Morgan pulled in close to control his posture.
Mitch is working an open guard so Morgan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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