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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosugi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gonna Slap a Pimp. Morgan has chosen Sherry Monocle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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134 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sho Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a low kick but Kosugi avoids it.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kosugi ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kosugi throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Kosugi.
Kosugi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan lands a head kick. Kosugi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kosugi shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Kosugi looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Kosugi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kosugi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morgan because Kosugi loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Kosugi.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Kosugi dominating with strikes here.
Kosugi is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Kosugi's attempts to control the action.
Morgan wants to hold on but Kosugi pushes him away.
Kosugi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kosugi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kosugi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kosugi looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi landing punches.
Morgan is rocked!
Kosugi working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Kosugi finish him?
Kosugi misses with a head shot.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosugi misses with a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosugi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi goes for an armbar but Morgan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morgan.
Kosugi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kosugi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Kosugi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kosugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kosugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kosugi is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sho Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Kosugi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kosugi off to one side.
Morgan catches Kosugi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kosugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan motions for Kosugi to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosugi is just out of range.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kosugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Kosugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosugi looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kosugi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kosugi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan throws a low kick but Kosugi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
A left lands for Morgan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Kosugi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kosugi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kosugi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kosugi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kosugi throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Kosugi is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Kosugi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kosugi checks a low kick from Morgan.
Kosugi drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Kosugi pushes down on Morgan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Kosugi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosugi tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Kosugi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan has hold of Kosugi's hands but Kosugi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sho Kosugi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosugi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kosugi.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan swings for the body but Kosugi moves out of range.
Kosugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kosugi throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Kosugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosugi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Kosugi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosugi moves away.
Kosugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosugi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kosugi tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi blocks the body kick.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Kosugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kosugi if he has to take too many more of those.
Kosugi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
Kosugi forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Kosugi is controlling him
Kosugi throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosugi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Kosugi there.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Kosugi in his half guard.
Kosugi trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Kosugi working Morgan over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kosugi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kosugi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosugi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Kosugi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kosugi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Kosugi!
Sho Kosugi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Simon needs to learn how to punch, he hits like his pimp manager bitch slaps. I was never hurt at all and was just playing with him until the time was right to make my move. He just got ninja'ed'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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