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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argivas Kerenzikov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Kerenzikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan punishes Kerenzikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerenzikov gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
It looks like Argivas Kerenzikov has been cut.
Kerenzikov is trying to force a seperation but Morgan has the dominant position.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Kerenzikov avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Kerenzikov has the dominant position.
Kerenzikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Kerenzikov breaks from the clinch.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerenzikov misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Kerenzikov slips the punch.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Kerenzikov shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerenzikov's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Kerenzikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Kerenzikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kerenzikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Morgan in the body.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Kerenzikov didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Kerenzikov clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kerenzikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Kerenzikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerenzikov is just out of range.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerenzikov moves away.
James Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Kerenzikov checks it.
Morgan rushes Kerenzikov and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Kerenzikov 's eye.
Morgan throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kerenzikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan lunges at Kerenzikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerenzikov's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kerenzikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerenzikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kerenzikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Kerenzikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerenzikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Kerenzikov slips under a jab.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kerenzikov in his tracks.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Kerenzikov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kerenzikov looks winded!
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerenzikov's face.
Kerenzikov managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Kerenzikov trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morgan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kerenzikov's brow.
Kerenzikov taking a breather.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
James Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kerenzikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kerenzikov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerenzikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Kerenzikov's body. Kerenzikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerenzikov will feel that in the morning.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Kerenzikov checks it
and Kerenzikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerenzikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerenzikov won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan throws an elbow but it misses.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Kerenzikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kerenzikov under the eye.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerenzikov misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Morgan.
Kerenzikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerenzikov.
James Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argivas Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
That has opened up Argivas Kerenzikov's cut even more.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Kerenzikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kerenzikov is breathing heavily.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Argivas Kerenzikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kerenzikov blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerenzikov can do to turn this around?
Kerenzikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerenzikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerenzikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Kerenzikov avoids it.
James Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Kerenzikov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kerenzikov moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Kerenzikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerenzikov missing with knees to the body.
Kerenzikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan pushes Kerenzikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Morgan.
Argivas Kerenzikov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
James Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Kerenzikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerenzikov clinches.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Kerenzikov blocks with his arms.
Morgan tries a body shot but Kerenzikov blocks it.
Kerenzikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Kerenzikov prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerenzikov is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kerenzikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerenzikov throws a head kick that misses.
Kerenzikov closes the distance and clinches.
Kerenzikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Kerenzikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Kerenzikov into the cage.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerenzikov clinches with his opponent.
Morgan gets underhooks to prevent Kerenzikov's takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerenzikov has him pressed against the cage.
Kerenzikov dodges an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan wants to break free but Kerenzikov has control.
Kerenzikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerenzikov is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerenzikov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerenzikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerenzikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Kerenzikov has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Kerenzikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Kerenzikov.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Kerenzikov shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Argivas Kerenzikov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Morgan!
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