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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (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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215 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan clobbers Ciprut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ciprut on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ciprut is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ciprut scores with a spinning back kick!
Ciprut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Morgan looking to finish!
Ciprut is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprut counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ciprut has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ciprut and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Ciprut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
Morgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ciprut missing with knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ciprut's face.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Ciprut is blocking nicely.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciprut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciprut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciprut pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciprut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciprut is defending well for now.
Ciprut working Morgan over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Ciprut has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ciprut blocks it.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Ciprut!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan prevents Ciprut from standing back up.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Ciprut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ciprut pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ciprut is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ciprut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Ciprut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ciprut forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ciprut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
A bit of stalling here from Ciprut.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciprut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Ciprut has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ciprut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Ciprut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciprut avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Ciprut gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Ciprut improves position.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Ciprut gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ciprut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Ciprut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Ciprut counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Ciprut's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ciprut moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Ciprut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ciprut is able to avoid easily.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Ciprut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciprut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ciprut throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciprut connects with a high kick.
Ciprut lands with a slapping head kick.
Ciprut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Ciprut checks it
and Ciprut moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Ciprut.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Ciprut tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ciprut wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Morgan both land. Nice combination.
Ciprut darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
A short left from Ciprut.
Morgan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is pressed against the cage. Ciprut pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Morgan! Two more big strikes from Ciprut and Morgan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kingsley Ciprut!
A relieved looking Kingsley Ciprut thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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