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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
29 - 12 - 1 |
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197 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent knees
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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
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Berric Dondarrion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dondarrion swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Dondarrion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dondarrion's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dondarrion is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Dondarrion wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dondarrion's head.
Dondarrion looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan throwing shots but Dondarrion is blocking nicely.
Dondarrion tries to kick Morgan off but Morgan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is nestled in close to Dondarrion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Morgan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Morgan prevents Dondarrion from standing back up.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Dondarrion dodges it nicely.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Dondarrion dodges it nicely.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan trying to control the action but Dondarrion is working from the bottom.
Dondarrion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morgan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dondarrion keeps working.
Morgan is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Dondarrion dodges it nicely.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dondarrion moves into full guard.
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 scoring with some ground and pound.
Dondarrion is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan postures up in Dondarrion's guard and throws a big left but Dondarrion blocks it.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dondarrion has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Dondarrion is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Dondarrion can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dondarrion wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dondarrion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Dondarrion is having none of it.
Dondarrion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Dondarrion is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Dondarrion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morgan is working for a kimura but Dondarrion is defending it quite comfortably.
Morgan throwing shots but Dondarrion is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morgan is thwarting Dondarrion's attempts to control the position.
Morgan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dondarrion is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dondarrion wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Dondarrion wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dondarrion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Dondarrion.
A hook to the body from Dondarrion.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Dondarrion has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dondarrion blocks it with crossed arms.
Dondarrion lands a body punch.
Dondarrion stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan tries to stall but Dondarrion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dondarrion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Dondarrion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dondarrion lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dondarrion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dondarrion prevents it.
Berric Dondarrion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Morgan.
Dondarrion lands a left hand.
It looks like Eric Morgan has been cut.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Dondarrion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dondarrion has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Dondarrion lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dondarrion breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Dondarrion.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dondarrion lands with an overhand left.
Morgan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dondarrion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dondarrion finish him?
Morgan shoots in but Dondarrion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dondarrion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Dondarrion lands with a shot to the body.
Berric Dondarrion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dondarrion's waist but Dondarrion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Dondarrion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Dondarrion fakes the leg kick and cracks Morgan in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Dondarrion lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Eric Morgan's cut even more.
Dondarrion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan 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.
Dondarrion swinging wildly here.
Dondarrion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dondarrion looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Dondarrion backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Morgan's temple! It sends Morgan violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Dondarrion celebrates and the doctors try to help Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Berric Dondarrion!
Berric Dondarrion opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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