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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bannana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keith Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Bannana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannana looking to score a takedown here. Morton is defending well but Bannana drives through and ends up in Morton's guard.
Bannana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bannana trying to move into half guard but instead Morton has managed to sweep!
Morton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morton won't allow Bannana to sweep him here.
Morton throwing strikes from guard but Bannana blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morton lands a couple of digs.
Bannana working a defensive guard but Morton manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
You can see the frustration on Bannana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bannana rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morton's guard! Nice work there by Bannana!
Morton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bannana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton pulls Bannana in close to his closed guard and prevents Bannana from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bannana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morton is working an open guard so Bannana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bannana misses with a takedown
and Morton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bannana darts in looking for a takedown but Morton gets double underhooks and turns Bannana into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morton punching from the bottom.
Bannana working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Morton's thigh. Morton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Morton wants to sweep here but Bannana controlling him for the moment.
Bannana wants to control from the top but Morton keeps moving.
Bannana stopping the sweep attempt from Morton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morton's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morton striking off his back but it's not causing Bannana any problems.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morton shoots in and gets a takedown into Bannana's guard.
Morton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morton trying to control but Bannana is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bannana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morton throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Morton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bannana tries to clinch but Morton moves away
and Morton counters with a left and a right that stings Bannana.
Morton blocks a head kick by Bannana.
Morton is looking to counter the offense by Bannana and move into the clinch.
Morton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bannana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morton keeping moving, preventing Bannana from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannana stands and steps away. Morton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bannana as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bannana wants it to stay on the feet.
Bannana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morton backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Bannana.
Bannana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bannana is in Morton's guard.
Morton working for a triangle but Bannana defends it easily.
Bannana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bannana tries to free his leg and advance position but Morton is retaining full guard.
Morton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bannana's guard.
Morton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bannana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morton has managed to get both his arms back between Bannana's legs - danger averted.
Bannana is breathing heavily.
Bannana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morton stands up over Bannana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morton stops Bannana from standing up.
Morton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bannana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bannana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bannana defends well and Morton ends up having to push Bannana into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bannana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bannana being controlled here momentarily.
Bannana wants to control from the top but Morton keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bannana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Morton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bannana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morton but Morton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morton is defended easily by Bannana.
Bannana throws a counter combo.
Bannana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton is positioning himself well to prevent Bannana advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannana is stalling here. Morton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bannana seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bannana is trying to control Morton's posture but Morton avoids it.
Keith Morton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bannana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bannana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morton's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Morton there.
Morton thows a huge punch but Bannana dodges it nicely.
Morton thows a huge punch but Bannana dodges it nicely.
Morton is nestled in close to Bannana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bannana looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Morton pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bannana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morton breaks from Bannana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morton with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morton landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Morton.
Bannana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morton lands a couple of good shots and Bannana has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bannana is trapped and Morton is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Morton scores with punches from the back.
Morton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bannana can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton scores with strikes from the back.
Morton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morton punches Bannana on the ear.
Morton lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bannana's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
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 thankful this round is nearly over.
Morton has the hooks in. Bannana is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morton softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Morton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morton 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Morton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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