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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 1576 p4p, 161 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 740 p4p, 87 weight class). Morrowind kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Foggy Dew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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146 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrowind misses with a lunging right hand
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrowind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrowind misses with a looping left.
Morrowind throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Letaivu misses.
Morrowind seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Letaivu slips a jab and a cross from Morrowind.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrowind throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letaivu counters with a nice body shot.
Morrowind misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morrowind loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Letaivu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Morrowind throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrowind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Letaivu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morrowind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Letaivu has him pressed against the cage.
Morrowind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrowind backwards.
Morrowind breaks the clinch.
Morrowind swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letaivu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Letaivu.
Morrowind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrowind takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrowind.
Morrowind throws a right and a left that Letaivu avoids nicely.
It seemed like Letaivu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Letaivu takes a swing at Morrowind's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Morrowind was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Letaivu works over Morrowind's head and body with a nice combination.
Morrowind throws a combination. Letaivu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morrowind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrowind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu throws a one two combo.
Morrowind is rocked!
Morrowind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Morrowind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body. Morrowind takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Letaivu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morrowind misses with a lunging right hand
and Letaivu counters with a left to the body.
Letaivu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Morrowind to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Morrowind looks to clinch but Letaivu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Morrowind taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pascal Letaivu!
A victorious Pascal Letaivu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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