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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Morgan (ranked 2124 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 2162 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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214 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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220 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan connects with the punch.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan cracks Ishimura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ishimura connects with a crisp jab.
Ishimura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Ishimura moves away and avoids it.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishimura.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Morgan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ishimura! But no joy.
Morgan cracks Ishimura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishimura lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Ishimura throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Ishimura avoids nicely.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Ishimura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a jab when Ishimura was well out of range.
Ishimura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishimura misses the jab.
Ishimura throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Ishimura scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishimura feints a counter leg kick.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIshimura.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Ishimura moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishimura misses with a leg kick
and Ishimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosuke Ishimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Ishimura's shoulder, as Ishimura tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Ishimura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ishimura throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Ishimura tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Ishimura tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Ishimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Ishimura misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ishimura dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Ishimura lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Jab from Morgan.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Ishimura lands a head kick!
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Ishimura is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Ishimura scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Ishimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Ishimura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishimura throws a sloppy head kick
and Ishimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan slips a straight right by Ishimura.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Ishimura.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan with a jab.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Ishimura misses
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Ishimura.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Ishimura avoids nicely.
Ishimura wants to counter with a clinch but Morgan pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishimura avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan throws a right hand that Ishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishimura also avoids with ease.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Ishimura.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ishimura!
Ishimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ishimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morgan's guard! Nice work there by Ishimura!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan is working an open guard so Ishimura takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Ishimura seems unphased.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ishimura moves into the clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Ishimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Ishimura lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Ishimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishimura misses with a body punch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Ishimura blocks with his arms.
Ishimura prevents a body shot from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishimura landing knees to the body.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Ishimura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tests Ishimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishimura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ishimura walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Ishimura throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Ishimura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Ishimura throws a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Ishimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ishimura counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ishimura scores with a three punch combo!
Ishimura throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Ishimura tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ishimura in his tracks.
Ishimura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ishimura.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishimura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishimura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Ishimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishimura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ishimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishimura missing with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ishimura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ishimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chase Morgan has been cut.
Ishimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ishimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
A short left from Ishimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura with a knee to the head.
Ishimura misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Ishimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chase Morgan's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishimura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishimura.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ishimura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishimura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan misses the body punch
and Ishimura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Ishimura.
A knee to the head by Ishimura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan has Ishimura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ishimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ishimura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Ishimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ishimura is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishimura misses with a body punch.
Ishimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Ishimura digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Ishimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Ishimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishimura lands an uppercut.
Ishimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Ishimura.
Ishimura blocking some punches.
Ishimura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ishimura misses with a knee strike.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Ishimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Ishimura crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Ishimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Ishimura.
Ishimura looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishimura tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Ishimura landing knees to the head.
Ishimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Ishimura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishimura blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Ishimura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Ishimura misses with the head strike.
Ishimura throws a head punch that misses.
Ishimura misses with a body punch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
letting Ishimura counter with a right hand.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Ishimura avoids it well.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishimura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Ishimura's body. Ishimura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishimura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan sizes up Ishimura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishimura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishimura backwards.
Ishimura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishimura lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Ishimura blocks it.
Morgan is trying to drag Ishimura to the mat but Ishimura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ishimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosuke Ishimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ishimura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosuke Ishimura!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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