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TDC 8: Morgan vs. Morris PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jason regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jason regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmer tries a low kick but regan avoids it.
regan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zimmer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for regan!
Oooh a big shot lands for Zimmer! regan is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Zimmer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnathan Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnathan Crane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnathan Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crane as he jumps to the side.
Johnathan Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crane is looking to clinch.
Punk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane gets a takedown into half guard.
Crane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Punk tries to roll over but Crane keeps him under control.
Punk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Crane wants to stand up but Punk is controlling the position.
Punk wants to improve his position but Crane is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Crane is going to stand back up.
Punk strikes from the bottom but Crane passes into mount!
Punk is looking to get to half guard.
Punk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Punk is squirming around, avoiding Crane's attempts to control the action.
Punk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Punk is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Punk working to try and regain half guard.
Crane trying to control but Punk is having none of it.
Crane working Punk over with strikes here.
Crane wants to finish this one by submission but Punk is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crane.
Punk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crane tries to control but Punk wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk is trying to escape the mount.
Crane trying to control but Punk is having none of it.
Crane landing shots from mount.
Punk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crane unloading with bombs!
Crane wants to control the pace but Punk is squirming around nicely.
Crane working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a head shot.
Punk is trying to escape the mount.
Punk tries to lock up and control but Crane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Punk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Punk looks gassed!
Punk punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Punk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crane trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom.
Crane is working Punk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnathan Crane 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.
Crane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Punk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crane wants to stand but Punk has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Crane stands up from half guard.
Punk stuffs the takedown attempt from Crane. Crane gets slowly back to his feet.
Punk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Punk lands a body shot.
Crane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Punk manages to get back to half guard.
Punk is pressing down on Crane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punk is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Crane rolls with it to try and escape but Punk cranks on the arm and Crane is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CM Punk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stoney Mcweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcweedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is James Brown - I feel good.. Stoney Mcweedy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stoney Mcweedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Humberto Jamie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcweedy fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcweedy.
Jamie tries to clinch but Mcweedy is having none of it.
Mcweedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcweedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jamie kicks Mcweedy off and gets back to his feet.
Jamie clinches.
Jamie scores with a knee to the head.
Jamie connects with a knee to the head.
Mcweedy is breathing heavily.
Mcweedy is trying to drag Jamie to the mat but Jamie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jamie lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcweedy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcweedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jamie.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jamie.
Jamie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jamie pushes Mcweedy up against the cage in a clinch.
Jamie manages to break the clinch.
Jamie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jamie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jamie moves into range and clinches up with Mcweedy.
Mcweedy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stoney Mcweedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcweedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamie closes the distance and clinches.
Jamie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jamie.
Mcweedy is rocked!
Jamie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcweedy's defenses.
Oh Mcweedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamie lands an elbow that stopped Mcweedy in his tracks for a moment.
Jamie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcweedy's face.
Jamie dips a shoulder and cracks Mcweedy with a mighty uppercut! Mcweedy falls back against the cage and Jamie unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mcweedy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jamie screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humberto Jamie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreev has chosen Oskolki by Amatory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Andreev!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Meeks.
Andreev tries to close the distance and clinch but Meeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andreev jabs at Meeks's body.
Meeks gets the takedown into side control.
Meeks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meeks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Andreev misses with a strike from the bottom.
Andreev parries the strikes from Meeks easily there. Meeks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Andreev to escape.
Meeks wants to control but Andreev is keeping him busy.
Meeks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andreev pushes Meeks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Meeks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Meeks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andreev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Andreev.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Andreev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Fenton Meeks has been cut.
Andreev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andreev looks to throw the jab but Meeks is out of range.
Andreev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev looks for the body kick but Meeks saw that one coming.
Andreev misses with the combination.
Meeks moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andreev drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Meeks right on the button. Meeks goes down! Andreev follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Andreev gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Andreev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crack Pip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Pip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pip throws a nice looking combination but Downs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Downs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pip fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Pip does no damage.
Pip moves in looking to clinch but Downs pushes him off.
Pip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downs.
Pip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downs.
Crack Pip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pip misses with a double jab.
Downs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pip sprawls well initially but Downs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pip wants to get back to his feet.
Pip is breathing heavily.
Downs is tying to control. Pip wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Downs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Downs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pip might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Downs wants to take a breather but Pip is having none of it.
Pip tries to kick Downs off but Downs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pip is refusing to be controlled, as Downs sits in half guard.
Downs lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs escapes and gets back to his feet.
Downs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Downs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pip has hold of Downs's hands but Downs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pip keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downs seems to be working for a kimura but Pip defends the submission attempt.
Downs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Downs throwing shots but Pip is blocking nicely.
Downs wants to pass to mount but Pip is defending the position.
Downs slips a nice elbow through Pip's hands, connecting with Pip's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pip tries to kick Downs off but Downs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Downs decides to stand up.
Downs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pip!
Pip is squirming around, avoiding Downs's attempts to control the action.
Pip taking shots to the head.
Downs scoring with strikes but Pip is staying in there.
Downs with a couple of short strikes.
Downs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pip?
Downs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Downs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Downs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pip's face.
Downs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pip?
Downs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Downs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pip hang on?
Downs wants to control the pace but Pip is squirming around nicely.
Pip is trying to stand.
Downs with shots to the head and body - Pip looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pip can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Downs punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pip wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Downs dominating with strikes here.
Pip trying desperately to get to his feet.
Downs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pip is looking to escape.
Pip wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pip tries to hold on but Downs postures up.
Downs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Downs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Downs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Downs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pip is looking to escape.
Downs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Downs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pip defending well though.
Pip is looking to escape.
Downs stands up from half guard.
A left and a right from Downs both land. Nice combination.
Downs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Downs trying to control the position but Pip is working away.
Downs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pip to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pip is looking to regain half guard here but Downs keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Downs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Downs working away.
Downs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pip sneaks out the side door and pushes Downs away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Downs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pip doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Downs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Downs thows a big elbow that misses.
Pip is looking to stand up but Downs isn't so interested in that idea.
Pip trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Downs gets to his feet - Pip follows without any prompting.
Downs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Downs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Downs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Downs lands a big elbow.
Downs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pip?
Downs throwing strikes here but Pip is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Downs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pip because Downs loaded up on that one.
Downs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Downs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pip looks a forlorn figure.
Downs cracks Pip with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guy Downs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pip is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Downs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Downs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pip?
Pip tries to lock up and control but Downs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Downs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pip in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Downs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pip is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Downs goes for an armbar but Pip turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pip trying to control the position from guard on top but Downs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Downs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Pip blocks the leg kick.
Pip misses with a two punch combination.
Pip misses with the combination.
Downs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Downs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Downs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pip some visible discomfort.
Pip taking punishment in the form of punches.
Downs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Downs has an Americana. Pip didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Downs is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Downs hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Guy Downs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akao Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabio Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akao Machida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Machida wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos drops back looking for a leg! Machida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machida manages to kick Ramos off! Ramos jumps back into Machida's guard.
Machida keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
Ramos drops back looking for a leg! Machida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machida manages to kick Ramos off! Ramos jumps back into Machida's guard.
Machida trying to control the position.
Machida wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Machida is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Machida fails with the takedown
and Ramos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Machida's guard.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Machida is keeping the position.
Machida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Machida wants to get up but he can't break Ramos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Machida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramos working for a triangle but Machida defends it easily.
Machida won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Machida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Machida postures up in Ramos's guard and throws a big left but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos is looking to sinch up a triangle. Machida throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ramos's body to avoid the submission. Ramos has instead reached around Machida's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ramos arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabio Ramos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hoar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Hoar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band slips a jab and a cross from Hoar.
Hoar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Band will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Band trying to strike off his back.
Band looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoar is one step ahead there.
Band will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Band is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band is looking to regain half guard here but Hoar keeps moving and retains side control.
Band wants to control but Hoar postures up.
Hoar tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Band gets back to half guard.
Band slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoar is looking to stand up but Band won't let him.
Band wants to sweep but no luck.
Band has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Band striking off his back but it's not causing Hoar any problems.
Band trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hoar is posturing up here but Band has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hoar tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hoar has to tap! Slick submission there by Band!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ister Band!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Hugoboss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Hugoboss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Hugoboss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugoboss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Nice takedown defense from Jenkins. No joy for Hugoboss on that attempt.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hugoboss. That did some damage!
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hugoboss is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins slips a nice elbow through Hugoboss's hands, connecting with Hugoboss's forehead.
Jenkins trying to mount his opponent but Hugoboss defends it.
Hugoboss looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins moves nicely into side control.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Hugoboss wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jenkins working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins cracks Hugoboss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hugoboss is looking for a sweep.
Hugoboss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jenkins is staying tight to Hugoboss's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hugoboss is looking to regain half guard here but Jenkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Hugoboss is breathing heavily.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Hugoboss is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working the head with strikes.
Hugoboss tries to bench press Jenkins off him but Jenkins keeps the position.
Hugoboss seems a little lost for a moment, as Jenkins dominates the positioning.
Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hugoboss knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jenkins tries for a kimura but Hugoboss is defending well.
Hugoboss taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hugoboss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hugoboss is trying to control Jenkins's posture but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Hugoboss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hugoboss, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Hugoboss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hugoboss will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins working the ground and pound.
Jenkins working away.
Hugoboss is letting Jenkins control him for a moment.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hugoboss is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hugoboss moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Hugoboss tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily
and Jenkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hugoboss to the mat! Hugoboss manages to get full guard.
Jenkins lands a couple of elbows.
Jenkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jenkins landing a few strikes.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Jenkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Jenkins cracks Hugoboss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugoboss is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins working the body and head with strikes.
Hugoboss takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hugoboss is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jenkins wants to control but Hugoboss is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hugoboss down.
Jenkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hugoboss will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hugoboss holding on.
Hugoboss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jenkins lands an elbow.
Jenkins lands some shots froms side control.
Jenkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Hugoboss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jimbo Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Hugoboss takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins has managed to clinch.
Jenkins is trying to trip Hugoboss. He has hold of a leg but Hugoboss is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jenkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hugoboss is looking for a triangle but Jenkins pushes his legs off easily.
Jenkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Jenkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jenkins forces his way into half guard.
Jenkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Hugoboss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenkins is nestled in close to Hugoboss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jenkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hugoboss looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Hugoboss can't keep his opponent in guard - Jenkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jenkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Hugoboss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenkins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jenkins prevents Hugoboss from improving his position.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Hugoboss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hugoboss trying to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Hugoboss with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hugoboss taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Jenkins trying to control the pace.
Hugoboss is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jimbo Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Hugoboss with a series of wild strikes but Hugoboss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hugoboss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jenkins lands strikes from half guard.
Jenkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jenkins lands a big elbow.
Jimbo Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Hugoboss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Hugoboss is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Jenkins with shots to the head and body - Hugoboss looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenkins controlling the pace for now.
Rashad Hugoboss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Jenkins!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean The Dinosaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Inoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean The Dinosaur looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean The Dinosaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Inoke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dinosaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Dinosaur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Inoke misses with the ground and pound.
Inoke tries to move to mount but The Dinosaur blocks the move with his legs.
Inoke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Inoke trying to control the action but The Dinosaur is working from the bottom.
Inoke tries to move to mount but The Dinosaur blocks the move with his legs.
Inoke controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dinosaur tries to improve position but can't.
Inoke has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Inoke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Dinosaur manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Inoke.
Inoke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Inoke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Dinosaur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Inoke looking to control but instead The Dinosaur has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Inoke works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dinosaur wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Inoke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Dinosaur is breathing heavily.
The Dinosaur defending against the ground and pound.
Inoke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Inoke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inoke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Dinosaur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Inoke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Dinosaur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Inoke prevents The Dinosaur from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Dinosaur defending against the ground and pound.
Inoke advances to mount.
Inoke jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Dinosaur is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Dinosaur and Inoke has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The strikes coming from Inoke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Dinosaur tries to escape but Inoke is in control.
Inoke swings around for an armbar but The Dinosaur sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Inoke's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Inoke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Dinosaur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoke.
Inoke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dinosaur prevents a body shot from Inoke.
Inoke breaks the clinch.
The Dinosaur tries to clinch up
and Inoke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Inoke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Dinosaur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inoke prevents The Dinosaur from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoke tries for a takedown but The Dinosaur manages to get underhooks.
Jean The Dinosaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Inoke.
A head punch on the inside from Inoke fails to land.
Inoke working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inoke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Dinosaur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Inoke tries to score a body lock takedown but The Dinosaur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoke wants the takedown. The Dinosaur is fighting it off but Inoke persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Dinosaur's guard against the cage.
Inoke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Dinosaur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Inoke, into his guard.
The Dinosaur stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Dinosaur misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Dinosaur ducks under a wild hook from Inoke.
The Dinosaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inoke misses with the combination.
Inoke has closed the distance and engaged The Dinosaur in a clinch.
Inoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoke tightens his grip and picks The Dinosaur up, before dumping him to the ground. The Dinosaur manages to land in guard.
The Dinosaur can't keep his opponent in guard - Inoke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Inoke passes to side control.
Inoke is looking to take a break and control but The Dinosaur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Dinosaur is looking for a sweep.
Inoke lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoke has hold of The Dinosaur's arm. He's looking for a kimura. The Dinosaur seems comfortable defending it but Inoke has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! The Dinosaur is real pain and he's forced to tap out! The Dinosaur is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Inoke couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pat Inoke!
Pat Inoke is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Angle Theme. Neville Morris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neville Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan is trying to trip Morris. He has hold of a leg but Morris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morgan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Morris could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morris.
Morris postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Morris won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morris thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Morris thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Morris in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morris slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan darts in and clinches Morris up against the cage.
Morgan is working Morris over against the cage.
Morgan has Morris pressed against the cage.
Morris tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Morgan forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Morris.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Morris can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morris misses the jab.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morris thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris uses his free foot to push down on Morgan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morgan.
Morris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Morris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.
Morris misses with a head shot.
Morris working the ground and pound effectively.
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Morris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Matt Morgan has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
That has opened up Matt Morgan's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morris.
Morris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morgan is bucking up trying to escape but Morris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The cut above Matt Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morris tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Morris lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
Matt Morgan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Morgan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neville Morris!
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