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EFL 1: Glez Vs Morell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Gozlov (ranked 4759 p4p, 4904 weight class) and Kliff West (ranked 356 p4p, 365 weight class). Roman Gozlov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, 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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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Gozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kliff West!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gozlov as he avoids it easily.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West darts in trying to clinch
and Gozlov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gozlov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gozlov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West has momentary wrist control but Gozlov slips an elbow through the middle.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gozlov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gozlov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! West screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gozlov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roman Gozlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nneka Sani (ranked 4309 p4p, 4811 weight class) and Shane White (ranked 495 p4p, 526 weight class). Nneka Sani has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nneka Sani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane White!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sani wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sani is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Sani tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sani won't be happy with that.
Sani sneaks out the side door and pushes White away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nneka Sani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sani lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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!
Sani has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Sani is fighting off a takedown attempt but White is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sani to the mat. Sani regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
White throws a strike but Sani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White keeping full guard, as Sani tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White seems keen to control Sani's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sani trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sani manages to get himself to full guard.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sani keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White is trying to control. Sani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White prevents Sani from improving his position.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sani defending well though.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White passes to side control.
White working the body and head with strikes.
White lands a nice forearm strike.
White grinds an elbow into Sani's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
White working the ground and pound.
White scores with punches from side control.
Sani is breathing heavily.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
White scores with punches from side control.
White cracks Sani with a big right hand but Sani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
White is working Sani over with some ground and pound from side control.
White cracks Sani with an elbow. That is naaassty.
 It looks like Nneka Sani has been cut.
White scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sani to see if he's OK.
White in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sani is not content to let White control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands some shots froms side control.
White decides to stand back up. White steps back and let's Sani get back to his feet.
White gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Sani is defending well.
White looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White is looking for a kimura but Sani is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sani taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nneka Sani's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sani blocks a head kick by White.
An attempted straight right counter from Sani misses the target.
White looks to land a combination but Sani avoids it well.
Sani throws a counter high kick but White was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sani tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Sani throws a sloppy head kick
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sani's guard.
Sani manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sani wants to clinch.
White has managed to clinch.
Sani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from White.
White has hold of one of Sani's legs. Sani is fighting the takedown attempt but White gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
White looking to pass the guard.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sani is on top in guard.
Sani looking to pass the guard.
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.
Sani wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White controlling Sani's posture.
Sani advances position into side control!
An elbow from Sani crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sani tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sani has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sani is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sani tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
Sani 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.
White is looking for a sweep.
White is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sani's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White is trying to stand up here but Sani is controlling him well.
White manages to get to full guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White controlling Sani's posture.
Sani trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shane White has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nneka Sani's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sani has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Sani breaks from the clinch.
Sani clinches with his opponent.
Sani gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sani will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White throwing strikes from guard but Sani blocks nicely.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to control but Sani is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working some strikes from top position.
White looking to pass the guard.
White wants to control from the top but Sani keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sani's head.
White is in close to Sani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White landing with the ground and pound.
White wants to control from the top but Sani keeps moving.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Sani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sani trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White trying to control the position.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Sani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sani keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White wants to control from the top but Sani keeps moving.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sani's head.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White lands a couple of digs.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White distracts Sani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White wants to control from the top but Sani keeps moving.
White working some strikes from top position.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Don (ranked 4819 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Royce Morgan (ranked 564 p4p, 561 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don misses with a looping left.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Don's shoulder, as Don tries to avoid the shot.
Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Don has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Don feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Don changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Don engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Don might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Don won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Don seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Don passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Don working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Don decides to stand and escape the position.
Don slips a jab from Morgan.
Don tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Don throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Don takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Don's body. Don takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Don sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Don shakes it off.
Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
An attempted straight right counter from Don misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Don.
Don lands a head shot.
Morgan misses with a hook. Don ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Don is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morgan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Morgan tries a low kick but Don avoids it.
Don throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Don fails to land with a series of punches.
Don checks a leg kick.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Don tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Don counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Don thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
 Morgan is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Don.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Don finish him?
Don misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Don moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
Don checks a leg kick.
Don throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan feints a counter leg kick.
Morgan's coach down at Cozad Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morgan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Don is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Don throws a big counter combination but Morgan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Don.
Don darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan tries to circle away but Don has him pinned against the cage.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Don avoids the damage to the body.
Don taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Don manages to break the clinch.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Don. Don maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
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 throws a jab when Don was well out of range.
Don was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Don backpedaling.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Don is defended easily by Morgan.
Don tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Royce Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Don does a little dance to reset his feet.
Don shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Don gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan misses with a hook. Don ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Royce Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan tries to clinch but Don is having none of it.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Don holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Don breaks from the clinch.
Don moves into the clinch.
Don jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Don is retaining full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Don bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Don postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Don slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Don wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Don working away.
Don is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Don controlling the position from side mount.
Don seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Don is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Don taking a breather here.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morgan tries to buck Don off but Don is having none of it.
Morgan is trying to control Don's posture but Don avoids it.
Don decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Don does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan tries to work over Don's front leg with a kick but Don checks it.
It looked like Don wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Royce Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Don blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Don dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Don circles away.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Don checks a leg kick.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Don misses.
Don lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Don moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Don appears to be looking for a big counter.
John Don is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Don shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Don clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Don stalling the fight.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Don manages to avoid it.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Don wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan throws a hook but Don blocks it.
Don looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Don throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan goes for a double leg but Don avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Don continues to drive forward.
Don darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Don has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is trying to push Don away but Don has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Don landing knees to the head.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Don misses with an elbow over the top.
Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Don moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Don dives in for a single leg takedown but Morgan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Don slowing the pace effectively.
Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Don tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Don ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Don has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Don keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Don won't allow it.
Don dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Don has Morgan pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Don has double underhooks.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Don jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Don shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Don throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Don takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Don takes one to the chin there.
Don takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Don is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Don. Don circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Don shoots in.
Don wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Don is out of range.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Morgan misses.
Don is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Don throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Don rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Don avoids it with no problem.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Don ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Morgan!
John Don was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is, I'll be back better.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Strauss (ranked 4310 p4p, 5126 weight class) and Chase Mizoguchi (ranked 271 p4p, 304 weight class). Leopold Strauss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chase Mizoguchi's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chase Mizoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizoguchi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strauss circles away.
Mizoguchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Mizoguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strauss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mizoguchi.
Strauss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leopold Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Mizoguchi.
Mizoguchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mizoguchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strauss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strauss wants it to stay on the feet.
Strauss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss tests Mizoguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Strauss as he connects with a hook.
Mizoguchi drops his hands momentarily and Strauss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mizoguchi is rocked!
BOOM! Strauss lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mizoguchi. Mizoguchi tries to recover but Strauss is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mizoguchi lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Strauss!
Leopold Strauss tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yorup Clop (ranked 24945 p4p, 4656 weight class) and Jin Kimura (ranked 582 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yorup Clop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Clop finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clop is defended easily by Kimura.
Clop moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clop is defending well.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clop tries to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling the position.
Clop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Clop is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clop pulls guard effortlessly.
Kimura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clop continues to stall.
Clop keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Clop has his feet on Kimura's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clop fails with the takedown.
Clop has closed the distance and engaged Kimura in a clinch.
Clop tries to score a body lock takedown but Kimura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yorup Clop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clop smiles and moves away.
Kimura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clop drives through and clinches with Kimura against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Clop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kimura to the mat. Kimura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Clop content to stall in guard here.
Clop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clop 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.
Clop stands and steps away. Kimura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kimura napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kimura bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Clop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimura's waist but Kimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clop off to one side.
Clop is breathing heavily.
Clop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kimura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clop!
Clop sneaks out the side door and pushes Kimura away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kimura.
Clop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kimura circles away.
Clop throws out a leg kick but Kimura moves out of range and Clop only half commits.
Clop dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Clop's head and hops out.
Clop stuffs the takedown.
Clop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimura's waist but Kimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clop off to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yorup Clop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kimura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kimura is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Clop looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kimura gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Clop is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kimura lets go of the hold and Clop can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Kimura!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lane Cross (ranked 4953 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Naoki Kimura (ranked 295 p4p, 303 weight class). Naoki Kimura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lane Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Kimura !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross walks into a straight right hand from Kimura .
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kimura .
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura .
Cross is looking to counter the offense by Kimura and move into the clinch.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body. Cross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kimura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross is stalling in the full guard.
Kimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimura is trying to keep Cross in close.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kimura 's guard.
Kimura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kimura defending well though.
Cross is looking for a kimura here.
Cross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cross seems to be working for a kimura but Kimura defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cross is trying to work for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura wants to control but Cross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kimura is trying to stand.
Cross 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling the action here.
Kimura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cross.
Cross takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cross looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kimura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cross in particular looking to stall.
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.
Cross has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cross looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kimura wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kimura misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters with a single leg into guard. Kimura didn't expect that.
Kimura is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura digs a good hook to Cross's body.
Cross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kimura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cross somewhat.
Kimura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kimura 's guard.
Lane Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimura is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cross seems to have locked his on tight now - Kimura screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cross, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lane Cross!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 4312 p4p, 4429 weight class) and Oswaldo Beasley (ranked 458 p4p, 462 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oswaldo Beasley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Beasley avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beasley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beasley wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Beasley! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beasley to his feet! Beasley is in big trouble!
Beasley has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beasley tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beasley stalling.
Beasley tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Beasley drops back down to his feet.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beasley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Beasley avoids it well.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beasley circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Beasley on that attempt.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oswaldo Beasley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Beasley is looking to clinch.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Beasley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beasley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beasley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson throws a right hand that Beasley ducks under and follows up with a left that Beasley also avoids with ease.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beasley counters by clinching up.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beasley has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beasley wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beasley fails with a takedown attempt.
Beasley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beasley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beasley is one step ahead there.
Beasley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beasley wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Beasley has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beasley is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beasley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Beasley tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Beasley dodges it nicely.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Beasley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson 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.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson throwing shots but Beasley is blocking nicely.
Johnson prevents Beasley from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beasley's waist but Beasley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beasley gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Beasley with that takedown attempt.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Beasley doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Jimmy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Beasley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beasley rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beasley has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a head kick but Beasley moves out of range.
Beasley darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Beasley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beasley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beasley fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beasley clinches up against the cage.
Beasley pulls Johnson into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beasley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beasley blocks nicely.
Beasley working a defensive guard here.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but Beasley is working from the bottom.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in Beasley's guard and throws a big left but Beasley blocks it.
Beasley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Beasley's brow.
Beasley controlling Johnson's posture.
Beasley 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.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beasley blocks nicely.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasley has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson trying to control but Beasley is working from the bottom.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Beasley keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beasley counters with a one-two to the body.
Beasley shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beasley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beasley is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beasley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Beasley as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Beasley avoids nicely.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Beasley doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Beasley wants to stand up but Johnson manages to regain full guard.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beasley's guard.
Beasley keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Beasley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Beasley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Beasley blocks nicely.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beasley looking to control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Beasley keeps moving.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson pushes down on Beasley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beasley is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Beasley is defending it quite comfortably.
Beasley wants to get back to full guard.
Beasley is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beasley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Beasley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Jimmy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Beasley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Johnson is on him like a limpet, forcing Beasley back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Beasley has the dominant position.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Beasley won't allow it.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Beasley tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oswaldo Beasley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Beasley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beasley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Oswaldo Beasley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haiden Surz (ranked 3321 p4p, 5148 weight class) and TreShon White (ranked 387 p4p, 508 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haiden Surz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TreShon White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Surz as he jumps to the side.
White moves into the clinch.
Surz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Surz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Surz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
White closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is trying to pull guard but Surz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haiden Surz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TreShon White.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Surz lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Surz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Surz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Surz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Surz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Surz in particular looking to stall.
White is staying active underneath Surz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White wants to improve his position but Surz is controlling well.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Surz sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeping hold of Surz's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surz prevents White from standing back up.
White actively working from the bottom here.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Surz blocks the strikes from White.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Surz sprawls well. Surz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Surz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Surz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Surz takes the fight into the clinch.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves into range and clinches up with Surz.
Surz tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Surz is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White manages to break the clinch.
Surz lands a head kick!
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Surz defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haiden Surz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Surz is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Surz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haiden Surz is winning the standup battle so far.
Surz checks a leg kick.
White blocks a head kick by Surz.
White fails with the takedown
and Surz counters with a head kick.
Haiden Surz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TreShon White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
White is breathing heavily.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Surz.
Surz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White breaks from the clinch.
White avoids the head kick by Surz.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Surz tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Surz to the ground. Surz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White throws a wild body kick that Surz sees coming a mile off.
Surz tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Surz.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Surz back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Surz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Surz defends well and White ends up having to push Surz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Surz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way.
Surz misses with a wild body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surz moves away.
Surz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Surz lands a head kick!
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!
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Surz. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White clinches up against the cage.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Surz walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Surz leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White with a poor takedown
and Surz counters with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Surz wants to break free but White has control.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surz shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Surz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Surz wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Surz blocks a head kick by White.
Surz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Surz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Surz. White shrugs it off though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Surz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haiden Surz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Surz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White rushes Surz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
Surz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Surz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surz throws a head kick that half lands.
White moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surz has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Surz is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Surz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Surz scores with a head kick.
Surz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White fails to land the takedown.
Haiden Surz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TreShon White.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White tries to clinch up but Surz circles away and keeps his distance.
Surz throws a counter high kick but White was just alert enough to avoid it.
TreShon White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White misses with a low kick.
Surz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Surz, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surz tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Surz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White dives in and grabs Surz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surz pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Surz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
Haiden Surz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surz tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Surz doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Surz fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Surz. No joy for White on that attempt.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Surz pinned against the cage. Surz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haiden Surz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surz connects with a high kick.
Surz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Surz lands a head kick!
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Surz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Surz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White has his feet on Surz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
TreShon White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haiden Surz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Surz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haiden Surz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gao Chao (ranked 4068 p4p, 4199 weight class) and Aaron Nevemore (ranked 482 p4p, 489 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gao Chao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chao fails to land the takedown.
Nevemore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nevemore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nevemore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nevemore.
Chao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nevemore, as that shot connected.
Chao shoots for a double leg takedown but Nevemore sprawls well. He's pushed Chao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chao attempts a counter takedown but Nevemore avoids it well and moves away.
Nevemore lands a glancing blow to the side of Chao's head.
Nevemore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nevemore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore scores with a jab to the head.
Nevemore tries to clinch but Chao moves away
and Chao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chao.
Nevemore uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Chao. No joy for Nevemore on that attempt.
A punch combination from Nevemore misses.
Chao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gao Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevemore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevemore connects with a jab.
Nevemore digs a good body shot into Chao's ribs.
Chao drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nevemore wants to stand but Chao is controlling the position.
Chao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nevemore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chao is looking to advance position but Nevemore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nevemore controlling the pace for now.
Chao tries to buck Nevemore off but he can't manage it.
Chao tries to hold on but Nevemore postures up.
Chao controls the position.
Nevemore stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nevemore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chao or perhaps it was just good defense by Nevemore, which made it look bad.
Jab, jab by Nevemore - just one landing.
Nevemore tries to clinch there but Chao circles away.
Jab, jab by Nevemore - just one landing.
Nevemore scores with a jab to the head.
Nevemore misses with a wild body shot.
Chao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chao prevents Nevemore from standing back up.
Nevemore wants to control but Chao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chao is looking to take a break and control but Nevemore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevemore is trying to stand up here but Chao is controlling him well.
Nevemore looks winded!
Nevemore wants to control but Chao is keeping busy.
Nevemore won't allow Chao to pass to mount.
Chao slips a nice elbow through Nevemore's hands, connecting with Nevemore's forehead.
Chao controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chao lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Nevemore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nevemore lands a slapping body shot.
Gao Chao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevemore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chao closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chao lands in his opponent's guard.
Chao is standing up over Nevemore. Nevemore looks to escape but Chao dives into side control.
Nevemore throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nevemore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chao. Chao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chao keeps the fight on the outside.
Chao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nevemore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nevemore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chao defends it well.
Nevemore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nevemore is fending him off so far but Chao persists. Nope, Nevemore circles away and we're back to standing.
Nevemore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore cracks a nice hook into Chao's ribs.
Chao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nevemore punishes Chao's body with a nice straight punch.
Nevemore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chao misses with a takedown attempt - Nevemore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nevemore misses with a few strikes there.
Chao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gao Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chao shoots in for a double leg but Nevemore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chao looks for a takedown but Nevemore sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nevemore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chao somewhat.
Chao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nevemore tries to clinch up.
Nevemore throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chao slaps away a takedown attempt from Nevemore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nevemore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nevemore.
Nevemore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chao.
Nevemore is looking to break free of the clinch but Chao has double underhooks.
Nevemore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chao uses from the top position.
Chao lands a couple of elbows.
Chao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevemore trying to control the position.
Chao won't allow Nevemore to sweep him here.
Nevemore is breathing heavily.
Nevemore keeps trying to improve his position.
Nevemore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chao scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nevemore manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nevemore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao tightens his grip and picks Nevemore up, before dumping him to the ground. Nevemore manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chao with a nice head shot there.
Gao Chao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chao chips away with some ground and pound.
Chao landing some decent shots from guard.
Chao stops Nevemore from standing up.
Chao lands a couple of digs.
Nevemore is rocked!
Chao prevents Nevemore from getting back to his feet.
Nevemore is still in real trouble! Can Chao finish him?
Chao distracts Nevemore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevemore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chao is working Nevemore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chao tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevemore is retaining full guard.
Nevemore is trying to keep Chao in close.
Chao is in close to Nevemore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chao stops Nevemore from standing up.
Chao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chao arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Nevemore's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gao Chao!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Addiel Glez (ranked 3825 p4p, 2732 weight class) and David Morrell (ranked 455 p4p, 356 weight class). Morrell has chosen David Morrell training as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Addiel Glez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Morrell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrell lands a jab to the head.
Glez ducks into an uppercut from Morrell and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Morrell!
A relieved looking David Morrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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