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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koi Hank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Amsterdam, Kyle Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koi Hank!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hank to the mat! Hank manages to get full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hank keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan is stalling in the full guard.
Hank controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan won't allow Hank to get back to his feet.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
Morgan stands up and beckons Hank to join him on the feet.
Hank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hank is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hank is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Hank wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morgan.
Hank wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan lands a big shot there that rocks Hank but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hank is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan trying to control but Hank is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Morgan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hank can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hank trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hank wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hank works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Hank takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Hank throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Hank misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hank throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Hank blocks the body kick.
Kyle Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Hank.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hank takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hank tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan trying to control the action but Hank is working from the bottom.
Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Hank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hank misses with the combination.
Hank is breathing heavily.
Hank works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Hank misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Hank off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Hank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan pushes Hank off and gets back to his feet.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koi Hank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hank takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Hank.
Hank fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hank wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hank taking shots to the head.
Hank holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morgan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hank blocking the ground and pound.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kyle Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hank?
Hank tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.
Hank is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Morgan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hank circles away.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hank which made him look bad.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Hank avoids it.
Hank misses with a body shot.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Morgan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hank is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan prevents Hank from standing back up.
Hank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Hank is defending well.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Hank defends it.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hank is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Hank is defending the position.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hank is looking to escape.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hank fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hank works the jab nicely.
Koi Hank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hank circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan slips under a jab from Hank.
Hank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hank sprawls well initially but Morgan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hank punching from the bottom.
Hank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kyle Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hank does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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