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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1420 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 127 p4p, 228 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23 - 22 - 0 |
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29 - 37 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Morad misses.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morad.
Good exchange - Morad coming out on top.
Loco moves forwards but Morad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Morad digs a good body shot into Loco's ribs.
Loco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morad is fending him off so far but Loco persists. Nope, Morad circles away and we're back to standing.
Morad digs a good hook to Loco's body.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erran Morad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loco.
Loco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loco scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad thuds his right hand into Loco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morad as he jumps to the side.
Loco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morad scores with a decent looking hook.
Morad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loco tries to sprawl but Morad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morad moves nicely into side control.
Loco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morad cracks Loco with a big elbow.
Loco is not content to let Morad control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad scoring with punches from side control.
Loco struggling a bit here.
Morad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morad is looking to take a break and control but Loco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Loco manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Loco tries to roll over but Morad keeps him under control.
Morad working Loco over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad trying to control from half guard but Loco is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad prevents Loco from improving his position.
Morad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loco is trying to maintain the position but Morad is very close to passing his half guard.
Loco is defending against the submission attempts here by Morad.
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.
Loco has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Morad escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Morad!
Morad swings around for an armbar but Loco sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morad's guard.
Morad managing to control the position.
Loco wants to control from the top but Morad keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erran Morad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loco avoids the head kick by Morad.
Morad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Loco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morad's best efforts.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Morad winds up and cracks Loco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loco moves into full guard.
Morad trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erran Morad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morad drops back looking for a leg! Loco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Loco manages to kick Morad off! Morad jumps back into Loco's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Our spies down at at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again inform us that Loco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Loco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loco wants to improve his position but instead Morad has moved into half guard.
Morad is trying to work for a kimura but Loco is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Loco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morad winds up and cracks Loco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morad is working for a kimura but Loco is defending it quite comfortably.
Morad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Loco is looking for a sweep. Morad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morad is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morad connects with a nice short shot to Loco's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morad connects with a nice short shot to Loco's temple.
Morad is working for a kimura but Loco is defending it quite comfortably.
Loco trying to control from the bottom.
Morad wants to control but Loco is keeping him busy.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Morad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco controls Morad momentarily but Morad frees himself.
Morad stopping the sweep attempt from Loco.
Morad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morad drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Loco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morad has Loco in his guard.
Loco stays in close to Morad's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco looking to sit in guard and control but Morad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erran Morad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loco shoots in but Morad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
Morad lands with a shot to the body.
Morad connects with a nice looking jab.
Morad lands with a straight right. Loco didn't see that one coming.
Morad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
Erran Morad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morad. Morad obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad lunges at Loco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loco's hand.
Morad with a nice calf kick.
Morad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loco shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Mono Loco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Loco looking to sit in guard and control but Morad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morad is working Loco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morad lands a couple of elbows.
Morad trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morad working some strikes from top position.
Morad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad throwing strikes but missing.
Loco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Loco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morad has Loco pulled in close to control his posture.
Loco looking to pass the guard.
Loco trying to control but Morad is working from the bottom.
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.
Morad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Loco controlling from the top position.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Morad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Loco, into his guard.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morad defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erran Morad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
A less than humble Erran Morad misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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