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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Morton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
161 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zak Maxwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morton throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease. Morton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A combination from Morton does no damage. Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Maxwell throws a push kick but Morton slaps the foot to one side. Maxwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to de liver by Morton. Beautiful body shot. Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Morton swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morton sprawls well initially but Maxwell persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Maxwell is stalling here. Morton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maxwell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Morton wants to stand but Maxwell is controlling his arm. Maxwell tries to get back to half guard but can't. Maxwell is working hard here to advance position. Maxwell wants to control but Morton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maxwell is looking for a sweep. Morton wants to stand but Maxwell has his arm trapped. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Morton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Maxwell takes a swing at Morton's ribcage but misses. Maxwell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Morton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell. Morton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A kick lands to the mid section there for Maxwell. Maxwell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Morton throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maxwell tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Morton throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely. Morton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morton throws a shot to the body.
Morton lands with a nice combination. Maxwell backs away looking to recover. Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Morton closes the distance and lands a one-two. Maxwell looks for a takedown but Morton sprawls well. Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maxwell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maxwell circles away quickly and effectively. Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch. Morton throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely. No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morton lands a two punch combo.
Maxwell is rocked! Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morton swats him away and circles back towards the center. Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A combination from Morton does no damage. Morton connects with a superb combination that knocks Maxwell out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Morton before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Maxwell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Micheal Morton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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