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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound Of Thunder. Slabinac has chosen OŠINI PO PRAŠINI as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabinac misses with a hook.
Morko scores with a push kick.
Morko instigates a clinch.
Slabinac is trying to break free.
Morko trying to land knees to the body.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Morko.
Morko stalling against the cage.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slabinac avoids it.
Morko misses with a punch to the body.
Slabinac misses with a punch to the body.
Slabinac breaks the clinch.
Morko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slabinac throws out a loose jab but Morko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko misses with a wild body shot.
Slabinac thows a body shot but no joy.
Morko drives through and clinches with Slabinac against the cage.
Slabinac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko blocks an uppercut.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
Slabinac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slabinac looks gassed!
Slabinac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Morko.
A short right from Morko.
Morko lands a body shot.
Slabinac is working for takedown but Morko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Morko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slabinac wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Morko.
Morko scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Morko on the inside.
Morko lands a shoulder strike.
Morko effectively controlling the action here.
Morko lands a right hand.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slabinac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morko lands a good knee to the midsection. Slabinac won't want to take too many of those.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Morko - that landed with a thud.
Morko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko stalling in the clinch.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
Slabinac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slabinac tries a body shot but Morko blocks it.
Morko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slabinac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slabinac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slabinac is trying to break the clinch but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Slabinac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko cracks Slabinac with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slabinac is trying to maintain a safe position but Morko gets an underhook and turns Slabinac into the cage.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Slabinac is trying to break the clinch but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Morko cracks Slabinac with a nice body shot.
Morko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Slabinac letting Morko take a breather here.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Slabinac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morko has Slabinac pushed against the cage.
Slabinac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slabinac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morko works on Slabinac's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morko looking to slow down the pace here.
Morko throws a punch but it's blocked by Slabinac.
Slabinac misses with the head strike.
Slabinac is looking to control Morko's arms but Morko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slabinac has his back to the cage.
Morko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slabinacs head.
Slabinac can't break the clinch.
Slabinac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
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!
Morko scores with a shot to the side of Slabinac's head.
A body shot lands from Morko.
Morko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morko is struggling to control the position.
Morko lands a right hand.
Slabinac avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
Slabinac managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Morko with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Morko.
Morko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morko lands with a nice body kick.
Slabinac slips a jab and a cross from Morko.
Morko digs a good hook to Slabinac's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morko, right into the meat.
Slabinac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slabinac can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Morko.
Morko throws out a powerful jab.
Krunoslav Slabinac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Morko misses.
Slabinac is breathing heavily.
Slabinac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko dips to his left and cracks Slabinac with an uppercut!
Slabinac takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slabinac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Morko coming out on top.
Morko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slabinac's calf.
Morko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morko throws a leg kick which misses Slabinac's front leg but catches the back leg as Slabinac tries to avoid it.
A jab from Morko does it's job there.
Morko scores with a jab to the body.
Morko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esko Morko is winning the standup battle so far.
Morko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morko misses with a jab to the body
and Slabinac counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slabinac trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morko managing to control the position.
Slabinac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac tries to free his leg and advance position but Morko is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slabinac throws a combination that misses
and Morko counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Morko there.
Morko lands with a straight right. Slabinac didn't see that one coming.
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slabinac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slabinac's hands.
Nice jab there from Morko.
Morko feints and then cracks Slabinac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slabinac down.
Morko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slabinac was well out of range. Poor timing from Morko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac shoots in for a double leg but Morko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morko blocks a jab.
Morko moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Morko.
Slabinac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morko is looking to slow Slabinac down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slabinac tries to keep at a distance but Morko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Morko.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morko scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko 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!
Morko tries to clinch but Slabinac is having none of it.
Morko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slabinac.
Morko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morko throws a hook but Slabinac avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Slabinac misses
and Morko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slabinac throws out the jab.
Morko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slabinac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morko wants to slow Slabinac down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slabinac.
Slabinac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morko digs a right hand underneath Slabinac's ribcage. Slabinac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Slabinac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slabinac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Morko.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
Morko has Slabinac pressed against the cage.
Morko is working Slabinac over against the cage.
Morko lands a body punch.
Morko pushes Slabinac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slabinac avoids it.
Morko digs a right hand underneath Slabinac's ribcage. Slabinac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Morko.
Slabinac avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Morko.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Morko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Morko.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Morko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slabinac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morko moves into the clinch.
Morko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slabinac.
Slabinac wants to break free but Morko has control.
Morko lands an elbow inside that Slabinac shrugs off.
Slabinac wants to stall.
Morko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morko lands a good knee to the midsection. Slabinac won't want to take too many of those.
Slabinac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morko's elbow.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morko gets through Slabinac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a right hand.
Morko pushes Slabinac back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slabinac lands a right hand.
Morko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morko works on Slabinac's body with a couple of short punches.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks with his arms.
Esko Morko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks it.
Morko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morko is pressed up against the cage. Slabinac has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morko down to the mat. Morko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krunoslav Slabinac.
Slabinac avoids a kick to the body.
Slabinac lands an overhand right.
Slabinac walks into a straight right hand from Morko.
Morko throws out a loose jab but Slabinac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Morko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Slabinac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morko is fending him off so far but Slabinac persists. Nope, Morko circles away and we're back to standing.
Slabinac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morko has Slabinac up against the cage in a clinch.
Morko is leaning against Slabinac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Slabinac managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slabinac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slabinac's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Krunoslav Slabinac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Morko.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Morko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slabinac or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slabinac trying to control the position but instead, Morko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slabinac into the cage.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Slabinac tries to throw a body punch but Morko avoids it by throwing Slabinac back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morko, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
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