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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko comes to the cage accompanied by Arch Enemy - Nemesis. Esko Morko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko fails to land the takedown.
Weichanthal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Weichanthal.
It looks like Esko Morko has been cut.
Morko wants a takedown.
Weichanthal can't break the clinch.
Weichanthal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weichanthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Morko won't want to take too many of those.
Weichanthal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morko.
Morko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weichanthal misses with an elbow strike.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Morko manages to break the clinch.
Weichanthal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weichanthal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esko Morko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morko throws a right and a left that Weichanthal avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weichanthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morko scores with a jab to the body.
Morko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weichanthal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weichanthal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morko looks to clinch
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weichanthal avoids it.
Weichanthal looking to throw knees to the head but Morko is blocking nicely.
Weichanthal controlling the action here for a moment.
Morko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Weichanthal regains guard immediately.
Morko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weichanthal is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weichanthal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weichanthal wants to stand and escape but Morko is having none of it.
Morko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weichanthal looking for a sweep. Not yet Weichanthal, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up
enabling Morko to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Weichanthal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morko throws a combination that misses
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weichanthal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weichanthal is trying to force a seperation but Morko has the dominant position.
Morko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esko Morko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morko lunges at Weichanthal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weichanthal's hand.
Morko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morko stops Weichanthal from getting back to his feet.
Morko is trying to control. Weichanthal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morko prevents Weichanthal from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal is trying to stand back up but Morko is controlling him
Weichanthal looks gassed!
Morko is keen to just control but Weichanthal is a slippery customer.
Morko working over Weichanthal with some ground and pound. Weichanthal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Weichanthal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morko.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Weichanthal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weichanthal wants to get back to his feet but Morko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morko trying to control the position from guard on top but Weichanthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esko Morko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morko shoots in but Weichanthal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weichanthal avoids it really well and circles away.
Morko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weichanthal looking to throw knees to the head but Morko is blocking nicely.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Morko blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morko avoids it.
Morko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weichanthal gets underhooks to prevent Morko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esko Morko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko breaks from the clinch.
Weichanthal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morko breaks from the clinch.
Morko clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal misses with a knee strike.
Morko can't get the takedown.
Morko is trying to stall.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morko avoids it.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morko blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko managing to block the knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Weichanthal is breathing heavily.
Weichanthal is pressed up against the cage. Morko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weichanthal down to the mat. Weichanthal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morko fails with the takedown.
Weichanthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko lands an elbow inside that Weichanthal shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morko.
Weichanthal misses with an elbow over the top.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two 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.
Weichanthal wants to stall.
Weichanthal misses with a knee strike.
Weichanthal manages to break the clinch.
Morko moves into range and clinches up with Weichanthal.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weichanthal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morko breaks from the clinch.
Morko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morko wants to pass the guard but Weichanthal is keeping the position.
Morko landing some decent shots from guard.
Weichanthal keeping moving, preventing Morko from controlling successfully.
Morko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Weichanthal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Weichanthal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Weichanthal!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal decides to stand back up.
Morko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Weichanthal is looking to escape.
Morko tries to pass to full mount but Weichanthal defends it.
Morko tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weichanthal controls his leg.
Morko drops an elbow to the side of Weichanthal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morko trying to control the action but Weichanthal is working from the bottom.
Weichanthal kicks Morko off and gets back to his feet.
Weichanthal tries to keep at a distance but Morko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weichanthal landing knees to the head.
Weichanthal tries to stall but Morko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morko avoids a wild elbow strike from Weichanthal.
Weichanthal letting Morko take a breather here.
Morko tries to stall but Weichanthal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weichanthal pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Weichanthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morko wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Esko Morko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Weichanthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morko shoots in but Weichanthal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morko moves into the clinch.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weichanthal lands a damaging elbow.
Morko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Weichanthal moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Morko is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Morko.
Morko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Weichanthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Weichanthal blocking the ground and pound.
Morko looking to secure an arm triangle but Weichanthal defends it well.
Morko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weichanthal looks a forlorn figure.
Morko working the ground and pound effectively.
Morko unloads with some shots from mount but Weichanthal bucks and avoids them well.
Morko tries to control but Weichanthal wriggling away.
Morko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Weichanthal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Weichanthal is trying to escape the mount.
Weichanthal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Weichanthal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morko moves into the clinch successfully.
Morko avoids a wild elbow strike from Weichanthal.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weichanthal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morko postures up in Weichanthal's guard and throws a big left but Weichanthal blocks it.
Morko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weichanthal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
John Weichanthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esko Morko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morko passes into half guard.
Weichanthal wants to get back to his feet.
Morko stalling.
Morko tries to pass to full mount but Weichanthal defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko trying to control the pace.
Morko wants to pass to mount but Weichanthal is defending the position.
Weichanthal is trying to stand.
Weichanthal wants to stand back up but Morko manages to pass into side control.
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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
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