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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TK Morta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schultz has chosen Proven (Hatebreed) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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190 cm
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223 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TK Morta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz throws a body punch but Morta moves out of range.
Schultz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schultz.
Schultz's corner calls for a 1-2. Schultz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morta digs a good hook to Schultz's body.
Morta sizes up Schultz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morta throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like TK Morta has been cut.
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!
Schultz lands a jab to the nose.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morta moves in looking to clinch but Schultz pushes him off.
Schultz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Schultz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schultz works Morta's body with a nice hook.
TK Morta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morta trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morta is looking to stand up but Schultz won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schultz, not yet.
Morta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schultz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morta's guard.
Schultz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morta wants to clinch up but Schultz keeps it at a distance.
Schultz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morta in his tracks.
Schultz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morta at a distance.
Morta is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Morta misses the target.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morta.
Morta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schultz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Morta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Morta avoids them all with ease.
Schultz blocks a jab.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morta swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Morta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultz on the side of the head.
Morta misses with an uppercut. Schultz saw that one coming.
Morta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morta rushes Schultz and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Morta.
Morta prevents Schultz from breaking the clinch.
Morta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Schultz misses its intended target.
Dave Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morta throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morta misses the shot to the body.
Morta connects with a crisp jab.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morta moves away.
Schultz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz lands a right hook to the body.
Schultz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morta is looking to clinch.
Morta pushes Schultz up against the cage in a clinch.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Morta swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morta misses with the head strike.
Morta pulls guard successfully.
Schultz stands up and waves to Morta to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morta connects with a looping right hand.
Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morta clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morta's elbow.
Morta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Schultz working hard to break the clinch.
Morta blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Morta misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Morta fails to land.
Schultz manages to break the clinch.
Morta cracks Schultz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Morta misses.
Morta misses with an uppercut. Schultz saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Schultz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morta scores with a nice right hand.
Schultz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morta.
Schultz tries to bum rush Morta with a series of wild strikes but Morta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schultz throws a hook but Morta avoids it easily.
Morta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Schultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Schultz misses its intended target.
Morta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the body from Morta misses
and Schultz counters with a right hand to the body.
Morta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schultz.
Morta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Morta avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Schultz takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Morta catches Schultz right on the button with a cross.
Morta tries to clinch there but Schultz circles away.
A shot to the body from Morta misses
and Schultz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morta misses with a wild body shot.
Schultz defending well as Morta loads up on a big left hand.
Morta with a nice cross.
Morta gets a clinch.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Morta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Morta.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morta struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morta.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morta's corner calls for a 1-2. Morta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morta.
Morta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morta lands with a straight right. Schultz didn't see that one coming.
Morta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morta tries to clinch up.
Morta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Morta misses.
Schultz moves out of range as Morta strikes.
Morta with a nice cross.
Morta misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Morta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schultz's half guard.
Schultz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morta is trying to control. Schultz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morta is looking to take a break and control but Schultz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morta is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Schultz manages to get to full guard.
Schultz is controlling Morta's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Morta from controlling successfully.
Schultz is pulling down on Morta's head to control his posture.
Schultz is trying to control the position but Morta postures up.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Morta from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TK Morta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morta looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Morta throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
Morta slips a jab and a cross from Schultz.
Schultz stuffs the takedown.
Schultz throws a series of strikes that have Morta backpedaling.
Schultz tests Morta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Morta.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morta.
Morta lands a slapping body shot.
Morta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Morta swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morta.
Morta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Morta shoots in and bounces Schultz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morta wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz wants to sweep here but Morta controlling him for the moment.
Morta trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morta looking to sit in guard and control but Schultz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz trying to control but Morta is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Morta looking for a sweep. Not yet Morta, not yet.
Schultz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schultz misses with a series of wild punches.
Morta looks to throw the jab but Schultz is out of range.
A lazy left from Morta finds it's target.
Morta thuds his right hand into Schultz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morta loads up on a big right hand but Schultz slips the punch.
Morta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schultz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TK Morta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schultz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morta swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz tests Morta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morta shoots in for a takedown but Schultz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Morta avoids nicely.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Morta avoids it well.
A punch combination from Schultz misses.
Schultz lands a slapping body shot.
Dave Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morta lands with a nice body punch.
Morta slips under a jab.
Schultz connects with a jab.
Schultz misses with a series of wild punches.
Schultz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schultz moves away from the strike by Morta.
Morta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz throws a right hand that Morta ducks under and follows up with a left that Morta also avoids with ease.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Morta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morta lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morta is looking to take a break and control but Schultz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morta just content to control the position.
Schultz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schultz is not content to let Morta control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TK Morta.
I think Morta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... TK Morta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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