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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Culleb Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 cm
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154 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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185 cm
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148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Culleb Quick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Morgan! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Quick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head. Morgan avoids the head kick by Quick.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Quick misses with a head kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Quick.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quick. Quick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Quick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Morgan shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quick throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quick but Quick pushes him off and we're back to square one. Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quick did well to prevent Morgan getting side control. Quick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morgan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Quick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morgan slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morgan stops Quick from getting back to his feet.
Morgan stalling. Quick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quick tries to get out of the position. Morgan thows a huge punch but Quick dodges it nicely.
Morgan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Morgan stops Quick from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quick is trying to escape back to his feet but Morgan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Morgan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Morgan. Quick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quick throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. Quick is breathing heavily. Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Quick which made him look bad. Culleb Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan. Quick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Quick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Quick moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Culleb Quick will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Morgan blocks a jab. Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Culleb Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A bone on bone clash there as Quick blocks the leg kick.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Quick wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quick is looking to escape. Still in half guard, Morgan seems content to control. Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Quick is looking to escape. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quick's head.
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. Quick is defending against the submission attempts here by Morgan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Quick pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan is controlling the pace.
Quick pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Morgan controlling the action here. Quick wants to stand back up but Morgan manages to pass into side control.
Quick is being controlled here. Morgan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Quick is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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