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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Psychosocial by Slipknot as his entrance music. Eric Boon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Riley Morgan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Boon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riley Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boon has clasped his hands together around Morgan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Morgan seems a little lost for a moment, as Boon dominates the positioning.
Boon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boon taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boon taking a breather here.
Boon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boon moves into full mount!
Boon controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Boon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Boon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boon gets caught flat footed, as Morgan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boon wants to control but Morgan passes easily into half guard.
Morgan is thwarting Boon's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a head shot. Boon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boon with the ground and pound but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Boon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan throws a right hand that Boon ducks under and follows up with a left that Boon also avoids with ease.
Morgan throws a right hand that Boon ducks under and follows up with a left that Boon also avoids with ease.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Boon circles away.
Boon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Boon is breathing heavily.
Boon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Boon avoids nicely.
Boon looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Boon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Boon tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boon dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Boon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boon prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Boon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Boon is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Boon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boon ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Boon gets a clinch.
Boon'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.
Nice body punch from Boon - that landed with a thud.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boon scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boon moves into the clinch.
Boon pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon moves into the clinch.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Boon won't allow it.
Boon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boon lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan is looking to control Boon's arms but Boon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boon.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Boon lands a right hand.
Boon has Morgan pushed against the cage.
Boon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eric Boon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Morgan.
Boon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Boon slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Boon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Boon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morgan if he has to take too many more of those.
Boon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Boon is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Boon has double underhooks.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Boon has double underhooks.
Boon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Boon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Boon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boon. Boon obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Boon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Boon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boon stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boon.
Boon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boon gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Boon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boon.
Boon avoiding damage.
Boon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Boon - that landed with a thud.
Boon breaks the clinch.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Boon. Boon gets slowly back to his feet.
Boon wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Boon is avoiding it.
Boon fails to land the takedown.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Boon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boon swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Boon shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Boon misses.
Boon pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boon pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Boon stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Boon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Boon manages to break the clinch.
Boon lands a left and a right that sends Morgan crashing to the canvas! Boon dives into mount looking to finish!
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Riley Morgan has been cut.
Boon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Morgan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Morgan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Boon!
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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
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